Very old Light Bulb I think?

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Anyone have any info on this find from this morning. It's quite heavy for its size. I think it may be copper due to the green color. I should have put something next to it for size reference, but it's about 4 inches in diameter from point to point on the pedals. It appears to be a very old outdoor lamp. There were actually two rectangular tabs on the inside (one detached), which I think are the two conductors that glow when turned on. There was also one small shard of thick glass in the hole. I found it about 12 inches down in an old park that has been in our town since the late 1800's.

I also found a aluminum pot with a broken handle about 10 inches down, which is my largest find since starting metal detecting a few weeks ago, but it had a broken plastic handle, so I don't feel it's very old at all. Weird that it was that deep in the ground in a park that doesn't allow camping.

I'm hoping the copper item may have some interesting history if anyone can ID it.

Thanks for any input.
 

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but it had a broken plastic handle, so I don't feel it's very old at all.

Handle may be a plastic-like material called "bakelite" which was invented in 1907.

Never saw a pot of that shape. Wonder what it was used for? Any writing on the bottom?
 
Handle may be a plastic-like material called "bakelite" which was invented in 1907.

Never saw a pot of that shape. Wonder what it was used for? Any writing on the bottom?

Stainless steel, I think that was used for boiling milk.
 
Thanks all for the comments and interest. I tossed the pot in a trash can at the park because I thought it was junk. Didn't realize the plastic type handle could date back to early 1900's. Ooops. Won't do that again. Answer to question on dirt layers; yes there could have been about 6 inches of top soil on top of the original soil. Thanks again!
 
Thanks all for the comments and interest. I tossed the pot in a trash can at the park because I thought it was junk. Didn't realize the plastic type handle could date back to early 1900's. Ooops. Won't do that again. Answer to question on dirt layers; yes there could have been about 6 inches of top soil on top of the original soil. Thanks again!

Lol when I first saw the title of this thread all I saw in my mind was this:
 

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The light bulb base looking thingy looks like the base of fancy Christmas tree light from around the early 1950's that were about 4" long and had a liquid in them that bubbled as the light burned. They were rather pretty.

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