Strange field find..Any help is great

[johnnyblaze]

Found this in a field and cant figure out what it is??

The thumb piece appears to be bent over..It was flat..

Anyone??

What age do you think it is??Lots of Colonial nails around also..

Blaze

 

[creskol]

Maybe a base to a receipt spike with a paper clip.

 

[johnnyblaze]

Not sure..

After looking at it i thought it was for some sort of oil/gas fixture with the vent grooves around it but i must say im baffled


Blaze

 

[duggap]

creskol has it, I think. I believe we had one of those on here about a month ago.

 

[Dirtminer]

kinda looks like a fancy door knob hardware apparatus. push the lever and turn the knob that is not there

 

[johnnyblaze]

Could be a pen holder for the receipt spike


Looks Victorian era maybe did they have pens then??


Blaze