Anyone know what this might be?

[Pepper2004]

I found this in my garden yesterday. I thought it might be an old shotgun shell. A friend looked at it and told me to post it here. He wasn't sure what it is either. It is light weight and is either copper or brass.

 

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[River Rat]

Pepper,

Looks like the top of a lipstick tube to me.

RR

 

[doublet2a]

I agree

 

[Jeffro]

Possibly the outer layer of an old battery?

 

[sniffer]

I think RR got it right. I'd check with Avon

 

[CRUSADER]

Pepper,

Looks like the top of a lipstick tube to me.

RR

Yeap.

 

[Angelo]

Looks rather large for lipstick tube.

What's the diameter?

Tony

 

[sanford.]

A lipstick tube shouldn't have a hole on the end. I'd guess that it is the cap to a fountain pen. The hole is where the clasp would have been attached (soldered).

 

[sniffer]

it may have been one of the lipstick tubes on a necklace. they were pretty popular.

 

[Pepper2004]

Tony, it's about 5\8" in diameter. I appreciate all of you helping me try to ID it. I'll look up Avon and see if I can find anything about it there. Later I'll try to clean it up and post a picture of a side view. It's driving me nuts not knowing what it is.

 

[Iunno]

I agree that it might be a fountain pen cap. It's definitely not a shotgun shell though.

 

[Angelo]

At about 5/8" in diameter it seems way to large for lipstick or fountain pen.

I'm thinking along the lines of a table or chair leg protector. Still looking.

Tony

 

[Moe (fl)]

These pieces may be part of an electrical box switch.

check this link: http://homerepair.about.com/od/electricalrepair/ss/swtchbox_mtl_3.htm

Look at the round circles inside the box. These are removable.

Moe

 

[sniffer]

I was wrong earlier, it is the cap to an antique fountain pen.
Possibly a Parker, or Gold dragon.
Hope this helped.


Sniffer

 

[Pepper2004]

Thank you, Sniffer and everyone else who helped with the ID. I found some more old stuff today but I was so tired after the hunt I didn't take pictures.