Went on a colonial hunt...found two head scratchers.

[Kieth-Tx]

Anybody have any idea what these are? Both are lead...one has sharp copper or brass spikes and the other has a brass rivet through it with some leather still attached. The area is still occupied so these may not be that old. Buddy found a 1700's coin and I found a crotal bell and a couple ox horn tip caps.
Thanks for any info. Kieth

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Holy crap! the top photo may really be a head scratcher. Or scalper. Seriously, we unfortunately had to make "booby traps' for bears in Colorado. Troublesome bears were trying to get into the kids cabins at night. I doubt that's what you have but, it just kind of reminded me of that... The bears were not seriously injured in these stunts. One must not perform these at home!

 

[aaaaaaa]

Look here

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,89556.msg641006.html

 

[RPG]

The second piece may be the lead back from a rosette.

 

[AU24K]

The first one is what's called a frog. They are used to keep cut flowers standing up in a vase.
Scott

 

[stefen]

Frogs are still made and used today...

 

[johnnyi]

Keith, it might be a harness decoration, but to me that rivet looks a little too perfect. Do you think such a rivet might be 19th or early 20th century machined head rivet? It did have leather on one side though. Because of the apparent age of the rivet I doubt it's pewter, but probably zinc? I'm wondering if it might have been a flap type intake/shut off valve for a water pump or somthing similar?

Thwe flap valve in this link is a little more complex, as it's held with several rivets, but it shows the leather hinge and how they work... http://books.google.com/books?id=AF...v=onepage&q=leather hinged flap valve&f=false

 

[White Feather]

Okay, the first I believe is a frog. The second looks like a flapper weight found on old leather flappers in hand pumps. The size seems about right. I used to live on a farm many, many years ago with a hand pump that had a leather flapper with a small weight that looked just like that.
Where's me Grog?

 

[johnnyi]

"Where's me Grog?"

Check the link above you white feather...I already drank it!

 

[White Feather]

G'day Johnnyi, so I see. Good link, I should have taken the time to look at it but was in a hurry.

Grog, Where's me Grog? Mine's getting empty! Haul anchor and get underway, we got Treasure to find!!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

The correct ID has already been given above. It is most certainly a "Frog" for the base of a flower vase. 100% certain. Google it.

 

[johnnyi]

"The correct ID has already been given above. It is most certainly a "Frog" for the base of a flower vase. 100% certain. Google it."

Aye, Buckleboy, the first one is that for sure. W're talking about the second thing.

 

[txkickergirl]

interesting stuff

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Hey...you guys are awesome! Thanks for all the replys and nailing both of them! What a great forum this is!
Kieth

 

[dozer dan]

just throwin it out there.


Flax comb tines come in various footprints. While most are tines are set rectangularly, some were set in a circular pattern.


This possibly Swedish comb was used without a bench. One opening was for the toe of your shoe and the other was for your hand. The flax was pulled though the tines in a upward motion. Since you are bent over to operate this flax comb, it would have been indeed a hard days work.

[ftp][/ftp]http://www.geocities.com/possumjim/xhtml/collect_flax_combs.html

 

[allen]

good i.d's on those items !