✅ SOLVED Engineering Or Jewelry Mount?

[Frankyg]

Hi everyone,

This has got me stumped. Has anyone any ideas as to what it is. it's non-ferrous, bronze or brass alloy.

 

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[ticndig]

Parasol part

 

[Farmer732]

Looks to me that it could have been threaded with the notches in the perimeter used to tighten over something. Just a guess.

 

[bowwinkles]

To me it looks to be a conduit lock nut.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Parasol part

a "Bumbershoot", in Briton, I believe....

 

[cudamark]

Might be a threaded nut to attach an electric switch. Many such applications in the automotive and electronics world.

 

[ticndig]

It does look like a romex connector nut but the O.P said it is brass not steel. I have dug the same parts before and had other parasol parts in the hole.