Old silver thingy

[Bucknut]

This past weekend I found this silver thing. I put a buffalo nickel by it for size reference. It is not marked but it is sterling. The lower part of it is very thin and it fit onto perhaps a base of some sort or onto a container. It does not have the threads for screwing so it must have just snapped on. The "spout" has a slight taper to it similar to a candle holder but I think this is way too small for that. A dime fits perfectly on top of the spout. Another clue is that when I was rinsing the dirt out of it I found a red material in the spout ... very much like the material you will find in an old lip stick tube.

I can get more pics later. I will also post all my finds in a few days or so.



I'm guessing maybe an ink well top? Maybe a small candle holder? Top of a lamp that once had a genie in it?

 

[The Rebel]

Nice find. Gotta be a candle holder. Ink wells were mostly made of glass or ceramic.

 

[Full Metal Digger]

It sure looks like a candle holder but where is the drip guard?

 

[Bucknut]

It sure looks like a candle holder but where is the drip guard?

And why is there a handle thing? The more I think about it the more I am not sure what it is.

 

[Full Metal Digger]

The finger ring is so you can carry the candle from room-to-room (in the days before electricity). That part makes sense but every image I can find of candle holders similar to yours all have a drip guard. You didn't want hot wax dripping onto your hand or the furniture!

 

[Bucknut]

The finger ring is so you can carry the candle from room-to-room (in the days before electricity). That part makes sense but every image I can find of candle holders similar to yours all have a drip guard. You didn't want hot wax dripping onto your hand or the furniture!

I can't even put my pinky into that ring. I'll post some more pics.

 

[Bucknut]

Here are a few more pics. If it is a candle holder it is a very small one.

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Now I can see the size of it a bit better. I would guess it is merely decorative and wasn't meant to really be used for a candle. With it being silver I don't think it is a child's toy but maybe. I bet Del will know!

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Looks to me like a decanter top or bottle spout. I could see a decorative tassel tied to the "handle".

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Looks to me like a decanter top or bottle spout. I could see a decorative tassel tied to the "handle".

I think DoD nailed it! A decanter top is perfect. I guess I don't drink enough to have recognized it! Good job DoD! LOL.

 

[Bucknut]

Yeah I can see that being a decanter top. There must of been a glass stopper for that spout.

 

[del]

I would agree its a spout top for something and I bet a small chain kept it close to the decanter or perfume bottle .

 

[Ken C]

I was thinking candle holder at first too, but the photo with your hand seems to eliminate that. I wonder if the ring held a chain of some type that kept the top from being lost...just a guess.