Harmonica Reed?

[Riggleman]

Found this near old homestead have found CW items in the area and wheat pennies dating 1930-1940s. So the sight has seen action from late 1800s to mid 90s. Ive seen pictures of reeds but never held one so not sure of dimensions/weight or material. The piece seems to be made of copper. Could be iron but it seems to have green corrosion. Am I on the right track or is it some piece of old scrap.

 

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[nsdq]

Yep reed part most likely brass

 

[ScubaDetector]

Agree, PART of a reed. One end to be exact

 

[joee5]

Yup

 

[Riggleman]

My girlfriend found this today in the same field as the last. It's copper same as the piece I found. Is there any way to date them based they are made of copper rather than brass.

 

[Deftone]

Good grief. You went through a lot of work for such a broken piece. In the future use a coin for size with a front and back picture. But your pictures are good. Can't wait to see what you find next! HH!