What is this? Fuse adapter??

[kcox418]

Found this in the Union lines. Believe it's lead. Any ideas? Thought a fuse adapter but all I can read about it wooden ones.!?

Length

Top width

Bottom width

 

[R. Porter]

That sure looks like there were tic marks, letters or numbers on that wider end to me. A fuse adapter sounds like a good first guess; but I know zero about such things.

 

[VaFredneck]

Looks like the top insert to a Sawyer combination fuse, the "Candlestick" fuse.

 

[UCVRelics]

It looks like a pewter fuse adapter. Lets see what @redbob thinks.

 

[redbob]

It certainly appears to be either a lead or zinc fuse adapter. My concerns would be as both these metals are very soft, if they were a drive in fuse adapter; then the top would tend to be distorted by the hammer blows. A very interesting find however.

 

[redbob]

@redbob @UCVRelics
Okay theory. Would its be just sheared
Off from a fuse adapter. See pic..copyrighted image removed

An excellent point.