What is it...Maybe tool or bearing related - Solved Valve Lifter

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

hydraulic valve lifter?   ...or not.

hydraulic valve lifter?   ...or not.

thats a pretty logical guess i would say

I don't think it's a hydraulic lifter but it looks like a solid lifter. From what I remember it looks like a solid lifter to a Ford  6 cylinder from the mid'60's.

You guys are good!  I know ZERO about cars and engines and would have never gotten this one.  Thanks for the quick ID on this one.

Doug

I was just taking a wild guess but I can see where the push rod would fit into the recessed end; the flat end rides the camshaft. I thought it may be something else.

I'm 99.9% sure it's a lifter. My daughter has a 65 Ford van and the original lifters were solid  and from what I remember they looked just like that one.