✅ SOLVED Another whatsit....for copper lovers only

[jsandin]

I spent half an hour breaking my back digging this damn thing up last night by flashlight while being bitten by mosquitoes in my back yard. It was buried about 8" deep. It is an angled channel made of heavy copper and has a couple of pieces of heavy copper wire crimped into it. It looks like it was cut out of a larger assembly. I would guess that it is either electricity-related or antenna-related. There is no visible printing on it. So what is it?

A few yards away, I found a 1964 penny to compensate me for my efforts.

 

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[Rancho Leo]

that is part of a telephone company "drop clamp" see picture ..... this clamp is used to hold the wire that goes from the telephone pole to the house

 

[jsandin]

that is part of a telephone company "drop clamp" see picture ..... this clamp is used to hold the wire that goes from the telephone pole to the house

Thanks! You nailed it. Here's how it's used.

http://www.tnb.com/pubint/docs/diamond_sachs_us.pdf

Mine appears to be made of copper. I haven't put a magnet to it. I guess nowadays they're made of aluminum or stainless steel.

 

[IronSpike]

Great ID GALT 1073

Sonny Cancun,

If you change the original posting to solved the green checkmark will appear on the Thread

(Go back to top post and do the same thing you did in your 2nd reply).

 

[jsandin]

I spent half an hour breaking my back digging this damn thing up last night by flashlight while being bitten by mosquitoes in my back yard.

A few yards away, I found a 1964 penny to compensate me for my efforts.

I noticed that your question has been answered, but I still wanted to respond to tell you that I like your style. That is what it takes to be successful in this hobby.

Thank you, plehbah. I am hoping that my backyard skills pay off in the near future when I apply them to more promising sites.