We got back out again today. Was hot, sweaty, and diggin iron all day. I did find an X and an O and have no idea what they are. Also pictured is a square nail, one of the octagons I cleaned up a little, and the memorial Og lost last week. It was in his diggin pants pocket the whole time.
cool finds,
the X and O appear to be stencils.
not sure why just the X and O but neat any way .
nice score on finding the memorial ... ... ... again
Here's the BIG IRON I dug today. I got a mini Sampson shovel and was able to dig out things I would usually have given up on. The huge spike was a foot if not more deep. That's serious diggin.
love the iron ...
be nice to see them after an Ebath .
(08-30-2014 11:42 PM)IndianaBones Wrote: [ -> ]cool finds,
the X and O appear to be stencils.
not sure why just the X and O but neat any way .
nice score on finding the memorial ... ... ... again
The X does seem like a stencil. It's thin like sheet metal and appears to be copper. It was bent up and 8" deep. I actually measured that one with my pinpointer. But the O looks like it's broken off of something.
wow ... i`m blind as a bat ... didn`t see the O there.
pretty neat. appears to be some kind of thick name plate
possibly off a front door or gate .
really cool find.
Will,
What you may have there is a timber spike used in building hewn lumber homes.
Ed
(08-31-2014 11:28 AM)Ohio Dirt Fisher Wrote: [ -> ]Will,
What you may have there is a timber spike used in building hewn lumber homes.
Ed
Exactly
my guess would be a mid 19th century cabin spike if I had to lay $$ on it ;-)
cool find!
(08-31-2014 11:28 AM)Ohio Dirt Fisher Wrote: [ -> ]Will,
What you may have there is a timber spike used in building hewn lumber homes.
Ed
The big spike I dug is about a foot long. So it's much bigger than this one.
(09-01-2014 10:58 AM)PittsburghWil Wrote: [ -> ]The big spike I dug is about a foot long. So it's much bigger than this one.
That's the one I was talking about!
Spikes a foot long or more were used in 1830s/40s/50s cabins to spike the timber/logs together especially at the foundation.
I'd hunt that area hard as there's bound to be some good finds to be had ;-)