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[West Jersey Detecting]

OK so I found this near a colonial site. I also found Whiffle Trees and flat buttons at the site. It is made of Iron.

Any guesses?

 

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[Montana Jim]

No idea... it looks like the head of a square nail might fit in those holes nicely...

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

No idea... it looks like the head of a square nail might fit in those holes nicely...

The holes are rectangular, but it was not machined. They are hand cut. The object is about the size of a belt buckle.

 

[CRUSADER]

Welding mask for a rabbit

 

[Baldingboy]

Welding mask for a rabbit

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[chipveres]

Mending Plate?

A modern piece of flat steel with two or more nail holes is called a mending plate. Used to make short pieces of wood longer. I don't know that they were made in colonial times, but they are so handy it's hard to imagine they werent.

Chip V.