United States Indiana?

[diggyboy]

I was digging at a 1950's dump today, and popped this out of the hole. The only writing on it reads "United States Indiana", and there are 2 small holes on either side of the disk with a red bulb in the middle. I have no clue what this could be and any help would be appreciated.

 

[BigWaveDave]

My first inkling would be perhaps a Railroad related piece.... Really I have no clue....

 

[slink]

I dont know what it is but lots of auto parts produced in Indiana for a long time.What is that next to the red bulb?

 

[diggyboy]

It's a piece of iron going through the disk. I think it might have been longer or been attached to something at some point.

 

[slink]

car part or part of medical device.....thanks gonna be up all night have to know what it is

 

[diggyboy]

car part or part of medical device.....thanks gonna be up all night have to know what it is

Thanks for the help! Hopefully someone can ID it for sure so we can both get some sleep lol

 

[Tedyoh]

My guess is it's the outside face / crank plate of a cheaper fishing reel

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Excellent - it's not a light but a jeweled bearing.

I started down that path (it being a bearing vs. a light) - Indiana is the home of Tedco - the largest gyroscope manufacturer in the world. It was a dead end.

Good job.

 

[diggyboy]

My guess is it's the outside face / crank plate of a cheaper fishing reel

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Thanks for the ID thats gotta be it!