Found in front of an 18th + 19th century tollhouse/inn in Kentucky

[GI Joe]

Does anyone know what this item is? I found it in yard of an old loghouse that was once the tollgate house for the western terminous of a wilderness road through central Kentucky.
Thanks,
GI Joe

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[PBK]

Reminds me of the tops of old shaker containers. Pushing the nub causes one of the disks to rotate, aligning the holes so that powder (or whatever) can be shaken out; pushing it in the opposite direction closes the holes. It also allows some regulation of the size of the openings.

 

[dg39]

The top to some type of shaker. The tab controlled the flow?
DG

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[PBK]

.23 seconds late.

Call it two-part harmony.

 

[beavis]

Looks like it could be a vent. There's one of the exact style on my outdoor grill.

 

[CRUSADER]

Multi-functional cigar cutter - bored of cutting one cigar at a time, why not cut 5, every party goer should have one.

 

[silverswede]

Not much of a machanic but doesn't something that looks like that fit in the thermostat of older auto's?

 

[Las Vegas Bob]

Its a air dampener/vent off of a stove pipe.

 

[vic910]

That's the same thought I had Beavis!! LOL!

vicki

 

[Hill Billy]

Looks like a vent to an old wood burning stove to control air flow.

 

[hollowpointred]

Looks like it could be a vent. There's one of the exact style on my outdoor grill.

thats the first thing i thought of too.

 

[Bowler Man]

I think it's an old prehistoric NASCAR restrictor plate!

 

[davesx]

Looks like a vent to an old wood burning stove to control air flow.

Its a air dampener/vent off of a stove pipe.

Hi GI joe
All of the above

HH Dave.