Another doohickey

[CoilyGirl]

Appears to be brass and was found at a previous home site where late 1800's and early 1900's items have been dug. I believe it to be of that age as in at that period of time,everything nearly seemed to have a design on it. One end has a little dot that sticks out on the bottom and on the reverse that dot is sunken in or concave. Thanks for looking(and guessing) and sorry for the sideways pictures.

 

[Red James Cash]

Thats not a doohickey thats a doodad or a geegaw.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Thanks for clarifying friend!

 

[Red James Cash]

Thats what my dad use to say when we were kids driving past these places that sold lawn ornaments."look at all the doodads and geegaws"

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks kinda like a slide lid for a small box. Tony

 

[redbeardrelics]

Looks kinda like a slide lid for a small box. Tony

Yep, the larger dimples would act as detents to hold it in open and closed positions, and the other dots would give your fingers the friction needed to make it slide. Sounds like a good guess to me. HH

 

[CoilyGirl]

Yep, the larger dimples would act as detents to hold it in open and closed positions, and the other dots would give your fingers the friction needed to make it slide. Sounds like a good guess to me. HH

Interesting! Maybe I can go back and find more parts to whatever this geehaw is .

 

[BosnMate]

Thats not a doohickey thats a doodad or a geegaw.

Wrong on all counts, I know what it is. It's a thing-ama-jig. I know that because I've never seen one before, therefore I have a positive ID.

 

[Higgy]

Oh come on, you guys are so in the dark. That's obviously a widget.

 

[CoilyGirl]

You guys are too funny !

 

[Hendo0601]

After looking at the photos both sideways and right side up, I can confidently conclude that none of you have correctly identified this item. It's not a thingamajig or a geegaw or even a doodad...it's a dilly-whopper! C'mon I thought someone would have gotten it by now!!!