PA railroad item?

[Johnbikes]

I found this near a Pennsylvania Railroad site in the woods. It's also a popular site to go shooting apparently as I found a lot of shells and bullets. It's a very thin metal and has a hinge with the hole in the top. It doesn't look valuable or fancy but it's one of those "hmmm" things I dig up. Any ideas?

 

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[jeff of pa]

Reminds me of 2 Things.

A oil Lamp top that would have a Wick Through.
If Not for the Hinge.

Or a Bank top. though not quite the right shape.

I Don't ever remember seeing a Hinge on a lamp top

 

[A2coins]

That's a great guess I doubt it is a Railroad related piece

 

[fyrffytr1]

I thought about a smudge pot when I saw it but I can't find a match.

 

[jeff of pa]

Some did Have Hinges






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Still looking for Exact Match. Could be RR.R. related


Closest I Can Find



http://www.thelampworks.com/lw_extinguisher.htm

 

[vpnavy]

I found this near a Pennsylvania Railroad site...

I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard JohnBikes from another resident of the great state of PA! Take a look at Forum: Pennsylvania for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to PA.

 

[Simon1]

I could easily see it as railroad related lantern. This is not an exact match, but is similar in design.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Jeff and Simon nailed it with oil lamp burner top... it may very well have gone to a railroad lantern.
All of the early rail coaches were also outfitted with wall mounted oil lamps for lighting like this one... so you never know.

Dave

 

[Tpmetal]

yup i have found a couple of these lamp heads intact that have hinges on them.

 

[Yak1366]

Nice find and Welcome to TNet!!!

 

[Johnbikes]

Thanks everyone! I found a railroad spike nearby as well that's why I was assuming it was railroad related. Much appreciated!