Thought it was a pocket watch...

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wjwillia

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• Jun 1, 2017

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Good morning all...dug this last week at an old homesite...I thought it was part of a pocket watch when I first saw it...after I cleaned it up I'm thinking it's something else...any ideas?

 

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Tpmetal

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• Jun 1, 2017

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Oil lamp head, those toothed gear things moved the wick up and down

 

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• Jun 1, 2017

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Part of a kerosene lamp. That's where the wick came out. The teeth adjusted the wick.

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NHBenz

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• Jun 1, 2017

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Oil lamp wick control thingy. Edit: oops, a bit late and redundant.

 

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wjwillia

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• Jun 1, 2017

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Thanks all! That makes sense...it looks like it fits down into maybe a container...tks for the ID!