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Old 28th April 2018, 07:18 PM   #1
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I would guess its a bell-pull, or something similar.
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Old 28th April 2018, 07:34 PM   #2
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hi there , I can see where your coming from , but then why would they make it hollow with a screw stopper and an attached carrying ring on the side ?
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Old 28th April 2018, 07:55 PM   #3
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It's Indian.
It reminds me these little bronze fishes.
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Old 28th April 2018, 11:05 PM   #4
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My bet, would be on it being a snuff (powdered tobacco) flask.
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Old 28th April 2018, 11:23 PM   #5
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It may also be one of the many trinkets from the Victorian Period. Small metal purses, containers, etc. were all the rage back then. But they were usually from low grade silver. This container appears to be iron. (?)

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Old 29th April 2018, 09:05 AM   #6
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Hello,
for me, old european holy water container,
often associated with rosary
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Old 29th April 2018, 03:49 PM   #7
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It may also be one of the many trinkets from the Victorian Period. Small metal purses, containers, etc. were all the rage back then. But they were usually from low grade silver. This container appears to be iron. (?)

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Hi Rick,

As I said I think it's Indian and it's made of brass.
You have hundred of them on the web.
They are called Mughal powder flasks or perfume flasks.
I don't know if they are old or not, but they have nothing to do with Mughal or powder flasks...
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Old 29th April 2018, 06:48 PM   #8
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I think this is the same type of item with unknown use.
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