✅ SOLVED I really thought this was going be a silver coin.

[Hughett]

It had all the right sounds.
It’s marked pat and sea bury.
I found it near a lot of CW relics.
Any idea??

 

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[BLK HOLE]

Got me.....

 

[Mine Shaft]

From the looks of the angle or taper on the right photo and a through hole it might be a old insert that is used on a lathe for cutting material.

 

[bologna321]

I would say lathe bit as well. I had one similar that rang up great as well, not sure what they are made of

 

[jones6780]

I googled "Patented Seabury" and came up with a 1892 cannon breech lock mechanism, https://patents.google.com/patent/US479609A/en

 

[DCMatt]

[FONT=&quot]Cast Iron H. Seabury, Albany - Kettle Humidifier [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Lid Patent 1861... Maybe?

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[Hughett]

It is not corroded nor was it rusted. I’m thinking brass.

 

[DCMatt]

It is not corroded nor was it rusted. I’m thinking brass.

I recognize that it is brass. I looked for info on what type of insert might have fit in that space (if it is a space) but I found almost nothing. I'm just providing possibilities...

If you're finding CW relics around it, I feel it's more likely part of a period tea kettle than a part from a late 19th C Naval artillery piece.

 

[Hughett]

Yeah I was thinking the same. I believe this would have been Hood’s Unit camped on that hill. But the union did charge and I believe they also took the hill. I’ve have a call into an old school machinist. If it is a bit he’ll know. Thanks again

 

[Reanm8er]

I'm going with zipper fob!

 

[Hughett]

Man I hope not. But maybe

 

[firemanphob]

Lathe tool would probably be made from tungsten carbide. would be very hard. brass would be soft. you could try to scratch it possibly.

 

[Hughett]

It’s Definitely brass

 

[Mine Shaft]

Did you do the magnate test ?

 

[Hughett]

Okay. Found it. I found on the t-net. It’s a car part.

 

[Hughett]

Thanks everyone. Not what I was hoping for but at least I know now.

 

[DCMatt]

Well, that was disappointing...