QuaffAPint
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|  What is this thing?
Mystery Object |
Any thoughts out there what this could possibly be ? 
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Kilroy
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Sterling Heights, MI | Looks like a bike brake, or half of one. |
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Phil
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Camarillo, CA
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My first thought was that it some sort of control arm from a vehicle, but it's too small and really doesn't look like it would fit.
My second guess is that it held a lamp or light (attached to the left/top) and the right side is where the pole ran to the ground. |
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RX9735
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Oklahoma City, OK | reply to QuaffAPint
If you spin it around you can see it is clearly a widget. |
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QuaffAPint
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Wanted to add based on a couple of the replies...
It's pretty heavy for the size. It measures 5 1/2 in length by 4 in wide. So too big for something like a bike brake.
Also there was construction at the school for the past 6 months - so, maybe some construction related thing?
Thanks
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Greg_Z
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| Too old to be from the construction 6 months ago. How long has the school been there, and what other properties where in that location where your son found it?
It actually appears to be a handle from a Water Hydrant such as you would find at a Farm. |
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cocothebean
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Carson City, NV | reply to QuaffAPint
looks like half of a fire-hydrant lock!!! |
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seaquake
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My first thought at seeing it is that it might be the arm to a door knocker. An arm to an outside water spigot is also a good (probably better) possibility. |
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QuaffAPint
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September 4th, @09:47PM
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Thanks for all the thoughts guys...
Regarding the property - the school was built in the mid 1960s. Most of the land around here (and the school) was and in some cases, still is, farm land.
That water spout handle idea is certainly a possibility.
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heliox
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September 5th, @01:00AM
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A hunk of metal would be my guess. Could be a chunk, but it looks more like a hunk. |
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httpwwwdslreport
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Get on some antique forums. Looks like something over 100 years old from our country's younger days. Let us know ! |
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Mizzat
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Atlanta, GA | reply to QuaffAPint
They used those to crimp off the spout of barrels that radioactive waste are filled with. Whoops!
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MrFixitCT
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Guilford, CT | reply to QuaffAPint
1/2 of an old, large, pipe hanger |
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xj31
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Lake Villa, IL | reply to QuaffAPint
It's your typical flam-shooter. |
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KrK
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Tulsa, OK | reply to QuaffAPint
Looks like a clamp assembly of some kind... Perhaps for lifting, moving pipe. |
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KrK
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Tulsa, OK | I'm thinking the people thinking water hydrant are on the right track. |
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KrK
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The similarities to the handle of a hydrant are striking. I'd say this is definitely the #1 contender at the moment. |
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dandelion
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It almost look like it could be iron underneath, have you tried getting the surface erosion off enough to see? |
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alg
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I really like the inclusion of Lego Indiana Jones checking out the object. I played with Legos as a kid and seeing him in the pic reminded me of how much fun I had with them. I certainly hope your son enjoys them as much as I did. |
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KrK
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When I was a kid they weren't nearly as fancy and new fangled as they are now, pretty much just bricks, squares, and rectangles But you could still make some cool stuff with them. I remember when they added wheels. That was pretty cool
Some of the best spaceships I've ever seen were legos!
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