🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Mystery brass item

[bcbirdman]

Anyone know what this brass thing is? It reminds me of the lid to a torch that I used while in Dental School called a Hanau Torch (you insert a small bit of rope that soaks up alcohol and burns when you light it). I found it in west central Indiana, USA at a location where I’ve found several late 1800s-early 1900s items.

 

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[releventchair]

It tries to be a lantern/lamp torch frame.
Then it looks like the one knob is a switch and it wants to be a fishing reel side plate.

 

[Tony in SC]

Does look like an old casting real side.

 

[vhs07]

Does look like an old casting real side.

Here's an example, sort of.

 

[bcbirdman]

Here's an example, sort of.
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Wow this does look like the same style even, with those fine hash marks in the design

 

[bcbirdman]

Here's an example, sort of.
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Could you provide the source for this picture? I tried looking it up but couldn’t find this exact one or any that looked better suited than this one. @vhs07

 

[gunsil]

It is a side plate from a fishing reel. They made hundreds of them, finding an exact match could be hard but that is what it is. Mark it solved.

 

[vhs07]

Could you provide the source for this picture? I tried looking it up but couldn’t find this exact one or any that looked better suited than this one. @vhs07

I just googled vintage small brass casting reel and it was in the images

 

[bcbirdman]

It is a side plate from a fishing reel. They made hundreds of them, finding an exact match could be hard but that is what it is. Mark it solved.

Appreciate the help! 👍🏻