To doorknob or not to Doorknob

[Old man digger]

I found this today while surface hunting. I believe it to be a Doorknob made from porcelain.
When I found it had this blue looking material inside the hole. I was a little disappointed because I thought it was plastic.
When I tried to remove the plastic, I found out it was some blue/green corrosion. When I picked at it, I realized it was a type
of soft metal and not plastic. Maybe even lead. Need help in deciding what is and its age.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Doorknob seems right to me. Not sure if this sort of thing is possible to easily date. I think they were commonly in use around the turn of the 20th century but no clue how far back before that they go. I've found similar ones before but I don't remember ever seeing one in use in a house, so presumably they're pretty old.

 

[Step Back In Time]

If it's a green colour then it might be copper.

 

[Old man digger]

If it's a green colour then it might be copper.

I will keep picking at it until I have it all out of there. The Green color idea sounds like reasonable possibility. Thank you for that area to check.

 

[Step Back In Time]

Yeah, it's hard to say. Lead seems like a good possibility too, but so does brass. I'm not sure.

 

[embe]

Hard to tell from the one pic but have you considered knob from knob and tube wiring? Or maybe some other type of insulator

 

[Old man digger]

Hard to tell from the one pic but have you considered knob from knob and tube wiring? Or maybe some other type of insulator

I have seen and found lots of the wire insulators in this area. Most have a hole in the middle that has a nail contained there-in to attach to a tree or a post. Since this has no such hole I have to lean more towards the door knob possibility. But thank you for the thought and in put. OMD

 

[Old man digger]

I have seen and found lots of the wire insulators in this area. Most have a hole in the middle that has a nail contained there-in to attach to a tree or a post. Since this has no such hole I have to lean more towards the door knob possibility. But thank you for the thought and in put. OMD