hardtimehermit 507 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Went for a hunt around an old 1860's camp in the foothills of the Sierras and found this strange thing, anyone have a clue what it was used for? It has custom legs with a crimped cup at the bottom, metal mesh around with some piece of glass melted to prongs on the top. It makes me think of a little camping stove. Any guesses? Also included some relic finds. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bedrock Bob 3,967 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Pretty strange little contraption there. The glass is kinda odd huh? Insulation? Decoration? I have no idea. A little filter? Maybe a lantern part? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardtimehermit 507 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 All good guesses, i sure don't know. I will try to take the flatness out of it, because it is basically flat, but i think it was round to begin with. Maybe then a clue will show up. 6 hours ago, Bedrock Bob said: Pretty strange little contraption there. The glass is kinda odd huh? Insulation? Decoration? I have no idea. A little filter? Maybe a lantern part? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hole Digger 25 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Looks like it could have been a light bulb or vacuum tube. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gilaoro 318 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I would go with vacuum tube also , some of the old time battery powered radios had some hefty tubes . The rest of the stuff your guess is as good as mine but good finds! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gilaoro 318 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 The square threaded piece is a wagon wheel nut , I can't post a pic of them and the wrenches and tools used all are copyrighted but you can .do a search and find them to compare. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardtimehermit 507 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 5 hours ago, Gilaoro said: The square threaded piece is a wagon wheel nut , I can't post a pic of them and the wrenches and tools used all are copyrighted but you can .do a search and find them to compare. Well i be darned, thanks Gilaoro! i had no idea, that's cool i will look more into it. ht Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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