Cannon ball vs bouy vs. whatchemcallit?

[PyrateJim]

This was found will lobster diving last season. Central, east florida coast. At first, someone had mentioned it might be an "exploding canon ball". Someone else suggested perhaps an old lobster/fishing bouy of sort. Anyone ever see anything like this before? Any idea of age? It is hollow and had corrossion holes through it when I got it it, so I have no way of telling if it held power or air on the inside.

Thanks

 

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[divedigger]

it's not a shell,it looks like an old smudge pot

 

[Salvor6]

I have seen those before. It is a steel bouy ball. It is made from two hemi-spheres welded together. You can still see the weld seam.

 

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[rgecy]

Definitely not a cannon ball.

I would go with a steel float as well.

Robert

 

[wreckdiver1715]

Looks like a more than 50 year old buoy, should have left it on the bottom! LOL Who makes these stupid rules anyway?

 

[PyrateJim]

I have to agree with this being a bouy as well. As for the age, there is no stamp on it to say "Manufactured in 196?"

I also want to mention that this is not my find nor one that HRD made, but was made by a lobster diver, much further north on the east coast. He found it by visual observation while lobster hunting. Part of it was sticking out fromt eh sand bottom. He contacted me as to what it is and how to preserve it.

 

[G.I.B.]

Looks like a more than 50 year old buoy, should have left it on the bottom! LOL Who makes these stupid rules anyway?

These people do:

FLORIDA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
MAY 20, 2006

MINUTES


Commission Members Present: Dr. Judith Bense, Chairman; Marion Almy; Joseph Amon; Margo Dundon; Mimi Reid Hardman; Lex McKeithen; Dr. Angelo Perez; Ellen Uguccioni


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Commissioner Uguccioni stated that she would like to see a workshop on issues relating to the 50-year old threshold for historic properties. Commission members discussed the possibility of having the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation sponsor an educational workshop or a session at next year’s annual conference in Sarasota on this issue. Commissioner Uguccioni stated that a historic context on post-1950 historic buildings would be very helpful and useful. Commissioner Almy recommended that a special non-matching grant be awarded to accomplish this. Commission consensus was to include a request for this in the next Historic Preservation Grants solicitation letter. [Note: Language for this proposal has been prepared by Division staff and Commissioner Uguccioni and will be included in the October 1 solicitation letter.]

Chairman Bense introduced Becky Clarke, President of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, who provided an update on the Hays-Hood House project in Tallahassee.

Chairman Bense invited public comments.

Dr. William Lees, from the University of West Florida, gave an update on the Florida Public Archaeology Network. There are currently four Centers established, and four others are to be added in the upcoming year. Commissioner Almy asked Dr. Lees to elaborate on working with river divers and others regarding underwater archaeological sites. Dr. Lees stated that there are both terrestrial and underwater archaeologists involved in the program at various Centers.

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