🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Old Fuse?

[Dougie Webb]

This sort of looks like an old fuse - or at least that's the best I can guess. The ends seem to be copper, but the center is what's weird. Solid, heavy metal. Based on how strongly it attracts a magnet, I'd say it's gotta be iron. Never seen a fuse with iron in the middle. Any guesses? Found this near the site of some old homes near me dating back to mid 1800's.

Thanks as always!

 

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[Sam moser]

It doesn't look like it could ever burn and open up as heavy as the center section looks .

There is some 3 phase power circuits where one of the leggs is grounded . Maybe that is what it is for.

The ones that I have seen grounded used copper pipe.

 

[Gare]

This sort of looks like an old fuse - or at least that's the best I can guess. The ends seem to be copper, but the center is what's weird. Solid, heavy metal. Based on how strongly it attracts a magnet, I'd say it's gotta be iron. Never seen a fuse with iron in the middle. Any guesses? Found this near the site of some old homes near me dating back to mid 1800's.

Thanks as always!

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That looks like a pretty good guess

 

[Dougie Webb]

It doesn't look like it could ever burn and open up as heavy as the center section looks .

There is some 3 phase power circuits where one of the leggs is grounded . Maybe that is what it is for.

The ones that I have seen grounded used copper pipe.

Thanks for the input!