✅ SOLVED Brass fancy bolt or?

[Nick79]

I'm not sure how this worked or what is was but it looks cool. Dug from a spot that has stuff from early 1800s to modern

 

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[Nick79]

Long side solid, not the short side of the slot

 

[Nick79]

Seems to have teeth/gears around the bold where the slot is. Also is this showing up as solved? I cant figure out how mark or unmarked on my app

 

[Blak bart]

I sure like it what ever it is. Beautiful relic. congrats !!

 

[HuntinDog]

It's a spring loaded Victorian ceiling or floor door bolt.
They screwed to the door at the top and bottom to secure the door on double doors.
2 examples to give you an idea....

 

[Nick79]

It's a spring loaded Victorian ceiling or floor door bolt.
They screwed to the door at the top and bottom to secure the door on double doors.
2 examples to give you an idea....

I looked at those for a bit too but nothing about it moves that way. The bolt would not move up and down, it would have to turn

 

[HuntinDog]

The "threaded" part is actually the remains of the spring.
These door bolts only moved up/down maybe a half an inch.
There was a push button on the top and a release lever sticking out of the slot to release it.
Maybe a bit of electrolysis will show more detail.
I had these on the front doors of the 1860's building we owned... Of course I could be wrong....

 

[Nick79]

The "threaded" part is actually the remains of the spring.
These door bolts only moved up/down maybe a half an inch.
There was a push button on the top and a release lever sticking out of the slot to release it.
Maybe a bit of electrolysis will show more detail.
I had these on the front doors of the 1860's building we owned... Of course I could be wrong....

Ahh that makes more sense

 

[A2coins]

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