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Definitely a gizmo....
Could it be woven asbestos? Maybe something to lean a soldering iron on when working on roofing? That is a SWAG though
mckenney99
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I agree with sceva, that it might be woven asbestos. I've seen similar items that were wrapped around the female (belled) top of a cast iron pipe joint and then molten lead poured into the joint. I have one around here somewhere still in the box, if it isn't one of the things lost in my last move. Asbestos Joint Runner.
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Awesome educated guess!
I had no idea what it was, but I was able to zoom in and flip one of the OP's images:
"Colemans Chicago PAT'D"
That lead me to this!
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CAJUNLAWYER
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I woulda stuck with gizmo...
Here's a demonstration.....
...of somebody assembling a joint. I would have thought this bell and spigot kind of thing would be torn out and replaced with PVC nowadays, but I suppose people that work on old houses see a lot of this. Sorry the link is incredibly long but I checked it and it works if you scroll right to find the 'proceed' button.
poured lead bell and spigot - Google Search
...of somebody assembling a joint. I would have thought this bell and spigot kind of thing would be torn out and replaced with PVC nowadays, but I suppose people that work on old houses see a lot of this. Sorry the link is incredibly long but I checked it and it works if you scroll right to find the 'proceed' button.
poured lead bell and spigot - Google Search
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OP: Get ready for a bunch of lawyers willing to file asbestos mesothelioma lawsuits for you! 
Inusuit
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When I assembled my joints back in the 60s, I didn't use anything like that.
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Now that I know what it is .
I think I will throw it back and
Let someone else find it in 50 years.
Thanks for the help.
I think I will throw it back and
Let someone else find it in 50 years.
Thanks for the help.
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deadin
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I have to admit.... that's a new one on me (and I thought I had seen everything at one time or another).
Inusuit
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Ha, I don't remember the 60's.
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Well, I had the asbestos part right.
You gotta respect guys who spent their days working with asbestos and molten lead.
As a apprentice pipefitter I used those quite often. (late 60s early 70s) The older people I worked with called it a runner. It was used to pour lead into some hard to work at positions. Used mostly on cast iron soil pipe either above or below ground.
The shop I first worked for was called a Jobber shop. In plain English we did mostly small jobs in houses and very little big commercial type work!
Edit! I hated doing the small work and was much happier when I went to another shop and did large commercial jobs. (chemical plants, other large factories prisons, hospitals, fossil fuel & atomic power plants.) That was where the money was!
The shop I first worked for was called a Jobber shop. In plain English we did mostly small jobs in houses and very little big commercial type work!
Edit! I hated doing the small work and was much happier when I went to another shop and did large commercial jobs. (chemical plants, other large factories prisons, hospitals, fossil fuel & atomic power plants.) That was where the money was!
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Yep...back in the day, late 1950's, my father was a union contractor and would take me on jobs on the weekends. He called these running ropes and taught me how to set the oakum with yarning irons, pour the joint and finish the lead joint with inside and outside irons. I hated every minute of it but I did learn a lot. Years later I asked why he was so belligerent about me learning the trade. His response; I made sure you would never starve in case things didn't work out up there.
It's a "joint runner" it is used to pour horizontal lead joints in a cast iron hub for a plumbing system.
