Brass watzit from early 1800s cellar hole.

[relic lover]

Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

Man this thing gives off a clean coin signal! First hunt at new cellar hole circa 1840ish. It is brass, quite thin, and is 1 inch across. I am stumped. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, RL

 

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[Diggerbarns]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

I beleive its a dough cutter.Also used on pie crust.There would have been a handle with a pin through the center.

 

[Goodyguy]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

I beleive its a dough cutter.Also used on pie crust.There would have been a handle with a pin through the center.

That looks right to me.
It doesn't look precise enough to be to a clock.

 

[relic lover]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

maybe, sure is small & thin though. It is hand made for sure. Plus what is the point of the extra holes?

 

[boogeyman]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

Looks like the wheel off a kerosene lamp, that's used to turn the wick up & down.

 

[trikikiwi]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

Perhaps it's one of these
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,220457.0.html

Mike

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

Perhaps it's one of these
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,220457.0.html

Mike

That's a great idea... But on the lanterns didn't a brass piece come up through that piece? It appears from the iron stains around the center hole that the item had an iron pin or rod through the center hole.


-Buckles

 

[trikikiwi]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

Brass shaft and iron washer ?

Mike

 

[prokosla]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

gear drive for a tiny rotary egg beater?

 

[relic lover]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

Brass shaft and iron washer ?

Mike
[/The watzit will not stick to a magnet but is rust stained in the center

 

[relic lover]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

bucleboy's ID of a very similar brass object leads me to think it is a disc spur rowel.the 1" size is just right. Solved?? what do you think?

 

[Monty]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

It's the front plate to a meat grinder. Screw goes through the middle and the cutters force the ground meat out through the holes. Monty

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

It's the front plate to a meat grinder. Screw goes through the middle and the cutters force the ground meat out through the holes. Monty

I dont think so Monty. This is only 1 inch diameter. http://www.texastastes.com/p105.htm

 

[Sir Digs-A-Lot]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

The wheel off a leather-working or wood-working tool?

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Brass watzit from early 1800's cellar hole.

I beleive its a dough cutter.Also used on pie crust.There would have been a handle with a pin through the center.

Yeap, or pastry jiggers as we call them.

http://www.jimhalliday.com/metaldetecting/thumbs/albums/Finds Database 09/pastry jigger.jpg