Large peculiar metal object found on welsh rock cove

[Shadow2816]

Does anyone know what this is... I found it on a rocky beach, it's very heavy. It seems to have some type of different material surrounding the teet... And looks like it was attached to something on the bottom as per picture shows.

Many thanks

 

[duggap]

Where's the picture.

 

[Shadow2816]

sorry they wouldnt allow me to upload them on ipad so done it on my laptop.. pictures should be above...

 

[deepsecrets]

Looks like a finial from iron fire grate or maybe iron gate?

 

[Shadow2816]

Looks like a finial from iron fire grate or maybe iron gate?

Could be, but it's way to heavy to be a fire gate.

 

[creskol]

What is the white on it? Paint? That stye attachment is suggestive of cast iron bathtub leg attachments. Can't see that as a tub leg, though.

 

[Shadow2816]

It's a type or ceramic I think...

 

[baspinall]

Some type of insulator maybe?

 

[CRUSADER]

Some type of insulator maybe?

that was my thought, specially with ceramic

 

[creskol]

Is it solid or hollow?

 

[Shadow2816]

It's all solid

 

[swiftfan]

I vote for a finneal. Maybe from an cast iron bed frame, or an iron grate as deepsecrets suggested.

 

[yaxthri]

What about an old (bigass!) lamp elevator counterweight... all kinds of shapes were used once.

Some recent, "antique" looking ones here:

 

[DCMatt]

Some type of insulator maybe?

Suspension insulator.




DCMatt

 

[Paleopilot]

I think you got it Matt, after seeing your post I just remembered I have a couple of those also. The bottom isn't identical, but they probably varied a bit. Great ID!

 

[yaxthri]

Aaaaah, ok that's it... never seen one before.