Fishfinder
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I found this copper container at an old homesite. It stands 2 and 1/4 inches tall flat on bottom and has threads.
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Need help with ID
- Thread starter Fishfinder
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flinthunter
Well-known member
Does it say made in India anywhere on it? I don't know what it was used for, but I don't think it is very old.
Fishfinder
New member
Does not say made in India. Thanks
Marcus Detectus
New member
Quite possibly an old door knob from a mortise type lock. Even though most of those have internals threads for the square shaft that goes through the lock to both sides, it might be someone's design that didn't catch on. Make a walking stick out of it.
DiggerODirt
Active member
Why would the door knob be flat faced? I say look at if with the flat side down...something screwed on the top...Ink bottle, or something similar?
HH,
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My take on this is that it appears to possibly have threads on the inside also. I could be
wrong about that but probably would not make any difference. To me it appears to have
a beveled edge at the top meaning that it would be a piece of hardware/knob for either
a water faucet or gas valve that may have been used in a wealthy person's home. It
also appears to have grooves vertically inside where it also looks to have threads. Those
vertical grooves are similar to the PTO shaft for a tractor. Either way, I would say it was
a faucet handle for hot or cold water that had a nut that screwed up on it to seal it from
leaking. If you would look at the flat portion, you can see where it appears to have had
at one time a compound or something that would have glued a decorative smooth round
"marble like" decoration on it. What worries me about my definition is that you say it is
copper. While some were made of copper, most were made of brass. Any chance of that?
wrong about that but probably would not make any difference. To me it appears to have
a beveled edge at the top meaning that it would be a piece of hardware/knob for either
a water faucet or gas valve that may have been used in a wealthy person's home. It
also appears to have grooves vertically inside where it also looks to have threads. Those
vertical grooves are similar to the PTO shaft for a tractor. Either way, I would say it was
a faucet handle for hot or cold water that had a nut that screwed up on it to seal it from
leaking. If you would look at the flat portion, you can see where it appears to have had
at one time a compound or something that would have glued a decorative smooth round
"marble like" decoration on it. What worries me about my definition is that you say it is
copper. While some were made of copper, most were made of brass. Any chance of that?
HuntinDog
Well-known member
Although not an exact match, I think you can get the idea.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/213906606/antique-decorative-brass-salt-pepper-set?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_c-home_and_living-kitchen_and_dining-dining_and_serving_deeplink&utm_custom1=2c09b4c1-58bd-7348-734d-000033909362&gclid=CJzM_paew8gCFYdlfgodYmANgQ
https://www.etsy.com/listing/213906606/antique-decorative-brass-salt-pepper-set?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_c-home_and_living-kitchen_and_dining-dining_and_serving_deeplink&utm_custom1=2c09b4c1-58bd-7348-734d-000033909362&gclid=CJzM_paew8gCFYdlfgodYmANgQ