old screwy thing Iron ?

[Wild Colonial Boy]

any ideas of what it is and its use?

found this with some dandy and flat buttons

 

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[GB1]

maybe a knob for a heater

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks the holder for an old fire extinguisher globe.

 

[lairmo]

can we see more pics? (of the "bottom") how far apart are the "legs"...wondering if the legs held something that the swivel handle plunged into? IDK

 

[lairmo]

Looks the holder for an old fire extinguisher globe.

I think most of those were copper/bronze/brass weren't they

 

[A2coins]

Kinda weird looking some kind of nozzle

 

[A2coins]

How about an old can opener lol

 

[A2coins]

top of a gas lamp

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

can we see more pics? (of the "bottom") how far apart are the "legs"...wondering if the legs held something that the swivel handle plunged into? IDK

here you are

 

[DCMatt]

Clothes line tightener?

 

[A2coins]

sprinkler head lol ok Im done

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Clothes line tightener?

I was thinking it could be something like that, or fence wire tightener,

or an apple peeler blade missing