✅ SOLVED A pen? I don’t think so

[Joe-Dirt]

I found this thingie in the woods the other day, it’s made of brass and the body of it is one piece. We thought it was a pen but the tips are solid so there’s no place for a “ball” for it to be a ball point pen, and the body is one piece. I think I should know as it looks familiar, but I dunno🤨

 

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[creskol]

What is the patent information on it?

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I gotta clean up a little so I can read it, I’ll post soon. The wife is making me go shopping ):

 

[creskol]

I think it is a cufflink "torpedo" similar to these:

 

[Mackaydon]

Seems IMO much too big for a piece of a cufflink.
Don.......

 

[Toecutter]

very interesting keep us posted!!

 

[firemanphob]

I'm thinking some kind of alignment pin maybe for locating hole centers or temporary assembly.

 

[Hawks88]

Maybe a vintage small brass loom bobbin. Just my guess. Good luck

 

[fyrffytr1]

I seem to remember a coat with a button shaped like that?

 

[ToddsPoint]

It looks like a fishing gorget to me. Gary

 

[cudamark]

Is it solid or hollow?

 

[Reanm8er]

Greetings Joe! I'm liking the fishing aspect too.

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[Joe-Dirt]

It’s hollow, I’m cleaning it right now, I’ll post the patent info as soon as can read it

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I guess it is a double sided pen. When I was able to get the ends off, the schmooze inside was purplish and when I looked a the tips again under a magnifying glass I guess there could have been balls there but they are rusted to a point. The thing that bugs me is the hole on the side, wouldn’t the ink leak?? I dunno, weird

The only marking on it says “Designey, patent pending and maybe NYC but I can’t be sure on that.

 

[Toecutter]

Are the ends a tube that could of had felt to keep the ink in??

 

[A2coins]

Pen I was thinking also

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Are the ends a tube that could of had felt to keep the ink in??

The internal tubes are hollow and brass. Tommy, when I pulled it from the ground I thought pen and chucked it in my pouch and kept going but upon further review it didn’t seem like a pen, but now it does again. I’m pretty sure it is but I can’t find another on the Internet

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I guess there could have been felt inside that has long rotted away

 

[Toecutter]

Well if it was a pen it would of had to have caps to cover the ball end, Im not convinced its a pen yet...

 

[Reanm8er]

And the hole is just a vent. Possibly bycolor red/blue?