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  1. Apr 04, 2010, 08:34 AM
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    "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    Ok, so when I first uncovered this I SWEAR I had a tongue but... it is pretty much flat and has been "repaired" with two nails driven through it that rusted all over it. The disk itself is brass, the discoloration is rust... I have cleaned it a little but have not done anything else.. any ideas This was right in the middle of a ton of Civil War relics with no other "trash"... not even shotgun shells...


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  2. Apr 04, 2010, 09:18 AM #2
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    The cover off a tractor smokestack...
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    Quote Originally Posted by GL
    The cover off a tractor smokestack...
    That would be a small smoke stack.
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    Broken patchbox cover that was repaired with nails?
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    Quote Originally Posted by eathabs
    That would be a small smoke stack.
    LOL yeah I suppose it would! Nevermind...ha ha oops!
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  6. Apr 04, 2010, 11:23 AM #6
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    Quote Originally Posted by RPG
    Broken patchbox cover that was repaired with nails?
    I was going to say the same but how do you drive a nail through a small piece of brass?
    Are you sure it wasnt just rusted onto it?
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    I am also thinking inkwell cover but I dont know about the holes in the top.
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    I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines.  I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
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  7. Apr 05, 2010, 06:20 AM
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    Quote Originally Posted by bigcypresshunter
    Quote Originally Posted by RPG
    Broken patchbox cover that was repaired with nails?
    I was going to say the same but how do you drive a nail through a small piece of brass?
    Are you sure it wasnt just rusted onto it?


    I am also thinking inkwell cover but I dont know about the holes in the top.


    Hmm... the inkwell cover looks close... not sure why there are nail holes in it?? They are square nails... no doubt

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  8. Apr 05, 2010, 06:57 AM #8
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    Quote Originally Posted by MonkeyBoy
    Quote Originally Posted by bigcypresshunter
    Quote Originally Posted by RPG
    Broken patchbox cover that was repaired with nails?
    I was going to say the same but how do you drive a nail through a small piece of brass?
    Are you sure it wasnt just rusted onto it?


    I am also thinking inkwell cover but I dont know about the holes in the top.


    Hmm... the inkwell cover looks close... not sure why there are nail holes in it?? They are square nails... no doubt

    MB
    Maybe a nail was used to punch the holes but string or wire was used to hold the lid on. Personally, I like the patch box cover idea.

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  9. Apr 05, 2010, 01:45 PM #9
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    HI monkey boy

    THIS LOOKS LIKE A STEEL TRAP PAN. (Just my guess)

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  10. Apr 05, 2010, 05:18 PM
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    Re: "Disk" from the same site we dug 4 US Buckles

    After looking at a bunch of pictures... it really looks like a patch boxcover... maybe.. maybe not associated with the Civil War relics we found in the area.. there was a house circa 1750s close by so it does fit..


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