🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Does anybody have an idea what this is?

[Casey13]

Good evening everyone!
I found this strange piece of brass while detecting an early 1900s homesite yesterday after work. Not sure what it's purpose was.
Thanks for looking!

 

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[Casey13]

I doubt it’s a honey dipper. Unless it was chrome plated brass has a stink to it especially when handled with wet or sweaty hands. What are the spacers made of on the square end?

The spaces on the square end are

I doubt it’s a honey dipper. Unless it was chrome plated brass has a stink to it especially when handled with wet or sweaty hands. What are the spacers made of on the square end?

The spaces on the square end appear to be brass. It's a solid peice.

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Sink stopper pull.

My thinking as well.

 

[Gare]

I have never seen a square tube to a sink bottom

 

[Kray Gelder]

I looked and couldn't find a stopper pull of this style. I think it is a pull for something.

 

[bowwinkles]

Vintage bottle cleaning tool. swab on end has gone missing.

 

[Gare]

If it was a bottle cleaning tool wouldn't be round and not square ?

 

[crashbandicoot]

Old time curb feeler,remember those?

 

[Gare]

Old time curb feeler,remember those?

I remember them but i NEVER seen one that was not on a spring type so as not to break off

 

[crashbandicoot]

I remember them but i NEVER seen one that was not on a spring type so as not to break off

True! Was being a bit funny there! Just wanted to see if anybody would admit to being that old!

 

[Casey13]

True! Was being a bit funny there! Just wanted to see if anybody would admit to being that old!

Lol when you said that I was thinking wait for a horse or an early car. I remember seeing those on older cars at car shows.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Lol when you said that I was thinking wait for a horse or an early car. I remember seeing those on older cars at car shows.

A West coast thing mostly,way back in the 50s and 60s.

 

[DCMatt]

Good evening everyone!
I found this strange piece of brass while detecting an early 1900s homesite yesterday after work. Not sure what it's purpose was.
Thanks for looking!

The remains of Rabbit Ears.

 

[Gare]

True! Was being a bit funny there! Just wanted to see if anybody would admit to being that old!

That HURT LOL

 

[Gare]

Inside TV Antenna

 

[gillious]

It appears to be threaded on both ends. It could be almost anything. Possibly part of a globe or finial. It appears to have 3 square nuts and the ball look to be screwed on.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Old honey dipper.

 

[Casey13]

Old honey dipper.

That's what I'm leaning towards.

 

[Gare]

Inside TV Antenna

When i said inside TV antenna I was replying to the post by DCMatt

 

[Casey13]

When i said inside TV antenna I was replying to the post by DCMatt

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[decall]

It's just a cheap lantern rod screw