Unknown items?

[coolcash2004]

I found these two items in some woods in my backyard... our house is over 100 years old. They are both heavy objects. The larger one was burried 2 inches deep, and the smaller one 7 inches deep. I dont know what they are.

 

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[trk5capt]

What Area Of The Country Did You Find Them? From The Pic They Look Like Sabots Off Of An Exploded CW Era Artillery Shell. trk5capt... Below Are Pieces Of Some Sabots That I Have Found Here In S.C.

 

[coolcash2004]

I live in the northeast, Connecticut

 

[coolcash2004]

We have pictures of the house around 90 years ago, the place where i found the items (in the woods) was once a large field.

 

[coolcash2004]

Thanks, i think your right. They look very similar to what you found in your pictures.

 

[jeremiah212]

i've seen peices like that at the construction dump..look like pipe shavings..
sometimes a little bit of the pipe needs to be cut or shaved off to fit properly..could be that too i guess

 

[Southcacalaky]

Interesting find, Art...

 

[LadyDigger]

You know...I just love this forum....had I found items like that in my yard or anywhere else, I would consider it basically junk and had no idea of what they were and thrown them away.

This is a very imformative board and it's great everyone shares their finds with others. Gives us a better insight of what found items may be or could be.

Great finds!!!!

MODIFIED HERE: I have found pieces of pipe at the oceanfront...more on the bay side (Chesapeake Bay)...I saved for a bit and just threw away yesterday. Hubby said they were old piping. But some had paint on them...so I considered it junk and threw away...maybe I should have kept them now It was giving me COIN sound when I found them.

 

[jasonbo]

i think you found dirty metal :P

 

[gord]

Could also be lead filler from a joint in an old cast-iron sewage pipe?
Gord

 

[jorge del norte]

Could also be lead filler from a joint in an old cast-iron sewage pipe?
Gord

It is lead and oakum...........old way pipes were joined.....however it is a lost art form......as far todays plumbing is concerned........I find these alot.....once i dug one about 10 inches in the ground at the base of a old tree....i thought i had a winner.......it is proof of a torn down building though.....HH