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Has Anybody Got the Feintest Idea what this is used for to see the part move about to
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Answers: It looks like some style of joiner or fixing, where you would screw one partially say to a wall and the other to an item you considered necessary to mount on the wall, then slide them together. I've see something smaller but similar sold as a mirror fixing. You'd attach it so you'd lift the cupboard or picture or anything above and slide it downwards onto the mount.
Only a guess though, it's hard to share from the photos how sturdy it is.