Big Iron Star

[mojjax]

I dug this up in a field , next to a stonewall - the other side of the stonewall is an old bottle dump .

it weighs almost 5 pounds .

 

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[creskol]

Looks like an old Star Bolt .. like you would see on old bricks, etc. .. similar to these:

 

[kcm]

Just found this from a web search:

funkylady

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There seems to be something basic about the number seven in nature. There are the seven colors of the rainbow, and the seven notes of the musical scale. Western science recognizes seven chief glands in the human body, called the endocrine glands; while Eastern yoga systems speak of the seven chakras, or centers of force, in man's subtle body.

Medieval astrology has its seven Ancient and Sacred planets: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon or Luna. There are the seven visible heavenly bodies which make up our solar system, the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto not being visible to the naked eye. Strictly speaking, of course, the Sun and Moon are not planets, and are more correctly described as the two luminaries; but the term 'seven sacred planets' was used for convenience. Everything upon Earth is under the governance, astrological speaking, of these seven influences.

This is why we have the seven-day week. Each day is ruled by one of the planets. The Sun rules Sunday, the Moon Monday, Mars Tuesday, Mercury Wednesday, Jupiter Thursday, Venus Friday, and Saturn Saturday. These rulerships go back to the days of ancient Chaldea and Babylon.

Also, in the Northern Hemisphere, we have the most conspicuous constellation of the night sky, the Plough, or the Great Bear (Ursa Major), which points to the North Star or the Pole star, and which consists of a group of seven bright stars.

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Mar 27 09, 4:10 AM

 

[ARC]

Looks like an old Star Bolt .. like you would see on old bricks, etc. .. similar to these:

I agree.

 

[diggummup]

The first thing I noticed was it's a 7 pointed star. Very unusual does look like a star bolt, nice find regardless.

 

[SkaBa]

Nice wooden ruler.

 

[mojjax]

Nice wooden ruler.

I put the ruler on ebay last week for $10.00 - no bids - now I'm keeping it .
I got it for 50 cents .

 

[creskol]

The first thing I noticed was it's a 7 pointed star. Very unusual does look like a star bolt, nice find regardless.

Here is a 6-point one .. still looking for a seven point one.

 

[mojjax]

Here is a 6-point one .. still looking for a seven point one.

thats a nice one !

 

[mojjax]

Just found this from a web search:

funkylady

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This site has the best answer for this as all possibilities are explored!!!

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There seems to be something basic about the number seven in nature. There are the seven colors of the rainbow, and the seven notes of the musical scale. Western science recognizes seven chief glands in the human body, called the endocrine glands; while Eastern yoga systems speak of the seven chakras, or centers of force, in man's subtle body.

Medieval astrology has its seven Ancient and Sacred planets: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon or Luna. There are the seven visible heavenly bodies which make up our solar system, the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto not being visible to the naked eye. Strictly speaking, of course, the Sun and Moon are not planets, and are more correctly described as the two luminaries; but the term 'seven sacred planets' was used for convenience. Everything upon Earth is under the governance, astrological speaking, of these seven influences.

This is why we have the seven-day week. Each day is ruled by one of the planets. The Sun rules Sunday, the Moon Monday, Mars Tuesday, Mercury Wednesday, Jupiter Thursday, Venus Friday, and Saturn Saturday. These rulerships go back to the days of ancient Chaldea and Babylon.

Also, in the Northern Hemisphere, we have the most conspicuous constellation of the night sky, the Plough, or the Great Bear (Ursa Major), which points to the North Star or the Pole star, and which consists of a group of seven bright stars.

[Above text added from provided link -- Zb]


Mar 27 09, 4:10 AM

nice info on the number 7 - do I have to worry about the broken tip bringing bad luck ?

 

[ARC]

Welp... times up :P

What you have is whats called a "brick anchor".
Or... brick plate... or anchor plate...
Anchor weight... etc.

 

[diggummup]

I put the ruler on ebay last week for $10.00 - no bids - now I'm keeping it .
I got it for 50 cents .

LOL, I have one of those wood sample rulers myself somewhere. I almost mentioned it in my first post.