Son found these 2 items MDing and I dont have a clue

[metaldetkid]

Found on a military base. Anyone? ??

 

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[scavanau]

Middle pic looks like a wire or cable guide. What is the writing on the top in pic 3?

 

[jadocs]

First and last pic look like some type of fuel cap.

 

[DBANDGB]

center pic is an old t/v wire stantion when the t/v antenna was on the roof of the house.

 

[mcl]

The round object is a lock/lock mechanism manufactured by Corbin Cabinet Lock Co, New Britan, Conn.

Edit: Possibly the lower half of something like this:



Edit 2: Which by the way, is the lock for a trunk (e.g., steamer trunk)

Edit 3: I think there is a good chance that it is possible the broken bottom half of this one. All the materials, dowel/rivet (whatever) positions, rotation of the key hole and shape, location of the stamps, etc appear to match.





Regardless, I think there is a strong possibility that you could pull either the exact patent number or exact model number off this piece with some careful cleaning and a magnifying glass. I was able to locate some evidence of stamps on the reverse side of it which you may not have been able to see.

I have circled the locations in the following picture:



Some pareidolia may be at play, but letters and numbers in at least 3 of those are clear.

 

[metaldetkid]

Wow !!! Great job on ID. I will clean and check. Thanks so much

The round object is a lock/lock mechanism manufactured by Corbin Cabinet Lock Co, New Britan, Conn.

Edit: Possibly the lower half of something like this:

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Edit 2: Which by the way, is the lock for a trunk (e.g., steamer trunk)

Edit 3: I think there is a good chance that it is possible the broken bottom half of this one. All the materials, dowel/rivet (whatever) positions, rotation of the key hole and shape, location of the stamps, etc appear to match.

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Regardless, I think there is a strong possibility that you could pull either the exact patent number or exact model number off this piece with some careful cleaning and a magnifying glass. I was able to locate some evidence of stamps on the reverse side of it which you may not have been able to see.

I have circled the locations in the following picture:

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Some pareidolia may be at play, but letters and numbers in at least 3 of those are clear.