Lead lined with mystery metal.. Why would anyone do this

[Rean.c]

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[tamrock]

The mystery metal looks like copper to me. These things your posting Rean.c Some of them kind of remind me of items one would find on a rocky seacoast beach that have been washed and eroded by rocks and waves over a period of time?. Is this where you found this item?. Please tell more about the source and location of your 'what is it's'. Could be part of a lead cell battery to whats left of a hydrodynamic deep water lead trolling weight. Both would be items that lead and maybe other metals are used to make.

 

[Rean.c]

I'm sorry tamrock! ! But you are right about the location. It was along the coast line of Cape Breton Nova Scotia. Found a lot of half melted lead there. So I was thinking maybe a big boat fire of some sort?? And the lead appeared to be plastered onto something before it was melted


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[tamrock]

Wow! I looked up images of Cape Breton. What a beautiful place. My wife likes to visit the ocean ever two three years, but its always been places like Florida and California. I want to go up where your at and maybe go see L'Anse aux Meadows where the Vikings settled and other sites up there along the coast. So far I can't talk her in to going up that way. No telling what that thing is and I'm sure a fire would have made some kind of alteration if the two metals came in contact in a flame. It may just be your (what is it) will just go down like so many other items as a (what was it)

 

[Jason in Enid]

Just curious, are you aware of the shipwreck history and sunken treasures associated with this area?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Are you sure it's lead and not zinc? Metal hulled boats would hang a zinc plate with a wire clamped to the hull or rigging while in port to prevent galvanic corrosion. Called a "fish".

Now you can even get them that look like fish.

 

[Rean.c]

Wow! I looked up images of Cape Breton. What a beautiful place. My wife likes to visit the ocean ever two three years, but its always been places like Florida and California. I want to go up where your at and maybe go see L'Anse aux Meadows where the Vikings settled and other sites up there along the coast. So far I can't talk her in to going up that way. No telling what that thing is and I'm sure a fire would have made some kind of alteration if the two metals came in contact in a flame. It may just be your (what is it) will just go down like so many other items as a (what was it)

It is a very beautiful place and would recommend coming down in autumn, it's really nice at that time of year.. Or in the summer that's a beautiful time as well. And I think you might be right about the two metal thing. Thank you for your thoughts


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[Rean.c]

Just curious, are you aware of the shipwreck history and sunken treasures associated with this area?

I am not aware of any treasure, but I think I'm the only one to stumble upon this wreck, I found a latch that seems to be for a old chest and this lock. The lock appears to be pretty old.

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[Rean.c]

Are you sure it's lead and not zinc? Metal hulled boats would hang a zinc plate with a wire clamped to the hull or rigging while in port to prevent galvanic corrosion. Called a "fish".

Now you can even get them that look like fish.

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Haha thanks Charlie! The fish thing is cool and yes I'm 100% it's lead unless zinc scratched like lead and is the same weight?? Not familiar with that type of metal. Thanks for the info


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[fyrffytr1]

Your lock looks like the remnants of a Master Lock. If so it could date back to 1921.

History | Master Lock

 

[Rean.c]

Oh cool! Didn't know that company was that old. Thanks for the information!


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