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Whydah

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Found this little trinket yesterday on the beach...Any Ideas?...seems to be Brass / Bronze
Well it turns out to be some kind of Nautical Instrument that I am told is very old... It was used to help untie knots in rope works... used at the end of your thumb area like a pick almost..put between lines and then twisted at the same time as pushing downward...This would make sence as I found it in an area where they once held ships for loading and unloading back in the 1700's ...and this is still pending authentication...They are saying it may be very old...like 2 hundred years old.....we will wait to see...if it is what they are saying, it will be a first of its kind that I have ever seen anywhere...if anyone has any information on this would be tool please chime in.... Grey 2 (10).JPG Grey 2 (1).JPG Grey 2 (5).JPG Grey 2 (4).JPG Oh ya and almost forgot about the very early 18 K GOLD Wedding Band ...
 

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Whydah

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Feb 24, 2010
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New England
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Minelab CTX 30-30 Minelab X Calibur 1000 MineLab Equinox 800 Garret Infinium Fisher CZ 21
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Beach & Shallow Water Hunting

gunsil

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Doesn't really look like a rope tool to me, you can't get any leverage with it. I wonder if it went around a finger or thumb more like a ring is worn, and used for husking corn?? Very cool, odd piece!!
 

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