Aluminum thingy

[Dirty dug]

Found this last night and don't have a clue as to what it might be for. Think it might be from the late Jurassic period...but I could be wrong. Solid cast aluminum with stamped numbers on back. Any ideas?

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[A2coins]

Bump

 

[vhs07]

I love your high quality and in focus pic's. Could you post a photo of the tab end?

 

[Anduril]

I'll be watching this post, for sure.
I haven't got a clue what this is!

 

[austin]

A piece of that weather balloon that crashed at Roswell in 1947?

 

[Dirty dug]

Called them....they denied everything and told me to bury it again

 

[BagLady]

I don't have a clue either. Unique for sure.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Maybe a sample cast for testing hardness?

 

[Dirty dug]

End tap is posted

 

[smokeythecat]

Late Paleozoic period. Don't know what it is though.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

What kind of area did you find it in?Backyard/Park/Forest/ floating in space?A little idea of where found and what is in area could help with I.D. or it could make it even harder who knows.

 

[DCMatt]

Part of a vintage toilet paper holder? Is the 'divot' side the right size for that springy roller?

It's an odd piece for sure...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Are you sure its aluminum? Aluminum is not that old and was expensive. In the mid-1880s, aluminium metal was exceedingly difficult to produce, which made pure aluminum more valuable than gold. The hand stamped numbers look like early turn of the century.

 

[Dirty dug]

Front yard of a 1940's era farm house about 4 1/2 to 5 inches down.

 

[Dirty dug]

It's aluminum for sure on that part.

 

[Simon1]

Since nobody is sure what this is, from out in left field I will toss in a wild guess, a weight for scales ? I am partial to the weather balloon theory, that was good