✅ SOLVED Round thick brass, no threads, 3 punched holes

[fat fred]

Found two about 200 yards apart in cotton field that’s been farmed since late 1700s. Both bent up each weighs 5.5, 5.4 ozs. Nice thick brass, three small punched holes, no threading or visible markings. Have dug all up and down the old road and never found anything like it. Any ideas Thanks for your help!!

 

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[ticndig]

hub bands from wagon wheels

 

[A2coins]

There ya go good ID

 

[fat fred]

hub bands from wagon wheels

Thank you very much!!! I think you solved it!!!

 

[ARC]

hub bands from wagon wheels

Close....

But no cigar.

 

[creskol]

Close....

But no cigar.

I agree with AARC. close but no cigar.

 

[ticndig]

ok then post your cigar , with pics please. I'm always open to different ideas.

and on this one we see we see the nail holes

 

[creskol]

ok then post your cigar , with pics please. I'm always open to different ideas.

and on this one we see we see the nail holes

That band is iron, which most of them were. I am leaning more towards a bezel of some sort, but still looking for the cigar

Here is along the lines I am thinking. These are off of old steam tractors. The holes would be screw holes for holding the bezel in place. You can sorta see that in the second photo.

 

[ticndig]

I agree most were iron for strength . but as you can see in the first pic brass was used .
I like your bezel idea but notice the relic posted is said to be nice thick brass and heavy for it's size . I feel a bezel would be thin and light.
So I'd have to say close but no cigar.

 

[ARC]

ok then post your cigar , with pics please. I'm always open to different ideas.

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[creskol]

I agree most were iron for strength . but as you can see in the first pic brass was used .
I like your bezel idea but notice the relic posted is said to be nice thick brass and heavy for it's size . I feel a bezel would be thin and light.
So I'd have to say close but no cigar.

I think the op jumped to conclusions and prematurely marked this solved. Back in the day where pride and quality governed production, things were built to withstand the rigors they were subjected to, including the gauges and bezels on steam powered equipment.

Check out the brass bezel on this steam gauge. While this one is threaded instead of having machine screws to hold it in place, you can get an idea of the mass of the bezel

 

[ARC]

 

[ARC]

It COULD be a wagon wheel dealio. but... ?

 

[ticndig]

certainly plausible but I'm not convinced as it looks just like what I posted in the first pic. .
that and there being two of them makes me wonder.

 

[creskol]

certainly plausible but I'm not convinced as it looks just like what I posted in the first pic. .
that and there being two of them makes me wonder.

Other than being circular, I don't see much resemblance myself. Make sure you click to enlarge.

 

[fat fred]

Great discussion— if the area I found them in wasn’t 100% historically poor and agricultural I would agree that I jumped the gun. I’m still searching. Wish I could date them without making a guest appearance on the Curse of Oak Island. Love Gary, last episode thought the lead object he found was “sil-va” or “poot-er”

 

[releventchair]

Bezels certainly had a lot of uses...