COLONIAL ERA HITCHING RING AND STAPLE?

[mburnsgps]

I was detecting a colonial era site where the British army passed through after they left Philadelphia in 1778. I believe the dimple button is from the mid 1600s (the building in the background was built in 1760 but the original building that is no longer standing was built in 1698). I am trying to find out if the horse hitching ring and staple found beneath the 250-year old tree stump are from the colonial period. I also found a couple of unidentified lead items. Any comments and help would be appreciated.

 

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[A2coins]

Great relics has to be great hunting a site that old. I wish I could help. bump

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Any of the hitching posts I've seen have been made of cast iron to withstand being outside in the elements.
It certainly might be for securing a horse too, but it could also be for securing a bicycle to as well.

If you could clean it up and show us pics for scale from different angles that would help.

Looks like an amazing place to detect!

Dave

 

[sawmill man]

Not much there for size reference, it could be , but im thinking more on the line of it being a old trap chain ring , fence staples were and are still commonly used to fasten the traps to trees and such .

 

[mburnsgps]

Thanks. I am very fortunate to have this permission.

 

[mburnsgps]

Thanks. I just bought some Metal Rescue to get the rust off. I will repost once I get them cleaned up.

 

[mburnsgps]

The hitch ring is about 3 1/4" in diameter. I will repost with a ruler once I get them cleaned up.

 

[gunsil]

Nice looking place, but I hate to see somebody using a shovel on such a nice lawn area. One shouldn't really need more than a four inch diameter hole to recover targets to nine inches. Proper pin pointing technique avoids making such huge holes for such shallow and/or small targets. Another thing I and other experienced hunters do is to bring along a small towel or I use a gallon zip-loc bag to lay on the ground and put the excavated dirt on which makes it easier to get all the dirt back in the hole and doesn't leave all that dirt in the grass. I do not think the ring and staple are all that old. By the way, I am in Rockland county, NY really close to the NJ line and the house looks just like the Dutch colonials here, you must be close by.