✅ SOLVED long copper /bass item w plating

[CoinandRelicMan]

Any idea what this long copper / brass item with plating and a knob is ?



Thanks for any informations

 

[sutphin]

LOOKS LIKE AN ADAPTER FOR THE PUMP OF A KEROSENE LANTERN OR STOVE.

 

[bigfoot1]

a simple guess...

also vintage radio tuner used them

 

[fowledup]

Regulator knob for an old handheld blow torch

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

LOOKS LIKE AN ADAPTER FOR THE PUMP OF A KEROSENE LANTERN OR STOVE.

I recall some Coleman stove where you poured fuel in the tank and then pumped but the pump knob and shaft were much shorter, maybe old ones were bigger and longer?

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

a simple guess...

View attachment 1178261 also vintage radio tuner used them

Interesting there bigfoot1, thats one possible but would they need that long of a shaft?

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Regulator knob for an old handheld blow torch

Might be , seems as good as any of the ideas to me.

 

[Tony in SC]

It is a needle valve for something? The drip oiler on the engine in my avatar has one kinda like that. Tony

 

[ARC]

Adjustment knob of some sort... ?

Pointed end would "touch" against something...

OR perhaps from a headlight type switch ?

Pulls "on"... then twisting adjust the "dim" of dash board lights ?

IF copper like you say... Possibly from something marine related ?

This is old chevy pull light switch.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

It even looks to be the right diameter to go into one of those extra long schrader (spelling is correct, by authority of a real schrader valve) valve stems on old cars too. I am liking the old kerosene torch regulator valve best I think.

It looks far more rudimentary (The knob has far less finishing and shape) than that old Chevy light switch to me tho, but thanks for that picture ARRC =)

 

[nsdq]

Looks like a needle valve from a paint sprayer to me

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Looks like a needle valve from a paint sprayer to me

Yeah it is definitely a needle valve of some sort, but I doubt they had paint sprayers that long ago let alone air compressors to run em, I might be wrong tho

Probably one of the before mentioned ideas is spot on, too bad the item has no writing of any sort on it . Any pictures of old burners that would use needle valve adjusters?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Sink stopper pull?

 

[fowledup]

Looks like a needle valve from a paint sprayer to me

That's it! I've been staring and staring at that, I knew I knew what it was and that my guess was close but a little off. Went out to the shop and yep, I've cleaned one of those a hundred times. Man I miss my memory.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Sounds pretty likely it is a needle valve from a paint sprayer, wonder how long those have been made?

 

[Garrett424]

Man I miss my memory.

I love that line.

At least you didn't forget to miss it.