any ideas what this is?

[ohiowhiteguy]

found this while gutting an 1866 house..
it's an 1 7/8 '' across and 1/8 thick..
i'm thinking it was from a gas stove?
thanks for looking..
hh.
OWG...

 

[Peyton Manning]

why a gas stove?

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

old old house. found while tearing down a ceiling. a pack rat had all kinds of stuff in his nest.
just my first thought.

 

[Mud Hut]

An old coat button maybe? I have seen old gear shaped buttons before.

 

[ecmo]

See 2 screw mounting holes just r and I of very center. Early water faucet valve Handel maybe?

Don

 

[Mud Hut]

See 2 screw mounting holes just r and I of very center. Early water faucet valve Handel maybe?

Don

At only 1 7/8 '' across and 1/8 thick, that would be a delicate handle?

 

[ecmo]

At only 1 7/8 '' across and 1/8 thick, that would be a delicate handle?

Was thinking something like outside faucet were you might hook up garden hose.

Don

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

i just held the piece in question to a large cent i found outside in the yard..2 weeks ago..
the holes line up perfectly? maybe a coincidence?
someone thought the holes in the large cent was for a wizzer toy?
hmmmmmmm.....maybe they are related

 

[Sheperdess]

I doubt a button would have an edge that is rough like a gear.

 

[ARC]

I will just throw this out there...

 

[Mud Hut]

I doubt a button would have an edge that is rough like a gear.

You are probably right.

 

[oldsilver]

faucet knob gets my vote

 

[coinman123]

i just held the piece in question to a large cent i found outside in the yard..2 weeks ago..
the holes line up perfectly? maybe a coincidence?
someone thought the holes in the large cent was for a wizzer toy?
hmmmmmmm.....maybe they are related

I found a wizzer toy just like that on a 1740 George II halfpenny.

I think it is a knob of some sort, second half of the 19th century I am guessing, looks very Victorian


Here's a 1970's wizzer toy.

 

[fish1on]

Door knocker base plate gets my vote

 

[Beezly]

See 2 screw mounting holes just r and I of very center. Early water faucet valve Handel maybe?

Don

I agree, I've been googling those and I can find the hourglass center hole in some instead of the usual square center hole but haven't found the hourglass hole with two screw holes yet. It would be a rather dainty faucet knob if that's what it is but you never know...

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

i think it wouldn't make a very good handle it is really thin i think it's cast iron.
it's brittle and would break easily.
OWG...

 

[vhs07]

Did they ever make clock gears out of cast iron?

 

[Bruce R]

I'm voting filigree button. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...........buttons were used to hold things together other than clothing.

 

[cw0909]

maybe a gear from a pre 1950s Erector set
https://www.google.com/search?q=A+C...hUpCMAKHfqnCXYQsAQIYg&biw=911&bih=452#imgrc=_

 

[coinman123]

maybe a gear from a pre 1950s Erector set
https://www.google.com/search?q=A+C...hUpCMAKHfqnCXYQsAQIYg&biw=911&bih=452#imgrc=_

Could be, though it looks a little too fragile and ornate. Old erector set gears were much more sturdy and practical looking. Maybe a very old one though.