tejon find

[camojeep]

Found this tonight 9 inchs deep early 1900s late1800s railroad site looks like the back of a pocket watch or something that winds up dug it and some other cast iron still hunting coins. top of winder reads (venus pat oct 16 1860 ) on outside line inside (dec 10 1867 )

 

[Bill in Texas]

Hm-mm Looks like a wick holder off of a old kerosene lantern.

 

[CQuarles]

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[tabdog]

n/t

 

[Beale]

Nice find! I agree with the wick holder part, Beale.

 

[markg]

Very interesting find.

 

[camojeep]

i bet it is a kerosene lamp base never thought of that

 

[Uncle Willy]

Could it be part of a switchman's lantern?

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah along a railroad site - a switchman's lantern.

Bill