This thing is for sale on Ebay .. What is it?

[creskol]

Unknown by seller?

 

[smokeythecat]

I'm not sure, but it's not something I would pay for.

 

[creskol]

I'm not sure, but it's not something I would pay for.

Me either.. but it does have my curiosity piqued.

 

[ARC]

Ehhh its a cufflink... err half a cufflink anyway.

 

[old digger]

Looks like a button rivet, and the opening to the eye is to be cleaned out. (second and third photo)

 

[1637]

small stopper .sink?
brad

 

[ticndig]

it reminds me of a beam scale weight.

 

[ticndig]

the pic next to the dime looks like it has numbers on it at 5 O'Clock

 

[ARC]

Does the seller state what comp is ?

 

[diggingthe1]

My guess is a stopper for a bottle, which you could tie down in some kind of fashion. It held a rubber type grommet. I have found a few similar, but it's just a guess.

 

[Gare]

Some times people would hang a chain on there chests . Maybe two of them held a chain. Like one on each side

 

[sprailroad]

What's with all the reply's TODAY, Dec. 25th, Christmas, haven't you guys got anything else to do? Oops!........signing off.

 

[Fourman110]

Sink stopper missing the rubbery plug.

 

[freeman]

It's a toggle, a type of tension fastener for flexible applications.

It's different from a frog fastener as toggles are made of hard material whereas frogs are fully sewn or rope. This metal one here is just button shaped (and sized). You can see where the fastening loop goes around the 'bollard' on the toggle. You sew it onto the fabric using the eyelet on the other side.

On the left is a (type of) toggle fastner and on the right is a frog.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Could it be a Levi's button from a pair of pants?

 

[creskol]

It took me forever to find the listing again .. Here is the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/CAST-IRON-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

 

[fistfulladirt]

Could it be a Levi's button from a pair of pants?

Ha that’s what I thought but it’s about twice the size of that dime, huge!

 

[ticndig]

does the pic of it next to the dime have 18 on it or is it just my eyes.

 

[rick67]

I don’t see thread as the seller states. I do see corroded wire through the eyelet. Perhaps a bell clapper.

 

[ticndig]

I don’t see thread as the seller states. I do see corroded wire through the eyelet. Perhaps a bell clapper.

I like your guess the best so far , even better than my own.