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A friend of mine at work recently caught this porthole off of Gwynn's Island, Matthews County, Virginia. He was between Cherry Point and Hole-in-the-Wall. Composition is brass/bronze and glass. Size: 4 1/2: diameter; approximate height 1 1/4". Weight is 0.58 lb. Any information you can supply on this item would be most gratefully appreciated. Many thanks!
-Jerry
Last time I saw one of those, I was washing out the meat locker. Drain cover is what that is
Drain cover with glass??
I'd guess it's from an old deep sea diver's helmet, the kind that had a hose and air was pumped in from above by a compressor to the guy wearing it down below. Maybe a vision port on the helmet. Google them and you will see images of helmets that have ports of this exact design and approximate size.
Thank you, Duane. This is a good start!
-Jerry