How Exciting To Find Two CW Items That Go Together

tymcmurray · Apr 14, 2009

Some of you may not think this is a big deal, BUT,
to those of us that collect CW relics, this is GREAT!!
I found a Hand Forged 2' wrench that matched one
in a popular CW artifact book.

I got to thinking about it, and today went through
my pile of iron "junk" and found a Handmade 2"
nut to go with my wrench. This will make a FANTASTIC
display to add to my collection!!

crashbro17x · Apr 14, 2009

Isn't it funny when you figure something like that out? Cool man...very cool!

myfantasia1 · Apr 14, 2009

How cool that you had the second piece just waiting for the wrench to be found.

savant365 · Apr 14, 2009

Very cool

Hey in your book there is a picture under the top of the wrench that you found that looks like a little pick axe head. Could you tell me what that is? I think I might have found one the other day. Thanks,

HH Charlie

tymcmurray · Apr 14, 2009

savant365 said:
Very cool Hey in your book there is a picture under the top of the wrench that you found that looks like a little pick axe head. Could you tell me what that is? I think I might have found one the other day. Thanks,

HH Charlie

That is the end of a wagon Trace Chain.
Here is one I found last week.

savant365 · Apr 14, 2009

Thanks, mine looks more pointy on the ends and a little curved. I'll take a pic of it tomorrow after I dig it out of the trunk of my car and post it. I guess its a good thing I threw it in the junk box. They resurfaced 5 blocks of main street here in town last year and they took about a foot and a half of the dirt up. I found out where they dumped it and got permission to hunt it. It came from there. The place is full of red brick (the original street) and lots af trashy targets. I think I'll start digging a few more signals. Thanks for the help,

HH Charlie

prolab69 · Apr 14, 2009

that bottom right pic is in my todays post also, cool book, where can i get one?

prolab69

tymcmurray · Apr 14, 2009

prolab69 said:
that bottom right pic is in my todays post also, cool book, where can i get one?

prolab69

It's called "Civil War Artifacts - A Guide for the Historian" by Hoawrd R. Crouch
It is a Great book. I use it more than any other book I have.

lairmo · Apr 15, 2009

That is pretty cool...were they dug at the same site??

Finman · Apr 15, 2009

Great relics, congrats!!!!!

HH Joe

allen · Apr 15, 2009

way to go on those cw relics...

fortbball9 · Apr 15, 2009

Nice find,Congrats

fortbball9

crazyjarhead · Apr 15, 2009

Nice find and a nut to go with it

VOL1266-X · Apr 15, 2009

Ty, I found wrench #3 in Crouch's book at DIV last month. It's a wagon wrench also. Good Find. HH.

Fla-Gal · Apr 15, 2009

Too unreal to consider.....so glad yall keep """ALL""" the relics,share with one another ----please tell me yall are using GPS to mark the spot so that one day when your grandkids have to sell your ''stuff''' to pay taxes---they can look on a map and figure out where Paps was hunting.....great find...esd

ModernMiner · Apr 15, 2009

Ty,
Great job matching those two up. :thumbsup:

They will look great displayed together. How did you get the wrench to clean up so well? Electrolysis? :icon_scratch:

I think it was you that told me about that relic book before. That's some of the best $ I've ever spent. I can actually go through the pages now saying, "I have one of those. I have one of those too. And one of those. And.............." Great reference book.

I've found some of those large square nuts before but chucked them. I better hang on to them from now on in case I'm ever lucky enough to find a wrench like that.
Thanks for the post & info.
-Doug-

kimsdad · Apr 15, 2009

I'm not a CW hunter/collector, but only because I'm inconveniently located...

I think those are a real big deal!! :thumbsup:

tymcmurray · Apr 15, 2009

ModernMiner said:
Ty,
Great job matching those two up. They will look great displayed together. How did you get the wrench to clean up so well? Electrolysis?
I think it was you that told me about that relic book before. That's some of the best $ I've ever spent. I can actually go through the pages now saying, "I have one of those. I have one of those too. And one of those. And.............." Great reference book.

I've found some of those large square nuts before but chucked them. I better hang on to them from now on in case I'm ever lucky enough to find a wrench like that.
Thanks for the post & info.
-Doug-

Yes, Electrolysis. The nut is cleaned up now, also.