Guest MADAFARR Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Does anyone know what this is. My dad and i cleaned out a garage with a bunch of antique car parts. This is lead and weighs almost 7 pounds. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 What does the back side look like? If there is a threaded hole or other attaching feature it might possibly be a side mounted spare tire center cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 My wild guess would be a door stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylormade Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Would it be half of the stamping die for a hubcap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Cannot be a stamping die if it is made of lead! The die has to be stronger than what you are trying to stamp.At 7 pounds it is not a spare wheel center cover.Probably someones fun home casting done with tire weights using a spare dust cover as the pattern.Auburn seeker is on the mark. Not even practical as a paper weight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Cannot be a stamping die if it is made of lead! The die has to be stronger than what you are trying to stamp.At 7 pounds it is not a spare wheel center cover.Probably someones fun home casting done with tire weights using a spare dust cover as the pattern.Auburn seeker is on the mark. Not even practical as a paper weight!That was the only reason I thought of a door stop. Maybe a paperweight for a vendor at Hershey during Hurricane season. Lead isn't really good for much as it marks to easy other than weight and ease of smelting. I bet as you thought, they may have used some sort of cap to pour the lead in, which if it was a pretty thin stamping would have good detail on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) That looks like a Stutz emblem all right. I am trying to think what kind of dealer shop tool, or showroom equipment would use something like that and am drawing a blank. Don't forget Stutz also made fire engines and Pak Age Car delivery vans. What does the back look like? Edited August 19, 2015 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MADAFARR Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Thanks everybody for the help. The back is flat. This thing is well made I think the emblem is backwards in the middle although I am not sure. The only guess we had was that it was some sort of counter top display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Madafarr, Good observation about it being reversed. It clearly begins with a "Z" and ends with the "S". So, the mystery deepens..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bkazmer Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 the reversal fits with the back of a hubcap full of scrap lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Seems that it would be the same if molded from the back side of a hubcap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Wonder if it was a form to make instrument faces? Back in the 1960's we used to take sheets of copper and rub place them over a mold and rub the surface to make a 3D impression. That would explain the STUTZ in reverse. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Lead would be a good material to cast an impression if you needed to machine by CNC a press die to make exact replicas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It is probably a plug to keep birds from nestling in one of these: on the USS Stutz.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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