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traderoftreasures

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I see some letters stamped around the bottom. Can you make them out?
 

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It looks like the cap to an air valve on a pneumatic tyre (tire).
Plenty have been found by other TNet members.

Mike
 

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Valve cover as noted, perhaps not for a tire but some other type of shrader type valve.

(That blood-blister under your nail brings back memories of pinched fingers and teeny-tiny drill bits to relieve the pressure :wink: )
 

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Blacksheep said:
Valve cover as noted, perhaps not for a tire but some other type of shrader type valve.

(That blood-blister under your nail brings back memories of pinched fingers and teeny-tiny drill bits to relieve the pressure :wink: )
ya that blood blister... that was at the bottom. smashed er good.
as for valve stem, it would of had to of been a big tire.
 

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Sorry, I'll retract the "tyre/tire valve" connection ;D
That was my understanding from what I had read on TNet previously :sign13:

Cheers, Mike
 

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Don't be too anxious to discount the valve cover idea. That knurled area around the piece is the grip area for turning the cap on and off of another object. Why not a valve of some kind? The valves for relieving fuel pressure on our fuel injected engines in our cars, trucks, etc. are called "shrader valves"; as one example. That cover MIGHT be for a larger valve on a larger engine such as a industrial sized power plants. :dontknow:
 

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trikikiwi said:
It looks like the cap to an air valve on an pneumatic tyre (tire).
Plenty have been found by other TNet members.

Mike
I believe you are correct. Its old style Model T perhaps. Schrader valve cover from a tire. Yes, plenty have been found and posted.
 

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Sure resembles any number of those on the bottom??
 

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bigcypresshunter said:
trikikiwi said:
It looks like the cap to an air valve on an pneumatic tyre (tire).
Plenty have been found by other TNet members.

Mike
I believe you are correct. Its old style Model T perhaps. Schrader valve cover from a tire. Yes, plenty have been found and posted.
Thanks Mate, I feel exonerated. ;D
Mike
 

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These old valve stems are relative big in size. Cool find and good ID :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

Green check :thumbsup:
 

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traderoftreasure said:
thanks everyone for your help it's for sure a valve stem cover i see... just a larger valve then a tire
Apparently the old Model T Ford valve stems covers were much larger. I believe it is indeed from a tire.
 

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bigcypresshunter said:
traderoftreasure said:
thanks everyone for your help it's for sure a valve stem cover i see... just a larger valve then a tire
Apparently the old Model T Ford valve stems covers were much larger. I believe it is indeed from a tire.
thanks bch... i had just discovered that i was m-d'ing on an old road
 

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I looked a bit online and couldnt find a pic because replacement tubes do not have large valve stems but it appears that the old original tire tubes did because there are many types and they are all large. :)

This is without any doubt an old tire valve stem dust cover. It should be threaded inside.
 

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