Its been bugging me for a while

[jman774]

This was in the same hole a my 1915 dog tag. I didn't think too much of it when I found it so I just put it in my junk pile. But going through all of my junk and I found this and decided to clean it up it looks like it had writing on it but I don't even know what it is. Any help is appreciated. It's really toasty and in bad shape....

 

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[cti4sw]

ACV for a week or so then do some electrolysis to clean it off. It will reveal so much more detail.

 

[bradyboy]

Scarab
Brady

 

[bigchuck52]

If you can send some better closeups. Especilly where you think there is writing.

 

[cudamark]

Looks a little like a lid for a water meter but I would think all those were made of brass.

 

[jman774]

I took some pictures to show how the oval part looks like a spoon and I'm pointing in the picture to where it looks like letters then in the next picture you can see it a little bit better. Sorry for the bad quality..

 

[treblehunter]

ACV for a week or so then do some electrolysis to clean it off. It will reveal so much more detail.

cti4sw, could you elaborate for a green horn, what is the cleaning process you speak of? What is ACV? What is electrolysis?

 

[Breezie]

It looks like it belongs on a vintage cast iron stove. I look forward to seeing it after cleaning. Breezie

 

[Breezie]

cti4sw, could you elaborate for a green horn, what is the cleaning process you speak of? What is ACV? What is electrolysis?

TH, The CannonballGuy gave great instructions on electrolysis in one of my post:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/254444-sambo-cap-gun-update-before-after-pics.html

Be sure to follow the link in my first post to see before & after pics.

 

[GpSnoopy]

It looks like it belongs on a vintage cast iron stove. I look forward to seeing it after cleaning. Breezie

I've been looking for some time, as this design looked somewhat familiar, but just couldn't picture what I was looking for. Your post got me thinking on a different tangent. Not sure if it's from a stove, but I do vaguely remember some type of securing latch that looked like this. A threaded rod would go through or swing into the slot and you'd tighten a tapered nut or wingnut down onto the slotted part, which would secure whatever this bracket was part of. I think some old pressure canners had a similar system, and thinking this could also have come from some type of cast iron lid or possible stove top, hatch cover, etc.?

 

[jman774]

I've never done this before, how do I do electrolysis?

 

[diggummup]

I've never done this before, how do I do electrolysis?

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/c...-electrolysis-my-way-new-pics.html#msg2901821

 

[DCMatt]

I agree with GPSnoopy. It looks like an access hole cover of some kind. Maybe for a pilot light on a stove or furnace? Lubrication point on a tractor or engine? Hard to say without more information.

DCMatt

I've been looking for some time, as this design looked somewhat familiar, but just couldn't picture what I was looking for. Your post got me thinking on a different tangent. Not sure if it's from a stove, but I do vaguely remember some type of securing latch that looked like this. A threaded rod would go through or swing into the slot and you'd tighten a tapered nut or wingnut down onto the slotted part, which would secure whatever this bracket was part of. I think some old pressure canners had a similar system, and thinking this could also have come from some type of cast iron lid or possible stove top, hatch cover, etc.?

 

[MuckyBottles]

To me, maybe it looks like an old style mess spoon, since you found it near dog tags, just a thought.

 

[tamrock]

Looking at this, the first thing that came to my mind was a thumb trigger of a WWI Vickers machine gun, but I believe it to be the thumb push of a vintage thumb latch door handle.

 

[MuckyBottles]

Looking at this, the first thing that came to my mind was a thumb trigger of a WWI Vickers machine gun, but I believe it to be the thumb push of a vintage thumb latch door handle.

Ding! Ding! Good call...