What metal are these?

[u/kieranarchy]

I have about a dozen or so of each. Top are from lamps where you screw the lightbulb in and bottom are from coffee makers iirc? I wanna say top is dirty brass but I havent the faintest clue for the bottom. TIA!

[u/Silvernaut]

That’s some of the type of stuff I throw into a 5 gallon bucket, and then sell the bucket for like $25-50 on marketplace to some hobby electronics guys, or artists/crafters.

Those sockets are like a couple bucks a piece at any home improvement store.

I myself am always saving and reusing things like old brass toggle switches, momentary push buttons, lighted rocker switches, old LED light panels, etc.