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					Originally Posted by Royston
					
				 
				Do you think it may have started like this one? 
If the end piece of the wooden shaft split or broke they may have inserted a "cap" into the crown at the top. 
Regards 
Roy 
			
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Sure and yours was probably caped with a brass or iron finial.