star gear?

[wstgo]

found in cellar hole
it is about as thin as a dime or a tad thinner. it has a green aged look not sure if its copper. has a small slit between two teeth.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

oil lamp wick adjuster?

 

[trikikiwi]

oil lamp wick adjuster?

I'm sure the experts will confirm, you are spot on

For a moment it reminded me of the incredible, COUNTER thread.

Mike

 

[savant365]

oil lamp wick adjuster?

I'm sure the experts will confirm, you are spot on

For a moment it reminded me of the incredible, COUNTER thread.

Mike

Yep, I got a cold chill down my spine as soon as I saw it.

 

[wstgo]

really? I would never have thought of that. Now I will have to find a pic of one.

 

[traderoftreasures]

oil lamp wick adjuster?

I'm sure the experts will confirm, you are spot on

For a moment it reminded me of the incredible, COUNTER thread.

Mike

Yep, I got a cold chill down my spine as soon as I saw it.

me too

 

[aka da Prof]

funny- me too!! first thing I thought-second thought was-'anything on the other side'

 

[NOLA_Ken]

well at least if it was another egg counter it'd get solved pretty quick this time.....

 

[bradyboy]

I Agree, the first thing I thought of was the big mystery counter, posted some time ago.
Brady

 

[creskol]

Is it totally flat, or somewhat convex?

 

[wstgo]

flat and if you look close there are circular marks on it. Not sure what it is everyone thinks it is?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

flat and if you look close there are circular marks on it. Not sure what it is everyone thinks it is?

Everyone has been having flashbacks of the infamous Egg Counter aka Alaskan Thingy that spanned 4 years and 15 pages. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,58818.0.html

It does however look like a finger push wheel thing.

 

[savant365]

flat and if you look close there are circular marks on it. Not sure what it is everyone thinks it is?

Sorry for hijacking your thread wstgo, I think we all agree with the first response you got though.

oil lamp wick adjuster?

HH Charlie

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Sorry to have to say in disagreement, I seriously doubt it is a lamp wick-adjuster. The dime in the photo shows it is waaay to big for that purpose. A dime is "about" .71-inch wide. Anybody ever seen a 2.5-inches-wide wick-adjuster?

Also, wick-adjusters tend to have sharp-pointed teeth. A wick-adjuster handle's "disc" doesn't have teeth, but isn't 2.5-inches wide.

 

[wstgo]

I agree canonballguy

 

[savant365]

Another good possibility is a drag adjustment for an older fishing reel. I can't find any pictures but with the circular wear marks on the face, it might have been some type of tension adjuster. Either on a fishing reel or something else?

 

[NGE]

Worn out " Chinese cash coin?" New style..........NGE

 

[dozer dan]

so let me see if i understand this...........

the cog is 4 X larger than a dime and it is a wick adjuster on an oil lamp?

i just can't wrap my head around that one.

my wag is a gear for a crank on an old chain style well pump.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

here's another thought : What about a sprocket for a clock weight?

 

[dozer dan]

it looks to be made from copper. could you give us a little info on that?