Um...Not sure about this....

[CoppaMan]

My hunting partner found this today in a field across from a 1667 farm. There was supposed to be a train station near this area also.

Any ideas? I am not sure what type of metal it is. It almost looks like it is made out of nickel.

 

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[Colonial KirkPA]

Nice dig, Coppaman! Love the name, bud!

BDD...Kirk

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Hello Derby. Nice looking find there. I have never seen anything like it ?? VT does have some old stuff !

HH, VPR

 

[Noodle]

Looks like nickle. Looks like a button. Post it on the Revolutionary or/and Civil War forums. They may have more info. I'm not a button person, but there are some smart folks on here. -Noodle

 

[pegleglooker]

looks like a old bicycle bell
PLL
Nice find though!!!!

 

[CoppaMan]

looks like a old bicycle bell
PLL
Nice find though!!!!

That is what I was thinking however the design threw me off a bit. It looks rather military. Thanks for the input though.

 

[downindixie]

yeah,looks like a bell ringer maybe off a door or hotel desk.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I bet it's silver or silver plated if it came out of the ground looking like that! It certainly isn't made of nickel. That's huge! Could we get a width measurement on the item?

-Buckleboy

 

[txkickergirl]

I agree that its silver or plated because it just looks too nice for it not to be. Great find though I hope someone can make an id on it for you.

 

[Zephyr]

Door knob or door pull.

 

[CoppaMan]

I bet it's silver or silver plated if it came out of the ground looking like that! It certainly isn't made of nickel. That's huge! Could we get a width measurement on the item?

-Buckleboy

There is a ruler under the first pic. I am not sure if it is silver plated or not. It is pretty cool though whatever it is. Thanks for all the replies!!

 

[Bluezman]

My Wild Guess:
Decorative nickle plated brass valve handle (knob) from a steam radiator or other type heater, located in the left rear corner of the west bound passengers waiting lobby of the train station you spoke of.
Bluezman

 

[imafishingnutt]

maby a cane topper

 

[bill17042]

? Curtain tie back ?

desk bell?

 

[Marty-Graw]

could it be a ringer bell off of an old alarm clock or telephone?

 

[Two Dogs]

To me it appears to be the bell portion of a Victorian mechanical door bell. There was a similar, but less ornate, one at a home I once lived in. Turning a button on the outside rang the bell on the other side of the door. never needed a battery!! 2 dgs.

 

[Tubecity]

Thought the same thing as 'ima', part of the grip off a cane.

 

[tymcmurray]

To me it appears to be the bell portion of a Victorian mechanical door bell. There was a similar, but less ornate, one at a home I once lived in. Turning a button on the outside rang the bell on the other side of the door. never needed a battery!! 2 dgs.

I agree. Used to live in a house with one that had a peacock on it.

 

[cedarratt]

Sure its not maybe the cap off of the top of a flag pole

 

[JARMAN]

It could have been a knob for? The little indent looks like a stop on the inside. Just a guess.