MEinWV
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Brass/bronze shipbuilding spikes from the 1800's
Just getting around to finally posting these shipyard finds.
As you can see, the biggest ones are 8" long. They all have square heads(except for the 2 round "bolts" on the right). I found them in the tidal flat along the outer edges of the wooden scaffolding(ways) that were still partially visible in the mud. I figured they were dropped while workers were attempting to use them. The bent and broken ones were also found along the ways. I found an area off to one side that indicated the site where the spikes were being cast, as there was lots of brass and copper slag and sprues.
We can only imagine what it must have been like to live in the area of a shipyard back then. The teams of oxen delivering material, the sawing of wood and the rapping of mallets and hammers from dusk until dawn. Simply amazes me when I think about it.
Just getting around to finally posting these shipyard finds.
As you can see, the biggest ones are 8" long. They all have square heads(except for the 2 round "bolts" on the right). I found them in the tidal flat along the outer edges of the wooden scaffolding(ways) that were still partially visible in the mud. I figured they were dropped while workers were attempting to use them. The bent and broken ones were also found along the ways. I found an area off to one side that indicated the site where the spikes were being cast, as there was lots of brass and copper slag and sprues.
We can only imagine what it must have been like to live in the area of a shipyard back then. The teams of oxen delivering material, the sawing of wood and the rapping of mallets and hammers from dusk until dawn. Simply amazes me when I think about it.
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