April 20, 201610 yr 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
April 20, 201610 yr 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?
April 20, 201610 yr 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
April 21, 201610 yr Author 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:
April 21, 201610 yr The item on the measuring the is a hammer? What kind of hammer could it have been?
April 21, 201610 yr Author 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
April 22, 201610 yr 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.
April 24, 201610 yr Author 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 ?
April 25, 201610 yr Author 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 ?
April 25, 201610 yr 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
April 25, 201610 yr Author 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
April 25, 201610 yr 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.
April 25, 201610 yr 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.
April 26, 201610 yr Author 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
April 26, 201610 yr 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.
April 26, 201610 yr 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.
May 6, 201610 yr 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.
May 10, 201610 yr 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
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