🔎 UNIDENTIFIED A DISK?

amizengo · Mar 6, 2023

We have found this heavily metallic disk when digging treasure.Its diameter is 60mm weight 400gm.It attracts metal as a magnet.
Can somebody tell me what is it?

bowwinkles · Mar 6, 2023

The size may indicate that it was an insert to a furniture knob that has been knocked out. I have seen glass knobs with brass inserts on vintage furnature.

pepperj · Mar 6, 2023

Is it the same on both sides?

Blackfoot58 · Mar 6, 2023

bowwinkles said:
The size may indicate that it was an insert to a furniture knob that has been knocked out. I have seen glass knobs with brass inserts on vintage furnature.

That’s an interesting idea.

Retired Sarge · Mar 6, 2023

If both sides are identical, maybe a paper weight.

amizengo · Mar 6, 2023

pepperj said:
Is it the same on both sides?

yes its the same,

Blackfoot58 · Mar 6, 2023

I’m wondering about the magnetic aspect. It draws iron to it, or it is attracted to magnets? If the piece is strongly magnetic, I’m uncertain why it would be part of a doorknob or a paperweight. Neither require magnetic properties as far as I’m aware.