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Posted Nov 21, 2009, 02:36:59 pm |
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Found in an area with items dating from about 1740-1820. The particular spot I dug it was where some of the mid. 1700s stuff had been found, but everything was fairly close so probably doesn't mean much.
52mm diameter.
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 02:57:35 pm |
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 IP...could those square holes be nail holes  SS
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:07:37 pm |
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IP...could those square holes be nail holes SS They could be, but not sure why "this" would be nailed into"that"? |
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:26:35 pm |
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IP...could those square holes be nail holes SS They could be, but not sure why "this" would be nailed into"that"? Looks like some sort of washer or cover, but nailed into what  and it looks like it hasn't been bent around anything |
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:29:03 pm |
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Geez, it's a 3-holer. Close relative to the 4-holer and distant cousin to the 3-ringer.
What was "this' nailed to "that?" Cause.
Daryl
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:31:18 pm |
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Geez, it's a 3-holer. Close relative to the 4-holer and distant cousin to the 3-ringer.
What was "this' nailed to "that?" Cause.
Daryl
Daryl...have you had to much wine...hic   SS |
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:33:28 pm |
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Geez, it's a 3-holer. Close relative to the 4-holer and distant cousin to the 3-ringer.
What was "this' nailed to "that?" Cause.
Daryl
Daryl...have you had to much wine...hic SS Something has to wash down the crack.  |
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:43:17 pm |
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I usually just use a wash cloth with soap and water. Never tried wine. Hard to get the bottle round back. Daryl |
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:46:10 pm |
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Patch, It could have been nailed to something but I doubt it. Odds are it's the same kind of deal as this pewter coin I dug at the bottom of the N.J. canal. I think it and your's were probably used for a sinker (and possibly stabbed by a fork tine).
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:50:39 pm |
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Patch, It could have been nailed to something but I doubt it. Odds are it's the same kind of deal as this pewter coin I dug at the bottom of the N.J. canal. I think it and your's were probably used for a sinker (and possibly stabbed by a fork tine).
johnnyi....a sinker as in weight the holes in your piece look identical to IP, but why would a sinker be round like that, here in the UK, a sinker refers to a fishing weight SS |
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 03:56:27 pm |
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Patch, It could have been nailed to something but I doubt it. Odds are it's the same kind of deal as this pewter coin I dug at the bottom of the N.J. canal. I think it and your's were probably used for a sinker (and possibly stabbed by a fork tine).
johnnyi....a sinker as in weight the holes in your piece look identical to IP, but why would a sinker be round like that, here in the UK, a sinker refers to a fishing weight SS just something handy |
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 05:02:45 pm |
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Patch, It could have been nailed to something but I doubt it. Odds are it's the same kind of deal as this pewter coin I dug at the bottom of the N.J. canal. I think it and your's were probably used for a sinker (and possibly stabbed by a fork tine).
Cool... but forget about my junk lead and tell me what you know about that coin. Halfpenny size? Can you see any detail on the Britannia side/other? |
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 06:08:59 pm |
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Hmmm, it appears we have a puzzle here with these 3-holed objects from the Colonial era........  |
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 06:33:03 pm |
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Whizzers? |
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 11:50:03 pm |
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Yeah, whizzers/spinner toy is what I was thinking too.
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Nov 22, 2009, 12:46:16 am |
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Yeah, whizzers/spinner toy is what I was thinking too.
Only two holes are needed, and they would be more centered. |
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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted Nov 22, 2009, 05:30:22 am |
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Geez, it's a 3-holer. Close relative to the 4-holer and distant cousin to the 3-ringer.
What was "this' nailed to "that?" Cause.
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