help identify these brass things

[Goes4ever]

ok found these two things in an empty lot today, I have no clue only that they appear to be brass, any help?

 

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[Rob66]

Beer tap...

 

[Cruisin]

Pretty fancy! Maybe fittings off of old oil lamps?

 

[Goes4ever]

beer tap? you know the thought crossed my mind, because they are some kind of valve and they are threaded

 

[chrisplay2004]

They kind of look live valves from an old radiator used to heat houses. I've seen some like it on old indoor radiators...

 

[Tony in SC]

They look like valves for the old wall mount gas lights, and fancy ones too. Tony

 

[Goes4ever]

the house was taken down by a tornado about 5 years ago, and it seems everything I find in that lot has been brass, I'd guess the house was maybe 40-50 years old before it got hit

 

[Goes4ever]

how would I clean these so they move freely? any ideas?

 

[Rob66]

how would I clean these so they move freely? any ideas?

Soak in olive oil for a few days.So it won't harm the nice patina

 

[ATGem]

Old Gas Light Lamp Lights

 

[Two Dogs]

I'd vote for gas lights as well. 2dgs

 

[Ken from Atlanta]

I'll go with gas lights as well, The house I had in Ohio still had them on the walls, but they weren't working anymore...

 

[chrisplay2004]

Changed mind, Victorian gas light valve, found similar on ebaaaaa

http://cgi.ebay.com/Victorian-Gas-W...ryZ63516QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

the house was taken down by a tornado about 5 years ago, and it seems everything I find in that lot has been brass, I'd guess the house was maybe 40-50 years old before it got hit

It must have been older. I say old gas lamp valves too.

 

[UncleVinnys]

I would guess it's a valve used to mix soda water with the syrup,
and with the sasparilla leaves on the thing, it was prolly for
making sasparilla sodas or floats.

http://www.cuero.org/images/reuss-sodafountain.jpg

 

[dg39]

the house was taken down by a tornado about 5 years ago, and it seems everything I find in that lot has been brass, I'd guess the house was maybe 40-50 years old before it got hit

It must have been older. I say old gas lamp valves too.

Yep!
DG

 

[relic lover]

They look like valves for the old wall mount gas lights, and fancy ones too. Tony

Definatly I used to collect them as a teenager to make pipes.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I would guess it's a valve used to mix soda water with the syrup,
and with the sasparilla leaves on the thing, it was prolly for
making sasparilla sodas or floats.

http://www.cuero.org/images/reuss-sodafountain.jpg

I dont think its Sarasparilla leaves, the other looks like 4 leaf clovers.
http://www.mdidea.com/products/proper/proper088.html

 

[Ozzys_Angel]

Almost looks like water spickets, just a guess.

 

[Goes4ever]

well from the looks of it, I don't think they are worth anything, I guess I will end of scrapping them out for brass