What is it????

[root]

Hello friends...

I dug this in what appreared to be a TOC to '40's dump. It is not threaded but has two 'exhaust' slots along the edge possibly for steam release? Could it be a gas cap?

HH,

root

 

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[trk5capt]

ROOT, Looks Like It May Have Been Suspended By The Loop On Top, Maybe An Oil Lamp Or Fancey Lantern, Just A Guess. trk5capt...

 

[treasureseeker51]

could it be an early type of flare used along landing strips using oil or diesel as fuel?

 

[lordmarcovan]

Before I scrolled down and saw trk5capt's post, I thought, "part of a lamp".

Seeing the pictures he posted makes me even more inclined to that view.