Any ideas on this brass piece?

[relic lover]

I can tell it is old by the patina but that is it.

 

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[creskol]

Is it flat?

 

[relic lover]

Is it flat?

Yes and the holes are counter sunk for wood screws by the look of it

 

[traderoftreasures]

i would guess that it came from gun decoration

 

[Woodland Detectors]

i would guess that it came from gun decoration

It could be.
That or an old chest perhaps.

 

[relic lover]

i would guess that it came from gun decoration

That was my hope

 

[Lucas]

Hinge from a grandfather clock. They are nailed to the "window" that covers the face. The offset (curvy bit) swings the door clear of the pillars/columns on either side of the face.

 

[relic lover]

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Hinge from a grandfather clock. They are nailed to the "window" that covers the face. The offset (curvy bit) swings the door clear of the pillars/columns on either side of the face.

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