Brass Scrap or Something Else???????

[lptools]

Hello, Does anyone know what this is, or may have been used for? Seems to be all brass, maybe a valve of some sort? I am wondering if it has any value, other than going into the scrap brass bucket. Thanks, Lou

[international3414]

maybe a bilge drain for old boat?

[bill300d]

That is what It looks like to me too.

[mikeswrenches]

I would agree with Bill and I3414 but it will be bronze rather than brass. And since it is now a nautical item it will be worth much, much, more .

Mike

[lptools]

Hello, Guys. Thanks for the replies. After a closer look, and guessing at its weight, I will go with bronze. I like the idea of a bilge drain, but being a landlubber, and a city boy, I can't picture it in use. Here are pics of it dis-assembled, looks like the remains of a gasket, or, plumber's putty on the flat area. The tapped holes go all the way through the body. Regards, Lou

[bill300d]

The hull of the boat gets sandwiched between those two pieces and is usually installed in the lowest rearmost accessible part of the bilge with the scupper opening facing rearward.

[international3414]

Use with boat in motion,so you don't go down with the ship

[lptools]

Hello, Guys. Thanks again, it all makes sense now!!!! Regards, Lou

[lptools]

Hello, I remembered that I had an old Wilcox-Crittenden catalog here (my memory was jogged once you guys mentioned bilge drain). And there it is, on the front cover!!!!!!! Thanks again, Lou

[international3414]

does yours have the WC logo

[lptools]

Hello, I didn't look for that before. Yes, it is a capital W over a capital C. Thanks, Lou

[Plyerman]

Ha, I think its hilarious that the guy asking for help just happens to be the guy with an old catalog of it on the front cover!

Congrats!

[bill300d]

That is quite the coincidence isn't it?

[international3414]

sold a fair amount of wc items,think a steering wheel being first.,took some doing to find out what wc was..,.i now have the 1962 catalog

[lptools]

The WC catalog that I have is from 1955, and has a Syracuse 3  label with a 6 digit phone number. You guys sure narrowed down my catalog search by identifying the piece as a bilge drain, I was looking at a plumbing catalog!!!Now if I can just remember where the other catalogs are before I ask for help!!!!!!!!!!!