Nothing special, but I need to know what it is!

[FreeBirdTim]

Found this today about 5 inches down. The middle part is lead and the clips are iron or steel. I have no clue as to what this is or what it does. Any guesses?

 

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[1shotwade]

Just a guess but it looks like a part to a bottle stopper. Good luck.

Wade

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Bottle stopper is a good guess, but lead is poisonous. Unless it's really old, I don't think it was used as a bottle stopper.

I HATE finding things I can't identify!

 

[rick67]

Where's "Bigfoot" when you need him?

 

[releventchair]

One example of lead used as a cap for mercury. Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries

 

[bigfoot1]

it may well be a jar closure.There were many ingenioue lever types to add down pressure.this is a similar configuration.I will try to locate yours......

although it is certainly possible that is a type of lightening closure for beer,soda water etc....