✅ SOLVED Brass turning thing with iron threads??? What is it???????

[flyinryan2]

[SOLVED]Brass turning thing with iron threads??? What is it???????

I found this last friday, i thought it was all iron when i dug it and put it in the maybe pouch. When i was going thru everything on monday i saw the top was brass with a design on it. After cleaning it a little i saw it had threads so it screwed into something, its about 4 inches long and the brass piece is about 3/4 of an inch wide. It was about 20 feet behind where i dug the 8 three ringers all in one hole, so im thinking its from the same time period. Im hoping its CW related. Any help on this will be great, Thanks!!!

 

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[baywalker]

Look's like a gasslite valve knob.

 

[timekiller]

Look's like a gasslite valve knob.

I think your on the right track, but not a valve more like the part that would hold or mount it.Like the bottom of this one......................
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[austin]

Look's like a gasslite valve knob.

Turned the gas on and off...

 

[creskol]

On thing it isn't is a gas valve, but to really ID it, may be next to impossible. Fancy cast thumb screws had many applications.
While none of these exactly match yours, and these are only a scant few applications, you can see that they were used for a multitude
of things.

 

[flyinryan2]

On thing it isn't is a gas valve, but to really ID it, may be next to impossible. Fancy cast thumb screws had many applications.
While none of these exactly match yours, and these are only a scant few applications, you can see that they were used for a multitude
of things.

Thank you all!!! Crekol i think you got it, i googled CW era oil lamps when i found it and it did look like it went to a stationary style lamp holder, one that was mounted to the wall. But i wasnt sure so i posted it and now i know its a "cast thumb screw". Always learning new things in this hobby. Thank you.