Heavy copper ball

[Ramswin]

Hello.
I picked these up at an auction in a box lot.
They appear to be copper and are very heavy for their size at over 7 lbs each.
I just don't know what they are.
Thanks in advance for any insight someone might have.

 

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[bradyboy]

smudge pot?

 

[Ramswin]

Could be. They have no flat bottom. So maybe they would fit on some base?

 

[islamoradamark]

Antique bowling balls

 

[bradyboy]

weighted base, round bottom, allows it to rock and not tip over, dumping fuel
IMO
Brady

 

[Ramswin]

Sounds reasonable.

Thanks.

 

[Al D]

Hello.
I picked these up at an auction in a box lot.
They appear to be copper and are very heavy for their size at over 7 lbs each.
I just don't know what they are.
Thanks in advance for any insight someone might have.

Very old school road hazard lights.
they burn kerosene and are round to prevent them from tipping over if run over by a car, I remember those as a kid. They were painted black as I recall.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very old school road hazard lights.
they burn kerosene and are round to prevent them from tipping over if run over by a car, I remember those as a kid. They were painted black as I recall.

This is a great suggestion Alan, I've been involved with early lighting and the construction industry for 30+ years and I've never heard of these before.
Here are a couple of examples I found online. I'm also thinking your examples are probably made of brass as opposed to copper.

I learn something new here every day.
Dave

 

[randazzo1]

This is a great suggestion Alan, I've been involved with early lighting and the construction industry for 30+ years and I've never heard of these before.
Here are a couple of examples I found online. I'm also thinking your examples are probably made of brass as opposed to copper.

I learn something new here every day.
Dave

It’s really true about learning something new everyday here. Amazing wealth of collective knowledge.

 

[Hawks88]

Wow! Your right about learning something everyday from this forum. Interesting find Alan and thanks for the photos Dave.

 

[Ramswin]

Thanks everybody!