Vintage Game Piece? New Pic Added

[Silver_Fox]

Vintage Game Piece?
I found this in an old park. It looks like an old game piece to me. It has a 7 embossed on it. It is 1” tall and 5/8” at the base. It is a grey metal, not lead and not magnetic. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[boomer46901]

Re: Vintage Game Piece?

Looks like a trailer hitch to me....

 

[Silver_Fox]

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Looks like a trailer hitch to me....

LOL for a doll trailer..........LOL

 

[savant365]

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Thats not a trailer hitch, it's an authentic victorian era tounge ring (something for size comparison might help)

 

[PBK]

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Maybe a weight from a set for balance scales?

 

[imafishingnutt]

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looks like a foot from a tripod of some kind.

 

[Mackaydon]

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a numbered pawn chess piece?

 

[Montana Jim]

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I think it sets into a "tube" of sorts and is a type of "finial" or "stopper".

It's just odd enough to be intriquing.

 

[imafishingnutt]

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after a search what i found was this.
its about the right size for a arm or shoulder joint replacment and looks simalar.
they use things like this for animals as well.
was it found where one might spread some ashes of a loved one.
Ima

 

[Michelle]

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im thinking that it be the handle from center of a pot lid.....a coin or something to help size would be a good idea....perhaps the squirrels are one up on hitching...to carry those acorns...just kidding



Oh and OUCH.....IMA

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Vintage Game Piece?

after a search what i found was this.
its about the right size for a arm or shoulder joint replacment and looks simalar.
they use things like this for animals as well.
was it found where one might spread some ashes of a loved one.
Ima

I think they use Stainless Steel.

But it could be a similar type small ball joint on a car like in the steering linkage. Here is a pic of disassembled automotive ball joint. The threads or bottom could be broken on yours. Actually yours looks like the pressed in type ball joint with no threads.

Here is an older ball joint. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...AQ&prev=/images?q=ball+joint&gbv=2&hl=en&sa=G

 

[Gypsy Heart]

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Ok you guys...he said it was 1 inch tall...and likened it to a game piece.....now unless we are talking elf ashes or trailer hitch for a elf wagon...I dont think we have it yet.....

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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Ok you guys...he said it was 1 inch tall...and likened it to a game piece.....now unless we are talking elf ashes or trailer hitch for a elf wagon...I dont think we have it yet.....

I have seen ball joints in all sizes, Gypsy. Especially on steering or any turn and swivel type of linkage. Not necessarily automotive. I agree, trailer hitch NOT.
Looks like a pressed in ball joint.

 

[dg39]

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Part of small ball joint..
DG

 

[Mackaydon]

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If you weighed it, does the "7" conform to either its troy, metric, apothecaries or avoirdupois weight?

 

[trikikiwi]

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civilman seems to have found a similar object on Today's Finds

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,138209.0.html

Mike

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Vintage Game Piece?

civilman seems to have found a similar object on Today's Finds

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,138209.0.html

Mike

Here is his pic which he believes is a finial.

I didnt know finials were as big as one inch but maybe. Something in the picture for size, Awhitser, would help the mind to visualize better. Here is a pic of a cartridge box with a brass finial.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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Does your find have any leather still attached to it?

 

[Silver_Fox]

50 cent piece for comparison: Re: Vintage Game Piece?

bigcypresshunter
Thanks for the help. Looks like you guys might have it. Here is a picture with a 50 cent piece for comparison.

 

[Silver_Fox]

Re: Vintage Game Piece?

If you weighed it, does the "7" conform to either its troy, metric, apothecaries or avoirdupois weight?

It weighs 22.2 grams.