I have no idea but they are heavy

[backer]

I took a couple of hikes through the homestead i have been detecting and came up with these.I had to bring them down off the mountian in two trips.The weight is about 25-30 pounds each.

 

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[Montana Jim]

You shoulda' rolled them down the mountain! lol...

Interesting pieces. Any hints as to the property besides it was a homestead?

I think they are old axel ends... um, wheel hubs?

 

[diggummup]

Do you know what they are made of? They look like old fire hose nozzles to me,if they are brass that is.

 

[PBK]

Wagon thimble skeins? (Pretty much what Jim said. )

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[dg39]

Looks like rusted bolt holes in the small cone ends. If so they are for wagon wheel's'
DG

 

[TheDane]

Wagon thimble skeins? (Pretty much what Jim said. )

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I think you got that just right, PBK !!

 

[diggummup]

Wagon thimble skeins? (Pretty much what Jim said. )

Of course, they could be wagon thimble skeins! Good id Jim and PBK.

 

[doublet2a]

I knew that


HH TIM

 

[backer]

Hey guys thanks for the help.....i guess if i found 2 there have to be 2 more up there some where since the 2 i have are different sizes.I never would have come up with that.

 

[Angelo]

GEEEZZZ PBK!

He just wanted an ID and not also, how they were made.

Surprised that you did not provide the alloys, man hours to manufacture, paint used, how they were shipped, costs, and profit.

Tony

 

[Functional]

GEEEZZZ PBK!

He just wanted an ID and not also, how they were made.

Surprised that you did not provide the alloys, man hours to manufacture, paint used, how they were shipped, costs, and profit.

Tony

And how many people were in the wagon, they're ages and gender.

F.

 

[Angelo]

PBK,

Nevertheless, Great Work as always.

Tony

 

[Montana Jim]

GEEEZZZ PBK!

He just wanted an ID and not also, how they were made.

Foy you Tony... just in case, I did the best I could in a pinch... :P

"If it should be considered best to have cast iron arms, they should be one-and-a-quarter inches thick at the shoulder and three-quarters inch at the point. The wooden axles should have iron or steel skeins, and the wheels should be bound with band iron one-quarter or three-eights of an inch in thickness, with a dish of two inches, and track four feet apart. The timber must be of the best quality for toughness, and be well seasoned. In other respects they may be constructed as heretofore."

If these guidelines were followed, then the new carts had larger hubs, metal skeins with a plumb spoke taper for a two inch dish, a four foot track and very dry wood."

also... "Early wagons with wood spoke wheels had a wood axle with an iron cone on each end called the thimble. The hub of the wagon wheel was placed on this thimble. A cast iron truncated cone (the skein) was placed inside the hub as a bearing surface for the thimble. This skein might be ten inches or more long, with an average diameter of three inches, and a wall thickness of a quarter of an inch, depending on the size of the wheel."


Surprised that you did not provide the alloys "standard steel or iron alloys", man hours to manufacture "eight hours per hub" (I made that eight hours per hub thing up), paint used "unpainted", how they were shipped "train or wagon freight if not picked up at the blacksmith or manufacturer" , costs "unavailable" , and profit "unavailable" .

 

[Lafitte]

Just saw this post.
Personally, I believe they are wagon thimble skeins. 8)