Now this is a mystery!!!!

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my first thought was that it may have fit inside the hole on the outhouse seat so that a young child didn't fall in.
 

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It really looks like one of thouse things that hung over the chimney of an oil lamp to stop soot from marking the ceiling. and I agree with the idea of BB or slingshot practice making the marks also explaining why it was hidden in the privy.
 

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My guess is the same as warsawdaddy, I say it's the lid of what
folks called a chamberpot or locally called a "thunder-pot". Maybe
the dents came from tapping it on the bottom to clean it out.
 

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Almost looks like an insulator, but I doubt if they were made with any metal at all. Most are glass or ceramic entirely.
 

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BY JIMINY CRICKET, I BELIEVE THE MYSTERY IS NOW SOLVED BY jSCORPIO !!

Yep, that sure looks like what it is History Hunter ;-)

Good Job Jscorpio !!!!
 

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bill gent said:
judging from the usage perhaps the hump was down (object inverted for use) (explained usage on tip and heavy rust etc on the inside rim.)
eckah eckah eckah tang ohweeeeeeeee
 

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Nice hit Jscorpio! Good work.
 

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wagon wheel hub cover sounds good to me too. that would also explain the dents on the end. people tapping on it to get it of the wheel.
 

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re-tek said:
wagon wheel hub cover sounds good to me too. that would also explain the dents on the end. people tapping on it to get it of the wheel.

Wha? LMAO... read the posts above! It's been ID'd... ;)
 

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