Pull tab?

[Garabaldi]

The patina is throwing me off. Could this be an item you would put a picture in?

 

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[jdsarasin8194]

doesnt look like a pull tab

 

[traderoftreasures]

looks like a brake line gasket... that goes where the line meets the caliper

 

[vayank54]

I'm not sure that is for brakes but I'm pretty sure it's a gasket for something

 

[Garabaldi]

Could it be from a tarp?

 

[traderoftreasures]

here are some examples...

 

[vayank54]

here are some examples...

These are solid copper and the fittings have circle on them that press into the copper washer. I think the piece posted is to thin to be a brake gasket but I could be wrong. I've change a ton of those things over the years.

 

[Dano Sverige]

Canvas/Tarpaulin tie down ring i'd say.

 

[Arid-Zone-A-seeker]

I think it is a spark plug seal. They are bi-metal and made to crush. Tractor size maybe.


Arid.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I think this item is older than the 20th century. I have found them in mid-1800s sites several times. Now, they could be something that is farming-related, but I think the odds are against that. I have put them in my brass bin which has recently gone to the recycling place ($50.00 )--but I have found several of these brass washers before. I'm not certain what they are, but I have a strong hunch that they are older than the replies here suggest.

Regards,


Buckles

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think it is a spark plug seal. They are bi-metal and made to crush. Tractor size maybe.


Arid.

Im thinking large size spark plug gasket too. A new one came with each plug. But if BB finds them, its a good possibility that its older.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I think it is a spark plug seal. They are bi-metal and made to crush. Tractor size maybe.


Arid.

Im thinking large size spark plug gasket too. A new one came with each plug. But if BB finds them, its a good possibility that its older.

I have found 3 or 4 of them in the last year or two--all dug in mid-1800s sites.

 

[Lucas]

Hydraulic hose washers. Farm related.

 

[CRUSADER]

I found one yesterday, never kept it. Found about 100 all together.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Like Buckleboy and Cru, I too have found these things at late 1800's sites. What are they?

 

[CRUSADER]

Like Buckleboy and Cru, I too have found these things at late 1800's sites. What are they?

those are different from the one pictured, I have found thousands of that type.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Like Buckleboy and Cru, I too have found these things at late 1800's sites. What are they?

those are different from the one pictured, I have found thousands of that type.

what are they?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Like Buckleboy and Cru, I too have found these things at late 1800's sites. What are they?

those are different from the one pictured, I have found thousands of that type.

what are they?

Celtic ring Money

SS

 

[BuckleBoy]

Like Buckleboy and Cru, I too have found these things at late 1800's sites. What are they?

Exactly the type I've found. I always just threw them in the recycle bin, but now I'm wondering what they are.

-Buckles

 

[Lucas]

Those might be rings for sewn grommets. Before those spun 2 piece brass ones that we have now, a grommet was a ring of fiber or metal that was stitched in place. The what's it is a hydraulic washer.