Found on beach on rhode island what could it be?

[champagne86]

Found this object on a beach where I have found coins dating back to the 1800s also civil war bullets but this find today has me stumped it is about 5 inches long and at the head of it has a floral type pattern. at the base of it it also has strong detail to it. It has a hole at the base and it is pretty heavy.

 

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[DCMatt]

Victorian toilet tissue holder rod.



DCMatt

 

[Paleopilot]

Matt might have nailed it but, it looks kinda like a lamp part also.....

 

[champagne86]

Victorian toilet tissue holder rod.

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DCMatt

Thank you

 

[Breezie]

Does both end caps come off? And if they are too corroded to come off, do they appear they should come off? Is the rod hollow from one end to the other? Does any part of it attract a magnet?

If it is not hollow, I don't think it can be a lamp part. As far as the toilet paper holder is concerned, I think 5 inches is too short. The average length for those rods is closer to 7 inches.

Interesting find (and I like your dog) Breezie

 

[Paleopilot]

In the first pic, that almost looks like a bulb socket. Maybe a decorative 12V lamp part from a boat?

 

[champagne86]

In the first pic, that almost looks like a bulb socket. Maybe a decorative 12V lamp part from a boat?

Thanks for you in put I'm hoping that's what it is

 

[champagne86]

Does both end caps come off? And if they are too corroded to come off, do they appear they should come off? Is the rod hollow from one end to the other? Does any part of it attract a magnet?

If it is not hollow, I don't think it can be a lamp part. As far as the toilet paper holder is concerned, I think 5 inches is too short. The average length for those rods is closer to 7 inches.

Interesting find (and I like your dog) Breezie

It barley attracts magnet the whole piece is not hollow it seems like only an inch and a half is hollow and that is the end with out the head on it. I don't think the head comes off I tried to twist it and it didn't want to. I could be wrong though I didn't want to try twisting it to hard that it might break. Think it is old though?

 

[champagne86]

Does both end caps come off? And if they are too corroded to come off, do they appear they should come off? Is the rod hollow from one end to the other? Does any part of it attract a magnet?

If it is not hollow, I don't think it can be a lamp part. As far as the toilet paper holder is concerned, I think 5 inches is too short. The average length for those rods is closer to 7 inches.

Interesting find (and I like your dog) Breezie

And yes my dog harbor is a great dog he helps me dig haha

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Decorative door hinge pin?