Eh?

So far no one has been able to identify this.

Its exactly 1 long, about 3/16 in dia (havent measured the dia), hollow, thin walled. Itt has GE with an anchor. This is raised not stamped. Any ideas?

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Lipstick case ? I dunno

It looks like that to me too Dave. I dunno though either.

It could be a wax seal stamp if the lettering is raised. Used for sealing envelopes back in the day. My guess.

The lettering should be mirror image for a stamp I would have thought. Maybe the cap off a lighter?

Is it hollow or solid? Sorry just read it is thin walled!

3/16" dia , not likely a lipstick
But i dont know either

It could be a rope end off a sailors coat to stop the cord fraying... that's my guess.

Just a couple of ideas. GE stands for General Electric and they make things like turbines for the Royal Australian Navy who have an anchor as their symbol. ( i googled it )
BUT General Electric `s logo is more of a fancy script and the official Navy anchor looks different to the one in your pics. Whatever it is ,it may have an old Navy logo and an old GE logo. Did you dig it up or find it at the beach or somehow just acquired it ?

aussiefarmer said:

It could be a rope end off a sailors coat to stop the cord fraying... that's my guess.

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That would be an Aglet.

Thanks Manpa , I have learnt something today

aussiefarmer said:

Thanks Manpa , I have learnt something today

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Well thats what they call the bit on the end of your shoelaces.

Could it be GF?
Jewelry engraved with HGE (Heavy Gold Electroplate), GE (Gold Electroplate), or GF (Gold Filled) may appear to be made of gold, but it is actually fashioned from other materials such as copper and contains only a very small amount of gold.

Good call Nightjar.
Just had a good look and it looks like an F not an E

Manpa said:

aussiefarmer said:

It could be a rope end off a sailors coat to stop the cord fraying... that's my guess.

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That would be an Aglet.

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I had to google that Manpa. Remind me to never play Scrabble with you
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I like it Manpa. Had to google it as well..

Always comes up at quiz nights.

But laces or cords never have left/right twist arrows like lip sticks may have lol.


And that's a scratch making you'se think the E is an F lol.

Not lipstick either though....

Probably a GE long tuning knob that would stick out of the boxing so you could adjust something on the fly.

Not that I would know though.

Sorry guys, should of said where i found it.

On a mullock heap.

Too small for lipstick!

Detonator cap had been mentioned but someone with experience in these said its too small.

Its got everyone stumped this one!

I was also thinking along the lines of a typewriter key or old adding machine key. A place i worked at many years`ago had an adding machine with longish keys, Can`t remember exactly what they looked like ,but just remember how big the machine was and the keys being long.Some old cars had press buttons on the dash in that style ,too.