🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Piece of swirl wire.

[edlynne]

Found in woods on both colonial and civil war site. There is a hole on each side. Thanks in advance.

 

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[Gulf Coast Pirate]

What kind of metal is it? Does a magnet stick to it?

 

[edlynne]

I will let you know in a little while when I get back home. Thank you.

 

[edlynne]

What kind of metal is it? Does a magnet stick to it?

no a magnet does not stick to it.

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Try scratching it to see what color the metal is.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Looks a lot like a piece of lightning rod wire. Zinc or copper.

 

[Tony in SC]

does look like lightning rod wire.

 

[Blackfoot58]

With the 2 small holes, I would say it is either a repair strap, or a lighter weight “fusible link” for a lightning rod. It could be inserted into the drop either way.

 

[edlynne]

looked up lightning rod wire and nothing resembles this piece. It is solid with no bend at all. I found a ton of flat buttons in the area that I found this piece, without any newer items. Thanks for help.

 

[Mine Shaft]

What about a cleaning rod for a Rifle Bore

 

[Blackfoot58]

Not all lightning rod conductors were wire. Some looked very much like twisted metal. Solid, not stranded, with a twist design.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Not all lightning rod conductors were wire. Some looked very much like twisted metal. Solid, not stranded, with a twist design.

Attached is an actual photo from a piece removed from the roof of a coach house. These ran from the roof spike to the ground connector in several places on the building. I’d guess around 1910 in Iowa.

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Is it aluminum?

 

[Blackfoot58]

Is it aluminum?

I believe copper, although some components looked like zinc.

 

[GlowingArtist]

Antique lawn mower part?

 

[edlynne]

I was actually thinking cleaning bore for pistol where it could be pulled back and forth with a couple strings attached. What bore would be 3/8 inch. Not really a gun guy. Probably off on this one.

 

[Blackfoot58]

It can be whatever you’d like it to be, I guess. I’m not sure either. Thanks for posting it.

 

[edlynne]

Thanks, hopefully someone has an answer.

 

[Georgivs]

Lightning rod part.

 

[Tony in SC]

Having a hole on the ends says it could be a leg for a lightning rod.