Any ideas?

[birdman]

This was in a bunch of stuff that I acquired from a friends collection.
He passed away several years back and this was in with some civil war stuff he had. No idea what it is.

 

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[TomPA]

Any chance of taking a couple more clear pictures, both front and back? Has the look of some type of stove lid/top, but that's just a guess.

 

[duggap]

It looks like it might have some writing on it. If that be so, could you interpret the writing?

 

[birdman]

It looks like it might have some writing on it. If that be so, could you interpret the writing?

Can't see any writing, maybe a stove part

 

[gunsil]

Looks like the top of an old hand held ice shaver.

 

[DCMatt]

Looks like the top of an old hand held ice shaver.

Or a coffee grinder.

 

[HuntinDog]

I'm with DCMatt on this one.
Top of a coffee grinder.

Birdman,
When taking pictures lay your object out on a plain light background.
Your camera is getting confused on what to focus on with all that in the background.