Silver plated hinge thingamadooddle ???

[Colonial Digger]

No clue? 4 " long 1" 3/4 wide , hinged on one end and clip latch on other .25 inch thick . has 2 holes in back of it as if it may mount to something? There are two pieces that fold together.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Business card holder?

 

[trdking]

looks like a car ashtray cover from the 50's

 

[HuntinDog]

Top of a cigarette case

 

[Tony in SC]

Old car ash tray cover was my first thought also.

looks like a car ashtray cover from the 50's

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I’m likin’ the ashtray theory myself

 

[Colonial Digger]

Old ashtray cover would be what it looks like ,but it folds like a wallet and latches ? and i know of none that were silver plated, chromed yes.

 

[trdking]

Old ashtray cover would be what it looks like ,but it folds like a wallet and latches ? and i know of none that were silver plated, chromed yes.

I don't see that it folds? The hinge is very robust like the car industry of the day and I would have to say this was is chromed not silver plated. IMO

 

[Plug N Play]

It's more or less like a notepad holder.



The problem is that it's pictured in a ridiculous manner.
I think it's two pieces that should be pictured from above and lined up as such ?

This would give a very small holding capacity.
Smaller than a business card which is 3.5 x 2 inches.
Also, it has two mounting holes on the back piece.

 

[Icewing]

I've never seen a thin copper or brass ashtray lid in a car.
Just a thought

 

[fyrffytr1]

Possibly a smashed cigarette case. There might have been something decorative attached to the side with the holes like a monogram.