What is this thing?

[Scott Cook]

I found this while metal detecting and I'm stumped. Almost looks like its a dental piece of some sort...like its shaped to fit the roof of someone's mouth. Being metal and sharp edged a dental piece doesn't quite seem rite.

 

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[NotJustAnotherSarah]

Bronze age grill for early crunking. lol idk but it's fascinating! Does it fit in your mouth? I hope someone knows! I will be watching.

 

[Scott Cook]

It does...it kinda fits

 

[NotJustAnotherSarah]

Love it even more! I bet it is some falsies. I live out in the back woods of Indiana and I guy down the street or back in the holler has carved his own wooden ones. I bet if he was a smelter or blacksmith he would have come up with that!

 

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[vpnavy]

I found this while metal detecting...

I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard Scott! Take a look at Sub-Forums: New York for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

 

[diggummup]

Is it magnetic? Have you tested it for silver content?

 

[Scott Cook]

I haven't tested it for silver. Its non magnetic.

 

[Rookster]

Interesting, very interesting.

 

[Stringtyer]

It looks like an upper plate for a set of dentures. I tend to think it may have had some teeth attached to the jagged lines on the lingual surface. It should be non-magnetic but it may be silver. Dentures would have required a non-rusting, non corrosive base. Can't imagine how uncomfortable those would have been.

 

[Bruce R]

Would it be a mold for making dentures. ? Maybe some treasure hunting dentists will bite on this one.

 

[NotJustAnotherSarah]

It could have even just held teeth for a study purpose. I saw some pretty gnarly ones looking up antique metal dentures!

 

[namxat]

Thats speculaticve but .....

Formerly, when surgery was not so modern, there were prothtics for people with cleft palate or other palate defects. This could be one since I see no false teeth.

Greets namxat