Longest spike I ever found
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I have one too...! I found mine in a sawmill site.
It has a rosehead and square shank.
It has a rosehead and square shank.
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It's a cribbing spike, used to fasten thick lumber. I find quite a few along old logging rr grades, such as where the tracks cross a wet spot on a hillside. THe spikes would fasten the timber to be able to support the tracks and the log train.
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That is awesome! thanks for info was this used in the 30's ?
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