Some kind of seal?

[metaldiggr]

I found an early 1800's home site last week, found a 1809 half cent and this stuff. Is the crimped piece some sort of seal that you would put on the end of a bag or something?

 

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[Joe-Dirt]

The thing on the left? I forget what that silver thing is but I find those from time to time, they sure sound good on my machine

 

[metaldiggr]

The blob on the left I'm pretty sure is lead, as is the musket ball. The crimped thing in the top right rings up as a wheat penny on my machine.

 

[Tony in SC]

The piece on the top right looks like an insert that would go in a piece of wood for a latch, etc ?

 

[metaldiggr]

The piece on the top right looks like an insert that would go in a piece of wood for a latch, etc ?

Hmmm, that's a possibility. It's crimped, looks like it was put on something, crimped then a tag was put on through the hole. In my mind, anyways.

 

[HuntinDog]

The top right...
I've seen those on the strings on dry salami.
Also on utilities meters.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Old sausage crimp

 

[GoldieLocks]

Calcium in left.

 

[metaldiggr]

Old sausage crimp

I've searched every combination of words and can't get anything that resembles what I found to come up so I'll called it a "sausage crimp" and go with that. Thanks!

Calcium in left.

That's lead, A big blob of lead.