It looks like a screw of some sort.
Flat head, probably countersunk. 8-24 thread?
Posted by: Ron ap Rhys on September 24, 2010 11:58 AMShe's actually got more pictures, including what it looked like all cleaned up. It was all I could do to get her to post this one. Yeah, Ron, although I'm not sure about the thread pitch. Looked like something that fell out of the bottom of an appliance.
Posted by: scott on September 24, 2010 10:23 PMthis will help if it's a UNF thread.
http://www.marfas.com/machinescrewtapping.shtml
If it's coarse, I'd have to chase that down.
Posted by: Ron ap Rhys on September 25, 2010 08:24 AM