Love the green patina.

[bartshop62]

What is this green patina thing? It has writing but I cant make it out even when I cleaned it. Found it metal detecting at site of early 1900s hotel. How old is it? The top moves up.

 

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[DizzyDigger]

It's a threaded pipe fitting, and it looks there are numbers or letters
on it. Can you make it out?

 

[ticndig]

It's a water meter valve brand should be mueller

 

[bradyboy]

it is in fact a brass water meter shutoff valve
manufactuer could be a McDonald out of IA
BradyBoy