What On Earth Is This?

[Unheilig]

I picked this up at the flea market the other day, mainly because I thought it looked interesting. I was leaning towards a possible antique hand grenade shell of sorts but I was unable to find anything in the land of Google to help me confirm that. Any ideas?Attachment 41324Attachment 41325Attachment 41326Attachment 41327

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[Patrick Chadwick]

A float used as a level sensor? The stem would be upright and above the bulb, sliding in a fixed sleeve or clamped in a lever arm, to operate the valve. From an early WC?

[Unheilig]

Hahahahaha, here I was thinking military and it turns out to be a vintage toilet bowl float.

[Maple_Leaf_Eh]

Hahahahaha, here I was thinking military and it turns out to be a vintage toilet bowl float.

Would that be for old $hits?

[Unheilig]

I can only imagine how many of those this gadget has assisted down the drain over the course of its lifetime.