Giant hub nut

[Beercanman]

Cleaning more out of the site I popped the 1809 half out of. This Is obviously newer. Can anyone date it? Love heavy brass regardless. Thanks for looking.

 

[creskol]

That's cool! I like it! It dates to the early 1900's and was associated with the Maxwell .. and maybe others. Good find!

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

looks like a fire hydrant cap to me ...just a guess..it is a cool piece of history.hh...
OWG...found it ...i was wrong it's a hub for a wire wheel (spoked wheel) 1920's
http://books.google.com/books?id=17...a=X&ei=hVvHUOaGDoPC9QS7jID4DQ&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCQ

 

[got2dig]

Very cool brass find.