Any Idea what this is?

[st1ss]

This is a front and back view of whatever this thing is. It is non-ferrus. Seems to be brass and the rod is soldered into the button looking portion. The rod is 1/8" and the other part is 11/16" in diameter at the widest part. This was found where no Model T could get to. Area found was a Yankee Camp close to Fort Morgan near Mobile Bay. The camp was the base for a land attack on the fort. It is a sandy dunes area -year was 1864. I thought it might be something to do with an artillery shell primer?

 

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[NOLA_Ken]

I have seen those before, and I just can't conjure up where at the moment...

 

[Broken knee]

Could it be a disk valve from a thermostat ? HH
BK

 

[ARC]

Model A or model T Ford Radiator over flow ?
This is just wild guess.
Looks like something I have seen before.
Could be from grain liquor still

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I'm thinking along the lines of being part of a pressure relief valve, thermostat is a good thought too...

 

[bowser]

some kind of breather valve for a Ford product

 

[cudamark]

My first thought was that it was a burner from a camp stove. Any tiny holes in the "bell" shaped part?

 

[st1ss]

My first thought was that it was a burner from a camp stove. Any tiny holes in the "bell" shaped part?

none and the bend in the rod looks intentional

 

[bigfoot1]

a simple guess...it reminds me of the internal chime unit from an old clock..

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[Edsel Detector]

Carburetor choke pull off

 

[nhbenz]

Is the back open and hollow (bell like) or have a back (like a button)? Maybe a picture may help (maybe not)

 

[coinman123]

Are you sure it is not electrical??

 

[yakker]

Looks like if you turn it(the knob), it (the rod)would lock something.

 

[st1ss]

Is the back open and hollow (bell like) or have a back (like a button)? Maybe a picture may help (maybe not)

No. The back is flat and smooth with the solid rod comming out at a hard right angle. The rod's length is about an inch. The rod's end is smooth and flat , not cutoff with dikes like the soldered end.