Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here. - SOLVED

[txpathfinder]

Hi , I found a pair of these whilst metal detecting. They were in the ground a couple a feet apart. Heavy, solid and I think brass. they measure 5.25" long.

Where they were found: In a green triangle with old trees. It's near a row of frat houses. did they chuck out an old piano or cannibalize a clock?

 

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[olegoat]

Re: Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here.

looks like a plumbob to me, does it have a hole in the blunt end, like a place for a string?

 

[txpathfinder]

Re: Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here.

looks like a plumbob to me, does it have a hole in the blunt end, like a place for a string?

thank ya ol' goat (sorry)

That's right a plomb. thing they use to see if stuff is straight. I wonder how they got buried. It does have a hole in the blunt end about the size of a pen point.
If it is brass (and this is open to everyone) are they worth anything for metal value. Should I hold on to 'em?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here.

Olegoat nailed it. Yes it is a plumb bob. I have one somewhere exactly like it. It is brass, the point is steel. Its worth, cleaned up, is about 5-10 bucks. Worth more if it has a date on it.

 

[txpathfinder]

Re: Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here.

It is brass, the point is steel.

You answered another question: I was wondering why tthe tip was corroded, the brass is not.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here.

There are similar ones on eBay. I think a company called General made them. It is a generic shape could be made by other companies. http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Vintage-Plumb...ryZ13873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[txpathfinder]

Re: Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here.

There are similar ones on eBay. I think a company called General made them. It is a generic shape could be made by other companies. http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Vintage-Plumb...ryZ13873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

you guys are a-maaa-zing, thanks.

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Brass weight, pendulum? 1st timer here.

I'll tell you how it got there... some kid was winging that thing around by the string and let 'er go!

Dad musta went crazy looking for it after that... LMAO

 

[GL]

A pair of those two feet apart says someone tied them together and flung them ninja/bolo style. Dollars to donuts thats why you found them like that.