What are these freaky things? UPDATED WITH NEW PICS

[romeo-1]

I found these together in the same hole. They look like brass eyes , perhaps evidence of robot overlords of the 18 century?

 

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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Brass? How large?

have a good un.........

 

[romeo-1]

Re: What are these freaky things?

They are brass and measure 1.5 inches by 1 inch. Approximately .5 inches high.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Battery parts

have a good un...........

 

[Wetgreenie]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Eyelets for an old canvas tarp?

 

[romeo-1]

Re: What are these freaky things?

I don't know...here is a better picture.

 

[Wetgreenie]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Hmmm.....probably not tanning bed glasses


Odd...

 

[romeo-1]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Not tanning bed glasses...but they sure look like that! Someone out there must know what these are for.

 

[BIG61AL]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Unless anyone else has a better guess I agree with wetgreenie...grommets.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: What are these freaky things?

I have seen something like those on automotive heads under the rocker arms or the pushrods. Are they solid or hollow?

 

[romeo-1]

Re: What are these freaky things?

They are hollow...they are not uniform enough to be used in an auto. I should have mentioned this before but the two halves also fit together perfectly.

I'm stumped!

 

[lordmarcovan]

Re: What are these freaky things?

I found these together in the same hole. They look like brass eyes , perhaps evidence of robot overlords of the 18 century?

They dang sure DO look like eyes- like the eyes those Easter Island statues once had! (But much smaller, of course).

The "18th Century Robot Overlord" guess is about as good as any I have.

Seriously, though, I wonder if they are some sort of native/aboriginal artifact like big beads or part of a gorget or something? If so, they could be a far sight older than the 18th century...

 

[lordmarcovan]

Re: What are these freaky things?

They are hollow...they are not uniform enough to be used in an auto. I should have mentioned this before but the two halves also fit together perfectly.

I'm stumped!

Hmm. This says "two halves of a big bead" to me, in an even slightly louder whisper.

And I have a gut feeling this thing (these things) are quite old. Look at the patina on 'em.

 

[TreasureTales]

Re: What are these freaky things?

The flattened area (around the hole) on the one to the right leads me to think it might have been attached to something else at one time. Like it was part of something larger, originally.

 

[romeo-1]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Yikes...looks like I stumped the unstumpable...I guess I'll have to offer a reward on identifying these things. I am offering one (1) silver Canadian dollar to whoever can positively identify these (this) item(s).

Let the games begin!

 

[lordmarcovan]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Nice reward, but how are you gonna determine if somebody has postively ID'ed them, or not?

Oh, I've got it!

They are petrified deviled eggs, from the local natives' Oohboogawooga Day Picnic.

Specifically, the one that took place in 1768.

May Second, 1768. It was a Tuesday, I think, but I could be wrong on that score, since I don't have the perpetual calendar handy.

Somebody ate the weird yellow stuff outta the middle, then dropped the white parts of their deviled eggs, which rolled off the edge of the picnic blanket and onto the ground. Because these eggs were pickled in vinegar with a touch of caribou musk, the ants didn't touch 'em. Gradually, they sank into the ground and petrified, shrinking a little in the process.

Oh, yeah, and they also leached up minerals from the surrounding soil, which made them metallic.



How'd I do?

Is that a positive enough ID for ya?

 

[romeo-1]

Re: What are these freaky things?

lol ...a positive id would be to see another picture of them which clearly shows what they are!

 

[lordmarcovan]

Re: What are these freaky things?

lol ...a positive id would be to see another picture of them which clearly shows what they are!

Your wish is my command.

 

[romeo-1]

Re: What are these freaky things?

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........rotflmao...but seriously...

 

[lordmarcovan]

Re: What are these freaky things?

Speakin' of pictures, I much preferred your old scenic avatar to the cartoon character you just switched to.

(That particular comic strip always annoyed me, but I guess I am just a stick in the mud.)