Dug this at a dump, about 20 years ago, need ID

[caretaker]

dug this in a small dump, I was told it was a couple of things over the year, but no one has positively ID it, it's about 4 inches high and has a hole in the side, you can see the hole in one of the pics, anybody Guess??

 

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[Mackaydon]

Looks like a telephone pole insulator.
Don...

 

[Heidi-]

Is the hole in the bottom? Is it hollow? It seems like it could be a decorative knob or salt shaker, but that doesn't explain the metal band.

That is a weird (but interesting and beautiful) find....

 

[John Matuszak]

Looks like a telephone pole insulator.
Don...

Seconded. My dad has one that looks exactly like this.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I thought telephone pole insulator but the hole in the side of it is weird and I have never seen an insulator like that. I wonder if it isn't something from lighting instead like part of a sconce or chandelier.

 

[sandchip]

I've seen these identified as lighters(?) on many occasions, but have no idea if this is accurate or how on earth they may have worked. They always have that marbleized glass of an array of different colors. Maybe someone will have a definitive answer. Never seen one with the metal hardware still attached.

 

[SlateBeltDigger]

I agree with Don etc. it's some type of insulator. If not from an old telegraph/telephone pole possibly from a fancy lightning rod set up. Most of the insulators I find in my area are pale green like the old Coke bottles, but we are in the right ballpark here.

 

[treasurekidd]

Looks like it some sort of ashtray, made by a company called Houze X Glass Co of Point Marion, PA...here's a few examples, one that shows the same type of bracket.

HouzeX Car Ashtray (nia.org)

They seem to sell well:

houze ashtray | eBay

 

[Molewacker]

I believe Treasurekidd has a good ID - nice glass!

 

[sandchip]

Looks like it some sort of ashtray, made by a company called Houze X Glass Co of Point Marion, PA...here's a few examples, one that shows the same type of bracket.

HouzeX Car Ashtray (nia.org)

They seem to sell well:

houze ashtray | eBay

Not a lighter but an ashtray. That's more like it. A big thanks for clearing my cobwebs!

 

[caretaker]

Treasurekidd, That's what I was told 20 years ago, an old timer told me it went to a Model T Ford but I never could find info on it, you are the first to lead me to a page about them, a very big thank you, I also dug a lens that looked like it went to a rear lite to a car, with this, it was red and a half inch thick, if I can find it I will post a pic, it's funny, over the years there is more and more info on the net about stuff