I dont know?

[kuger]

Any ideas what his little gadget is?I dug it at an area that seen Chinese activity in the 1850's-1870's.It appears to be brass,is threaded on one end and is hollow.I have no idea?

 

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[myelo1023]

Any ideas what his little gadget is?I dug it at an area that seen Chinese activity in the 1850's-1870's.It appears to be brass,is threaded on one end and is hollow.I have no idea?

Is it broken, or slotted like that?

 

[warsawdaddy]

No idea.Maybe a small steam whistle off something?

 

[kuger]

It is slotted,not broken.

 

[Noodle]

It is THREADED, not broken ... well could be.

 

[BuffaloBob]

Looks a bit like the spout from a powder measure. The slot would regulate the quantity of powder. ??

 

[Hill Billy]

torch tip?

 

[AKiwi]

It looks like the slot had something soldered/braised in it.
No idea what it could be

 

[montyhall]

Could it be half of old Binoculars, i have a pair around here that is similar. The spot that looked braised could be where it connected to other half.

 

[donny_n_mo]

Looks like it could be part of a old brass water nozzle maybe?

 

[Diggerbarns]

Possible part of a wind instrument like clarinet or flute ect.

 

[txkickergirl]

Looks like it could be part of a old brass water nozzle maybe?

thats what i was thinking too

 

[kuger]

Thanks for the ideas,I dont see why it would have had the slot if it was a nozzle and it definitely is not a torch tip,I dont think they had those in the 1850's.I am leaning toward shot flask top or powder flask top.

 

[fhayslip]

This looks like an old brass water nozzel to me. I have found a few but not quite like this. Does the end have a smaller hole than the back? Is so I would think that's what it would be.

 

[kuger]

It is flared on the one end but what would it be doing in an 1850 mining camp,and why would it have a slot?