Found near an old Hand dug well

[Digger RJ]

Here’s a front and back picture of this piece I found near an old well. It’s about the same diameter as a quarter, and as thick as 2 quarters stacked together. Looks super old, but hav no clue what it could be. Any ideas?? Thanks for Any You have
Happy Hunting!!!

 

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[Mud Hut]

Those things have been up for debate for a long time. Some swear that they are part of a water purifying device, while others swear they are out of an orchard sprayer. They were discussed at length in American Digger a long time ago.

Take a look at this water purifier, and you can see a disc very similar to the item in question: http://antiquescientifica.com/archive57.htm

 

[tahomatom]

No idea but it belonged to something.
BTW, nice link Mud hut.

 

[Digger RJ]

Interesting!! Well I guess now I have one Thanks for the info and link. Maybe I’ll see it solved for sure someday. Happy Hunting!!!

 

[Gilligan]

You can see the holes are at angles. It is as though something squirted through them and it spun. Who knows.

 

[owlcreek]

Meat grinder plate

 

[port ewen ace]

what is the material?? if lead-- maybe a hem weight??

 

[Digger RJ]

Don’t know what the material is. It’s got a reddish shell covering it all . Maybe brass? Not copper or lead. And if it was steel, it’d be cashed by now. It was 8” in a damp area where the hand dug well is.

 

[Johnbrian]

Wheel from an old toy vehicle.