✅ SOLVED I have no idea. Found in a bottle dump

[smf399]

I have no idea what this is. Any info would be great.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

kind of reminds me of a tree pruner, but I really don't know

 

[Archeodeb]

What is it made of? Is it heavy, light, magnetic? Size info (besides comparison to a hand). Could be a lot of things -- including a fulgarite -- but without more info it would be hard to guess.
Look at the photos here on Wikipedia for more on fulgarites. It does look like one, actually... Fulgurite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[smf399]

What is it made of? Is it heavy, light, magnetic? Size info (besides comparison to a hand). Could be a lot of things -- including a fulgarite -- but without more info it would be hard to guess.
Look at the photos here on Wikipedia for more on fulgarites. It does look like one, actually... Fulgurite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is iron and it is definitely man made.

 

[Breezie]

It's really hard to tell much about it with all the rust, but it's shape reminds me of a large iron gate latch.


I hate to admit that I do this, but whenever I find an iron piece like yours, I will use a pair of pliers to twist off the rust. I'm not suggesting you do this because it could break, but generally if it is an item that I feel is not a valueable one, that's what I do to try to clean it to be able to ID it. Breezie

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I got awhole bucket full of these

 

[yaxthri]

I go for NOLA_Ken's answer, too.

I think it's the remains of the "grandfather" of this:

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Clean that thing please. Electrolysis if you think its worth anything. Its not possible to ID a clump of rust from a few pictures.

 

[Reed Lukens]

Honestly, it looks like garbage Clean it with a grinder, then put an edge on it, then throw it high up into a tree... Well it really does look like an iron rail tie down for railroad rails. or a tree trimmer, so goes the saying, throw it up into the trees & call it solved

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

e... Well it really does look like an iron rail tie down for railroad rails.

yea it looks like a rail anchor but we wont know until its cleaned up.

 

[Minrelica]

Well it really does look like an iron rail tie down for railroad rails.

My first thought as well

 

[thepoolguy]

kola_ken nailed it........my grandpa had one just like it. even had the triple attatchment plates to go on the wood. im sure someone will find a pic. but thats what it is for sure! lol and im seldom positive. dave

 

[Bum Luck]

Is that beer batter, or Shore Lunch?

 

[thepoolguy]

heres one

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

kola_ken nailed it........my grandpa had one just like it. even had the triple attatchment plates to go on the wood. im sure someone will find a pic. but thats what it is for sure! lol and im seldom positive. dave

Now that I see the pic, Ken nailed it. Its amazing to be able to ID a clump of rust.

 

[Joseph Gilbert]

Now that I see the pic, Ken nailed it. Its amazing to be able to ID a clump of rust.

I found a rusted clump of rust by the Potomac river in Dumfries Va and brought it to a friend of mine that owned an antiques shop he did electrolysis on it and we discovered it was a 1700's flint lock pistol. It sucked though because it was too far gone.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

green check please

 

[Ammonhotep]

green check please

Agreed. And used far too little, in my opinion.

-Ammo

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Wow.... I have to admit that was just a completely wild guess on my part just based on the shape....

 

[CLWCRACKER]

It's the end of a commercial pruner pole. I own several.