Can anyone possibly date anything?

[Relic_hunter1557]

Ok, so i found these in my backyard. One seems to be a hook the other is a long nail and the other thing in the middle is...?? I have no idea...... Does Anyone have an idea?

 

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[BioProfessor]

'fraid she's going to take a little cleaning up. Give her a good bath and post some front and back pictures as well as what the material is, any marks, letters, etc. That'll help.

Daryl

 

[Relic_hunter1557]

Didn't someone say CLR a q- tip to clean it? or would that damage it?

 

[BioProfessor]

What's it made of? Iron? Magnetic? Is it rusty, dirty, ?

Daryl

 

[Relic_hunter1557]

It seems to be rusty and i've already given it a good scrubbing, you wouldn't think so though lol.. They are all magnetic.

 

[BioProfessor]

There are several new products out there that spray on and will really take the rust away. If you are sure the object is not of great value, I'd buy some of the spray and a fine wire brush and have at it. I've used the rust removal product that looks like an ordinary spray bottle of 409 or similar and it took the rust off, right down to the bare metal. Should help you too.

Daryl

 

[Relic_hunter1557]

I have no idea what it is or if it is of great value... Here are front and back pics..

this is the front

this is the back

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

I think it may be a another stirup of of a copper fair horse? Still too dirty to tell for sure. I would soak it in coke a cola, takes a few days if it's real rusty, usually cleans up nice.

 

[BioProfessor]

Sometimes when metal is exposed to really harsh conditions (marine for instance) concretions form around the metal. It is an electrical deposition because of the nature of the metal and the seawater. It looks like your object may have concretions around some of the metal. These will usually come off pretty easy after a soak in something like Coca-Cola or some other acidic solution. I usually try to knock them off with something plastic (screwdriver handle) or a piece of wood. That usually won't damage the metal but the rock-like material will break away. You can tell by using a small magnet to see if all of it is magnetic or if the lighter parts may be minerals and no magnetic or just barely so. I don't know why this would have happened or has happened in the ground in your backyard but who knows what conditions have been there in the past.

Daryl

 

[lolype29]

maybe a piece from an old cast iron stove?

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

maybe a piece from an old cast iron stove? I was thinking the samething, every once in a while I find odd pieces like that and they turn out to either old stoves, coal furnuse, or floor register.

 

[ivan salis]

the hook and eye piece might be a early tie down type device hook goes on the ring on the bodyof the wagon -- the rope goes thru the eye and is drawn tight and tied with a knot --- kind of of a primative type cord rig for securing a load on a wagon --- Ivan

 

[alkoz]

The middle one looks loke a wing of some sort.

 

[Monty]

A framing nail, a chain hook for a child's swing set (nylon bearing goes in the hole, chain hooks onto the hooked end), and a piece of treasure hunter iron junque. I find the later all the time! M nty

 

[artemis moon]

could the thingy in the middle be a part from a plow?

 

[Kas]

I wouldn't be afraid to clean it. If it had any value, it doesn't anymore.

 

[romeo-1]

maybe a piece from an old cast iron stove?

Yep...

 

[Monty]

Maybe I misunderstood the question,"Can anyone date anything"? Yes you can date anything you please. Back when I divorced my ex-wife, I dated this old thing for a couple of months. It just didn't work out. Monty

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

I'd say the stove part to be about 1880-1900

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

the nail about 1900-today, The threaded eyelet 1950-today, but I bet there not from today.