Treasure Coast beach find...Need help with ID....

[Chagy]

Hello everyone,


My wife Lucy found this thingy on the beach. Its all bronze, brass or copper..it bends easily..
It looks to me like a serial or model number plate....

What do you think?

Chagy......

 

[Ralphw]

Do they usually rivet pipe straps on ships?

It does look similar to a SEU strap or a two-hole ridged pipe strap that has been flattend out

depends on what is behind the pipe

 

[Ant]

It looks like an access plate that I've seen on electric motors as well as other components.

 

[Greengoose]

How about a Flasher as part of a fishing lure?

 

[badoscar]

Ggoose I was sniffin the same line, look at pic. 2 looks like a lure.

 

[re-tek]

its not a screw its one of those things used for the serial numbers on cars I think its called a bin number plate or something like that....but even those are always in aluminum

You mean a VIN number. I don't think that is what it is, but can see where you are coming from.

VIN on a car, HIN on a boat. vehicle versus hull

ok, i go with remnants of old boat thermometer. theres a recess for the glass vial, its got screw holes to screw it down and its made of something other than steel so it dont rust on a boat.

 

[wichita6]

Part of an old pocket knife. It goes in-between the handle and the blade.
wichita

 

[downindixie]

Back plate to an old thermometer!

 

[Boobydoo]

I'd say back plate for a themometer too.
The black paint in the bottom of the formed area put there to serve as a backdrop allowing you to see the mercury color through the glass.

Is one or both of the areas on the ends of the formed groove a bit larger then the rest of the groove to allow the "bulb" of stored mercury at the bottom of the thermometer?


BDoo

 

[paul1410]

I don't think it's a piece for a thermometer.
There is no space for the mercury reservoir, also if it's not rigid the glass would break.
It looks like it should be riveted to what ever it attaches to with the rib side out.

Looks familiar, but sorry I can't place it.