No idea on this one.

[Garabaldi]

Not sure if its bent or if its supposed to be in a cone shape. It has some letters on it, "IS" and "PAN" I believe.

 

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[Deftone]

Is that a Japan I see there?

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Pencil sharpener?

 

[Breezie]

I'm with QuickS on his idea of it being an early pencil sharpener. I don't think it is from Japan. Back during the 1860's there was a pencil sharperner company named Strange. Is it possible the SI is S 1 and part of the letters you are seeing is RAN for Strange? Breezie

 

[UncleVinnys]

Pure guess: The whistle part of a tea kettle.

 

[Breezie]

Here's the patent pic from a Downs pencil sharpener from 1878. Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think the key is to ID the SI/IS in a diamond logo.

Picture looks good Breezie. I think I even see some rust where the steel blade would be.

 

[AU24K]

The tip from an old mechanical pencil?

Scott

 

[Breezie]

G, can you clean it a little better where the PAN or RAN letter are and take some pics of that area? Breezie

 

[CRUSADER]

Pencil sharpener?

 

[Deftone]

Pure guess: The whistle part of a tea kettle.

That was the 1st thing that came to my mind! 3 beers in and I still see SI JAPAN!

 

[Garabaldi]

I also see Japan. I cleaned it and took more images. I think its a pencil sharpener.

 

[Deftone]

You cleaned it! Looks like you got mad at it!

 

[Garabaldi]

I just used a Q-tip and water.

 

[cosmic]

I believe a pencil sharpener also.. Something like this one..

 

[squidman]

definitly a pencil sharpener.great id quicksilver

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here are some others.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,92242.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,187118.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,302929.0.html

 

[Broken knee]

Man this must be sharpener week, I didnt know what i had till seeing this post. This item was in my muddy mile post. The faber mark in BigCy's Reference post gave it up. Learning something new every day.
Thanks, Broken Knee

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Man this must be sharpener week, I didnt know what i had till seeing this post. This item was in my muddy mile post. The faber mark in BigCy's Reference post gave it up. Learning something new every day.
Thanks, Broken Knee

I just realized its the one Cosmic found.

 

[bradyboy]

I like the pencil sharpener thought
Brady