Colonial collar stud??

[danjsargent]

Found this at a town common that I have found several indian head pennies and a tombac button. So there is some range in age of the finds. I believe this is lead but cant find any info on lead ever being used as a collar stud. It just has that shape which is why I think it is a stud. Any other ideas?? Thanks for looking!!

 

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[ironhorse]

I would say it's a finial, or perhaps a pull or knob off of furniture, but not a collar stud.

 

[danjsargent]

I would say it's a finial, or perhaps a pull or knob off of furniture, but not a collar stud.

That makes sense for it to be a finial especially. How would it have been attached? I dont see any thread marks?

 

[ironhorse]

That makes sense for it to be a finial especially. How would it have been attached? I dont see any thread marks?

Possibly cast as a larger piece and broken( the uneven bottom) it may have been longer, had a lug on the bottom , maybe even had a pin or screw cast into it (it is made of pewter or perhaps pot metal )

 

[danjsargent]

Possibly cast as a larger piece and broken( the uneven bottom) it may have been longer, had a lug on the bottom , maybe even had a pin or screw cast into it (it is made of pewter or perhaps pot metal )

Makes sense! Thanks for the info! Do you think its dateable? Mid-1800s?

 

[Loco-Digger]

I suspect it may be a drawer pull knob.

 

[ironhorse]

Makes sense! Thanks for the info! Do you think its dateable? Mid-1800s?

Id say you're right on the date, I've found similar at sites of that age