worldtalker
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This piece intrigues me,any idea what it was for? It's to perfect to be a melted piece.
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Chris
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No holes,I thought at first it was a fishing sinker.Any remnants of iron on the ends? Or holes? HH
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WT sometimes lead does solidify that way.when I use to make circuit boards we use to play around with the melted solder in the wave machines.you could get perfect discs and teardrops if you caught it at the right temperature.sometimes we could get perfect disc pyramids,four or five drops landing on top of eachother,each drop a little smaller than the previous drop.
It wouldn't matter what exactly the lead was being melted for or how it ended up where it was... melted lead is melted lead.. it will react the same regardless... That being said what does the other side look like?
Any chance that's what it is and the oxidation just filled in the hole?
It wouldn't matter what exactly the lead was being melted for or how it ended up where it was... melted lead is melted lead.. it will react the same regardless... That being said what does the other side look like?
I would almost consider that being a piece of molten lead that dropped into a pool of water of some kind.. There's no marks from a mold on it
RJc,WT the things we did use to come out perfect like that.No B.S.wish i still had some of the pieces but that was years ago.
It looks like a fishing sinker without the hole.
Very interesting... I found something very similar the other day in a farm field also. At least I think thats were you said you found it WT. What I have is also lead and tear drop shaped. It first thought it was a fishing sinker but it also has no eyelet for line. It was found at a site that was gone over 125 years ago, everything I dig at this site is old. My best guess would be some type of hem weight. ?? Mine seems a little smaller then yours WT. Non pointed side appears to have a flat spot with two small groves. Patina on what I have doesn't look over 125 years old though. <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=998703"/> <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=998704"/> <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=998705"/>