The two needles (another good reason to wear gloves) were found only a few feet apart. Although the house was used as a hospital during the Civil War, and was owned by a Doctor at the time, I don't think this is that old. If I had to guess I would say this was used on farm animals in the early 1900's. If anyone has a good reason I should believe different please let me know.
The piece I thought was a syringe turns out to be a bottle topper from the 1950's pictured below
The piece I thought was a syringe turns out to be a bottle topper from the 1950's pictured below