Help? What is this nifty lil relic i accidently destroyed?:(

[Holly_squirrel]

My drawing takes liberties, because some is just too corroded to tell , and im not the best artist. Hoped it could help to identify it.

I thought it was just another heavily corroded huge nail, I find em all over. I tapped it with a tool to crack off some if the corrosion and mud , only to see it was something more. So I soaked and it basically and brushed it and it basically crumbled apart. I glued what I could back on. The cup part had been whole and it was hollow except for the round rod, because it was filled with mud. I glued back together what I could, just hoping for a possible identification.



Any thoughts or ideas?

 

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[Holly_squirrel]

Agree. I have a set of four large Victorian hinges that have finials exactly like that. Hinge plates are highly decorated with flowery designs. If you Google "Restoration Hardware" I'm sure you will locate examples.

Keep digging. The rest of the house is down there somewhere! <lol>

M

Good idea

 

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[CoilyGirl]

Holly I think it's a hinge pen too.Good luck on the electrolysis and I would surely watch a few YouTube videos before trying but don't be too scared.My husband did it for the first time on some rusty cannonball parts and it worked like a charm. It was amazing how fast it started working so be careful though..

 

[Holly_squirrel]

Holly I think it's a hinge pen too.Good luck on the electrolysis and I would surely watch a few YouTube videos before trying but don't be too scared.My husband did it for the first time on some rusty cannonball parts and it worked like a charm. It was amazing how fast it started working so be careful though..

Sure does look like it.... It having an open cup was odd for that though.. But maybe tbe pin rusted away from within.

 

[dieselram94]

Electrolysis is very safe, just do in a very ventilated place as it does produce hydrogen, and do not use stainless steel for the positive electrode....bad news doing that. I encourage you to try it as it is safer than chemicals, scraping and just about every other method as well as it is easier.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Hope you didn't take what I said seriously. I was just joking. I like your posts and look forward to more. Keep it up!

 

[Holly_squirrel]

Hope you didn't take what I said seriously. I was just joking. I like your posts and look forward to more. Keep it up!

Nah, and your right... It might help get some extra replies/ answers

 

[yaxthri]

I think it could be waht remained of a wood hand screw/drill after the wood rotted away...
Can you see any similarities comparing your find with this pic:




(found here Archimedes Wood hand screw Drill Excellent Condition Antique Made in)

 

[yelnif]

Holly, I believe that yaxthri has found it- good ID- yelnif

 

[Holly_squirrel]

I think it could be waht remained of a wood hand screw/drill after the wood rotted away...
Can you see any similarities comparing your find with this pic:

<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=764854"/>

(found here Archimedes Wood hand screw Drill Excellent Condition Antique Made in)

Yes I can.... Would they have made them with a metal cup( don't know what else to call that part. ) But that looks closer to it than anything else. Nice job!

 

[Silver Searcher]

I'm sorry I'm not ugly enough for your liking

No....but your finds are ..sorry

SS

 

[Kiros32]

I am going with hinge pin as well. Probably not worth the time and effort of electrolysis.

 

[VictorVincimus]

Save it and throw it in there with a bunch of others. You never know. It's weird enough keep just for the guessing game.

 

[Holly_squirrel]

It looked more interesting before I broke it, but I guess it was broken to start with... So I just broke it Alil more.

 

[yaxthri]

Yes I can.... Would they have made them with a metal cup( don't know what else to call that part. ) But that looks closer to it than anything else. Nice job!

By "cup" you mean either the top or the middle part I guess...

For the top part, the "handle", you can see the metal colar fitting into the wooden part (probably there is another part anchoring the central threaded rod inside the wooden handle but I don't know what it looks like and I wont take mine apart :-)
Now for the middle part, inside the wooden grip there is a hollow metal cylinder, threaded inside. One holds the tool by the handle and by forcing the moving grip up and down the rod rotates and thus the screw/drill works...

Just some more info on how it works... I haven't decided if I, too think this is an iron hinge-pin like so many here do...

 

[vandaria]

Holly I feel for you about your soil! I have found 3 Indian Head pennies now in my yard but they are barely decipherable due to all the whatever you call it to them (I am tired sorry lol) And then I found a token I could barely make out 25 on it while rinsing it, but the rest is unreadable. Curse you soil!!!!!

 

[Holly_squirrel]

Yes, pennies I have found in my yard are eaten away and one the date 1978 is visible on what's left... Lol.. Old coins , copper anyhow don't stand a chance here

 

[dieselram94]

Yeah copper erodes away pretty fast in some soils. Even copper pipes with the minerals in the water running through them will cause them to eventually erode away and burst. This is one reason I love pex piping.