help identify these brass things

[Goes4ever]

ok found these two things in an empty lot today, I have no clue only that they appear to be brass, any help?

 

[BuckleBoy]

well from the looks of it, I don't think they are worth anything, I guess I will end of scrapping them out for brass

Well I'll tell you this... Worth anything or not, I've never found one. And I've done a hell of a lot of detecting in the past decade and a half.


I think they're cool. And I also think they're a good find.



-Buckleboy

 

[Goes4ever]

anyone want to buy em?....... =)

 

[relic lover]

I'll take both for $5

 

[Goes4ever]

I'll take both for $5

any other offers..........

 

[BuckleBoy]

I'll take both for $5

any other offers..........

That's better than what they're worth in "Brass Scrap"

 

[Goes4ever]

I'll take both for $5

any other offers..........

That's better than what they're worth in "Brass Scrap"

yes I know, I had someone PM me and ask me to donate them to their museum, I am thinking about that as well

 

[AeroMike]

They look like decorative gas valves that would've had a glass top for the flame. Think of it as an old lamp.

Just my 2 cents worth

 

[Monty]

They look like regulators for gas lamps to me too. There's a lot of history in those old valves and they would look really good in a display. Monty

 

[relic lover]

donating is a good idea I just did not want to see them scrapped

 

[frogwizard]

Found this on ebay. Looks similar. Gas valve.

 

[Monty]

Frogwizard, yours would be for an old gas stove. One end threads into a gas line and the other end a rubber hose goes to the stove so you can place it anywhere in the room you wish. My grandad had such a set up in his house, but now it's outlawed by building codes. Too many leaks and accidents. Monty

 

[frogwizard]

Thanks Monty for info. I'll keep looking.