Possibly melted gold?

[MadTom]

Found this small item at a site where there was a large building fire in the 1930's. Feels heavy, has some copperish color running through it. I thought that maybe the fire melted some gold item in the fire, but upon research I found that most house fires won't get hot enough to melt metals like silver and gold. The only thing to throw me off is that at one end of the item it looks like maybe half a gold chain link hanging out. Guess I should get it tested for gold content just to be sure.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Doesn't look gold to me.

A burned down building site (heck, just about any site we md'rs detect) will have all sorts of "slag" like that. Probably some sort of copper or brass.

 

[MadTom]

Thanks for the Info Tom

 

[Icewing]

Possibly slag from brazing (oxyacetylene welding).

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Pound on it with a ball peen hammer. Gold is malleable. Cast brass and bronze less so.

 

[MadTom]

Thanks for the info guys. Thought maybe since their was no tarnishing on it, it could have some gold on it.

 

[bradyboy]

Simply put, have it tested
looks like brass slag to me
IMO
Brady

 

[Bruce R]

I don't think gold would have corrosion on it.