Unknown brass piece

[Woodland Detectors]

I dug this up the other day hunting NC. Any Ideas?

 

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[AU24K]

Looks like part of a window latch.
Scott

 

[lostcauses]

Telephone, were the ear horn hung up.

 

[DCMatt]

Part of a toilet flushing mechanism?

DCMatt

 

[done dug it all up]

early contraceptive device.

 

[seger98]

Telegraph clicker?

 

[east tx digger]

No clue...

 

[trikikiwi]

Part of a toilet flushing mechanism?

DCMatt

I agree that it is a ball-float valve - but it could be off any water storage system, such as a toilet cistern, animal water trough.

A cool find - it looks very old.
I did a quick search to find a pic, but more modern ball-float valves look very different although they use exactly the same principle. Contemporary cisterns have done away with the float-ball and lever-arm entirely.
Mike