the heck is this??? zink lid top thingy, of some sort???

[chong2]

found today, it is smashed, i suppose it was round once, waht is it?
thats todays merc dime for comparisson

 

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[Montana Jim]

Does the ring thingy push back through the top lid part? What is on the other end of that? It kind of looks like an old canteen stopper...

 

[chong2]

yes, it slides freely

 

[cj5wagomando]

Lid for a nut chopper. My mom had one....Lid goes on jar and the pushrod had an "X" shaped blade. Push rod up and down like a butter churn and chops nuts.....

what it looks like to me.

 

[Jeff G]

I don't think it's a chopper top--the handle would hurt your hands. It could be a candle snuffer or a heat blocker that hangs above a kerosene lamp.

 

[ghosthunter]

My family has been doing restoration work on stained glass for over 75 years. This is a vase cap with extended eye loop for a hanging ceiling lamp. I have replaced thousands of them....good hunting..ghosthunter

 

[Maryland Searcher]

I was going to say top of some sort of hanging lantern, but someone beat me to it! Good deal! Nice digs.