Okay Everyone,
I was totally out of my element on a short hunt today. I found out an old house in the town I live near is going to be demolished Monday and I got permission to hunt the property this weekend. Anyway, I am used to hunting logging camps in the middle of nowhere not in town properties. I found a strange "thing" at this house today. At first I thought is was some sort of socket until I cleaned it up a bit.
There is a D size battery in the pic for size but here are the measurements. It is 1 7/8 inches tall with a diameter of 15/16 of an inch. One end is solid and the other end has a circular opening in it which measures 5/8 in and a smaller opening at the bottom that measuring 5/16 in. The depth of the opening is a hair under 1/2 in.
History of the site. It was not on a 1900 Sanborn map but was on a 1906 Sanborn map. There was a small shop at one time on the property (private not commercial) and was approximately one and a half blocks from a huge livery stable and two tin shops. It was found about six inches deep, about two inches deeper than a zinc canning lid found close by. The pics aren't the best as I was in a hurry to get this posted tonight.
Thanks in advance for the help and guesses.
Doug
