What is this?

[louvac]

Does anyone know what this goes to? I have an idea but I want to see if someone else can confirm my hunch.

 

[suckolux]

Iron cord? with spring to hold it up from the board?

 

[delaneymeegan]

 


 


ditto.  Would need a mounting bracket to hold the base, or a notch in the ironing board.  


 


This is probably from the 1940s.