🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Electrical item?

[mmocha2905]

Found at turn of the centuryish site, central mass. Never seen before.

 

[ticndig]

I think it's a fuel storage tank vent. eagle makes tanks and gas cans .

 

[PenguinDetectsCA]

Could it be like this? This one was listed on eBay as "ANTIQUE CAR CARBURETOR ADVERTISEMENT PART ZENITH DETROIT DECEMBER 29, 1908"

good luck with the ID.

 

[Red-Coat]

The Eagle Manufacturing Company (originally known as Eagle Glass & Manufacturing) diversified into welded steel cans for railroad, quarry, and factory use around 1907 and, by the 1920s was the largest manufacturer of metal gas and oil cans and tanks in the USA. When their metal division became larger than their glass division they dropped the word “Glass” from their name in 1918 to become the Eagle Manufacturing Company. However, they have been based in Wellsburg, West Virginia throughout their history.

There have of course been quite a number of companies using the name ‘Eagle’ but the only likely one manufacturing cast and machined parts and based in Cleveland that I could find was the Eagle Machine Works of 23 Columbus Street. They seem to have been listed in city directories up until the 1880s.

Could the part be as old as that? I don’t know… and, if it was made by that company I have no idea what it was for.

 

[releventchair]

Found at turn of the centuryish site, central mass. Never seen before.

Supply fuel / liquid from threaded end. (?)
The ears/pylons are holed. Suggesting a float or flapper.

First guess was a fuel water separator like on an old tractor. But they don't use a flapper or float.
second guess was low oil pressure fuel shut off for a similar use.
Didn't find any cut away views to look for a trigger mechanism where your piece allows a pivoting.

Floats holler carburetor. Or liquid regulating device dealing with supplying a steady flow.
On your piece the threaded nipple would be the top to allow float to...Float.
( Unless of course the holes aren't for hinging a float.)

 

[Alan Payne]

Looks like there might be some numbers on the side with the two posts with holes and potentially a trademark cast in the metal. Is it zinc?

 

[Red-Coat]

Looks like there might be some numbers on the side with the two posts with holes and potentially a trademark cast in the metal. Is it zinc?

Good eye. Seems to be '411' with some kind of logo in a circle.