Going through my old fines. Bowl shaped but brass

[blong10]

I was going through all my old fines today and I would love to identify this. It's brass and weighs about 1/2 pound if I had to take a guess. it looks like a star or the sun in the middle followed but a square hole. And has designs all the way around.

 

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[digging440yrs]

Looks like part of a bell

 

[uglymailman]

Base of an old lamp? Good luck.

 

[blong10]

You were exactly right digging440yrs I did some more research and it turns out it is something called a twist doorbell by eastlake around 1875-1882 it was patented.

 

[jewelerguy]

antique door bell Antique Door Bells

 

[bradyboy]

Not sure, seems a bit ornate for a door bell

 

[Kurios1]

No clue but, it rates a solid 10 on COOLNESS factor!

 

[Bruce R]

Door bell, have you paid any of those old fines? LOL !

 

[A2coins]

Its a door bell ding dong lol that's a cool find Looks like you gave yourself a Christmas gift

 

[DCMatt]