✅ SOLVED Is this a Surveyors Stone? whats with the carved line?

[lrgcent]

 

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[lrgcent]

mill stones were cut here and this was an 1830's quarry, between 4-5 feet around...Thanks

 

[lrgcent]

Anyone know what the long spoon looking tool is, found at other mill stone site almost a mile away

 

[Icewing]

It kind of looks like a tire spoon.
The rock looks like a glacial scald.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

My guess would be an iron toggle ran over it from a stationary engine. I've seen similar around the Allegheny Reservoir in PA/NY. The stone (or wood block) was called a "doll head". A bearing.

See below - those iron bars go back and forth to run pumps and drills.

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[lrgcent]

Thanks Charlie P.(NY), This could change things? I should of put it in my description, local information states that all the mill stone work was all done by hand and hauled out by oxen in 1836...hmm,interesting
Icewing, yes it is a conglomerate / pudding stone / white quartz

 

[osage express]

The other item is called feather and wedges for splitting stone.

 

[taz42o]

The spoon is used to remove rock dust from drill hole before inserting feather and wedge

Stones of Northeastern U.S. - Quarry - Tools

 

[taz42o]

The first pic may just be half of a drill hole after blasting.

 

[lrgcent]

Yes, the spoon was found with the feathers at the bottom of a cut stone!
Thank You Taz 42o

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Thanks Charlie P.(NY), This could change things? I should of put it in my description, local information states that all the mill stone work was all done by hand and hauled out by oxen in 1836...hmm,interesting

No doubt. But I am sure things happened there after 1836 - as they did all over the US. ;-)