Copper and iron what is it

[RickyP]

I found this item this past weekend and thought it was all iron due to the build up that was on it. But after cleaning I saw a little green tint showing through the rust on one end. After 30 minutes of electrolysis, this is what came out. I found one just like it a couple of years ago but never could figure out what it was, so I chunked it in the trash. One end has a round flat copper disk thats the size of a penny and the other end has a sharp point on the back as if it could be hammered into something. If you've got a clue what it might be, let me know.

 

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[Noodle]

Hey, RickyP!!

I'm not sure what you have there, but would a little more electrolysis do some good? Sometimes I have to do hours of it to find out what I have.

Good to see you posting!!!

Noodle

 

[RickyP]

Hiya Noodle,

It would probably do some good to clean it a little longer, but it was really starting to eat away at the copper so I shut it down.

 

[truckinbutch]

Clueless lack of knowlege on my part . Wondering if it was wooden handled on the sharp end to insulate heat and coppered on the other end to hold heat as in soldering or sealing wax ...

 

[Montana Jim]

I do NOT think it's a tap-key for a morse-code/telegraph thinggy, but thats what I thought of.

 

[DCMatt]

Molding picture frame hook?

DCMatt

 

[deepskyal]

Broken part of a door stop? The kind that would attach to a door and drop down to hold it open.

Al