What is this flag pole top with links?

[Skullhead]

Looking to get some help on figuring out just what this might have been used for and by whom?

Anyone ever seen one or recognize the chain link symbol?

[oldflagswanted]

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Looking to get some help on figuring out just what this might have
been used for and by whom? Anyone ever seen one or recognize
the chain link symbol?

Hello Skullhead:
Three links is the emblem of the IOOF, the Independent Order of
the Oddfellows, a benevolent fraternal organization that still
exists today. Top is worth IMO around $50 to a lodge collector.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows