Finial or Knob?

[Yak1366]

Before I knocked the dirt off this little brass piece, I had hope that it could possibly be a finial from a union cartridge box.

After cleaning and digging some of the rust out of the gap, I see no evidence of leather.



Does anyone recognize this piece? Or possibly provide suggestions what it could have been attached to?

Brass overall height = 0.80", width = 0.62"

 

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[Loco-Digger]

looks like a lamp shade knob to me.

 

[Tony in SC]

I'll go with lamp final.

looks like a lamp shade knob to me.

 

[Dharmacy]

I would say some type of knob as well. Looks a little big for a cartridge box finial.

D.

 

[Tencents]

Looks like end of door hinge pin

 

[Davers]

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Before I knocked the dirt off this little brass piece, I had hope that it could possibly be a finial from a union cartridge box.

After cleaning and digging some of the rust out of the gap, I see no evidence of leather.
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Does anyone recognize this piece? Or possibly provide suggestions what it could have been attached to?

Brass overall height = 0.80", width = 0.62"

I had hoped it was a Cartridge Box Final , now seeing the hole in the Iron bottom & the very little space there would be for the leather to fit , I must say decorative lamp shade or other knob .

It's still a keeper JIC , + your site does not have much or any late 1800's-1960 ish ? trash , YNK.

 

[ARC]

Yes... Lamp finial is correct.

 

[A2coins]

lamp and thats finial