Copper pipe with treaded cone on top with wire inside.

[Searchdeep]

I was at one of my favorite hunting grounds the other day and found several mid to late 1800's relics. This item rang in at a solid 85 on my at pro at 8" down. It is about 6" long with a braided copper wire inside. I am usually pretty good about figuring out what unidentified things were used for but this one has me baffled. I would normally search the internet but I don't even know what to enter in the search bar. I am sure someone on here will know...

 

[Mr.T]

Part of a lightning rod?

 

[Searchdeep]

Part of a lightning rod?

It could be. It looks like the coned end is finned to dissipate heat. Or to create heat like a heating element. Weird...

 

[2oldbones]

More likely part of a fuel line off of a tractor, or a gas line off of an old stove. If there is a wire inside the unit it is probably from an old lamp. Regardless, it isn`t very old whatever it is. If it was really old it would be black in color from tarnish.

 

[Searchdeep]

More likely part of a fuel line off of a tractor, or a gas line off of an old stove. If there is a wire inside the unit it is probably from an old lamp. Regardless, it isn`t very old whatever it is. If it was really old it would be black in color from tarnish.

Thank you 2oldbones. Very useful information.

 

[Ant]

I say it looks like the inside of an old brass water nozzle.

 

[JETSEMT-P]

That is a brass gas line fitting. It would have fit a tank or some type of gas appliance. The tapered part slides into a fitting and a brass threaded collar would screw down around it, sealing the fitting. Here is a similar example:

With Brass Collar:

Without Brass Collar:

I hope this helps!


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[Ant]

I want to change my guess to it being part of a fuel injector instead of a water nozzle.

 

[johnnyi]

Searchdeep, is there any chance at all that this could be part of an early heated cathode?

p.s. i.e. cooled anode......heated cathode pre-war