mattlock Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Just let me know what things you know about thes artifacts I know a fair bit about them already but I would like to to know what experts can inform me about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlock Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 the last one might be a hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 The last one looks to me like it used to be a spike of some sort. I see an everyday piano hinge and some scrap wire. There are a few pieces that have me curious but most of all the triangular shaped piece. I don't know why but I really like it. Do you know what it is or where I came from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 was it found with a metal detector? I also metal detect. first pic- some melted aluminum, second pic-looks like some melted lead, on top of an old stove lid, not sure exactly what the bracket thing was on. third pic-? fourth pic-some square nails and some other random things that I am not sure about, fifth pic-looks like the same bracket item, a piece of cast iron off of an old kettle, a couple square nails, melted aluminum and brass- I might be wrong. Sixth pic- some sort of hook item/farming piece? seventh pic-old bottle, bricks, square nails, crumpled brass hinge, some twisted wire eight pic-stove lid, and crumpled brass hinge, ninth pic-a couple washers and some large hunk of steel or cast iron tenth pic- the same bracket thing and crumpled hinge eleventh pic- another pic of the decorative bracket and some twisted wire twelfth pic- not exactly sure thirteenth pic- also not sure fourteenth pic-looks like a large square nail. some of this I am probably wrong about, but thought I would try. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlock Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Michael Cochran said: The last one looks to me like it used to be a spike of some sort. I see an everyday piano hinge and some scrap wire. There are a few pieces that have me curious but most of all the triangular shaped piece. I don't know why but I really like it. Do you know what it is or where I came from? The last one is hammer I broke I belive retriveing it. Thank you so much for telling what the hinge is form. The triangle piece is a wrought iron final. 1 hour ago, littleblacksmith said: was it found with a metal detector? I also metal detect. first pic- some melted aluminum, second pic-looks like some melted lead, on top of an old stove lid, not sure exactly what the bracket thing was on. third pic-? fourth pic-some square nails and some other random things that I am not sure about, fifth pic-looks like the same bracket item, a piece of cast iron off of an old kettle, a couple square nails, melted aluminum and brass- I might be wrong. Sixth pic- some sort of hook item/farming piece? seventh pic-old bottle, bricks, square nails, crumpled brass hinge, some twisted wire eight pic-stove lid, and crumpled brass hinge, ninth pic-a couple washers and some large hunk of steel or cast iron tenth pic- the same bracket thing and crumpled hinge eleventh pic- another pic of the decorative bracket and some twisted wire twelfth pic- not exactly sure thirteenth pic- also not sure fourteenth pic-looks like a large square nail. some of this I am probably wrong about, but thought I would try. Yes It was found with a metal detector.The stove lid is unrelated to the issue. Those objects are a pewter splash a wrought hand forged items. I hope a smith on this site can help me learn about these objects 1 hour ago, littleblacksmith said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The item on the measuring the is a hammer? What kind of hammer could it have been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlock Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 16 minutes ago, Michael Cochran said: The item on the measuring the is a hammer? What kind of hammer could it have been? I tiny hammer that I broke, I have 3/4 of it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbits Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Top left in Pic 1 is magnatite an iron ore (also in 2,4,5). Top and bottom in pic 4 as well as most of pic12 are slag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlock Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 On April 22, 2016 at 3:35 PM, starbits said: Top left in Pic 1 is magnatite an iron ore (also in 2,4,5). Top and bottom in pic 4 as well as most of pic12 are slag. Really ? I thought it was a chunk of wrought. What makes you say so ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 rusty wrought tends to look stringy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlock Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 13 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: rusty wrought tends to look stringy Does it rust in sheets ? Unlike cast that rust in blister is that correct ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 the next to last looks a lot like a connecting rod to a small engine? The 6th one down looks like a tire chain connector to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlock Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 37 minutes ago, notownkid said: the next to last looks a lot like a connecting rod to a small engine? The 6th one down looks like a tire chain connector to me I cleaned it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Real wrought iron is a fibrous material; think of it as being a ferrous type of fiberglass; It will have "green stick fractures" and show lineations in the rust. The bi directional rolled Byers process wrought iron has a "platy" fracture that looks like a lot of small squashed plates. Now wrought iron has a very large range of quality with coarse grades having large chunks of slag in it and the fine grades can have over 100000 ferrous silicate spicules per sq inch which affect how rusting looks as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 scratch the connecting rod and make that a hook, could be anywhere I've seen something that as holding shutters closed at a French & Indian era Fort, Fort #4 Charlestown NH. I'm sure there were hundreds of jobs for this size hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlock Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 21 hours ago, notownkid said: scratch the connecting rod and make that a hook, could be anywhere I've seen something that as holding shutters closed at a French & Indian era Fort, Fort #4 Charlestown NH. I'm sure there were hundreds of jobs for this size hook. The latch or my hook with coins what is are you talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Latch Hook all the same to me with the ruler the one with the coins looks like a tire chain attaching hook depends where one is located for local description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andys MQ Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 On 21 April 2016 at 8:22 AM, mattlock said: The last one is hammer I broke I belive retriveing it. Thank you so much for telling what the hinge is form. The triangle piece is a wrought iron final. I think you will find he means the hing is called piano hinge rather that referring to its use. it may be from a piano but more likely from any other hinged thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yes I was referring to the style of hinge. It could've been use different no any number of items including but no limited: piano lids, cedar type storage chests, built in seating with storage in the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medy Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 the triangle thing looks like it might go on top of a standard or something like that and it broke off from the part that attaches to the pole. Just my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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