Lead things found in an 1850s Railroad Slag Bed.

[KONO]

Lead things found in an 1850's Railroad Slag Bed.

Found in the Slag of an 1850's Railroad bed, at a Louisiana Plantation.

1st Item:

-Lead
-Found approx. 8 inch down under the slag!
-Has grooves in it, possibly crumpled




2nd Item:

-Lead
-Found approx. 10 inch down under the slag
-Has 2 ribs on the concave side
-Is shaped for some purpose, possibly a part or component of another item.




What are these items?

 

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[Roger Mn.]

The lead is a sewer pipe packing. Looks like 2 1/2" pipe fit in a larger pipe and the lead was pounded in around it .

 

[KONO]

Thankyou, Rodgerdodger

No telling how it got under the railroad bed...



If anyone knows what the second object is, speak your piece.

 

[augoldminer]

Watch things made of lead found on railroad beds.

The railroads used a signaling device called a railroad torpedo
http://artifaxbooks.com/rr408torpedo2.JPG
Detonator (railway) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

they are explosive devices with the power of a M80 and old and sensitive to shock.

 

[KONO]

Watch things made of lead found on railroad beds.

The railroads used a signaling device called a railroad torpedo
http://artifaxbooks.com/rr408torpedo2.JPG
Detonator (railway) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

they are explosive devices with the power of a M80 and old and sensitive to shock.

That is dam cool!

This railroad was in use from the 1850's-1920's so it's possible.

 

[KONO]

There are still whole pieces of rail, thousands of stakes, telegraph post and their components, Cyprus fence post; all waiting to be exhumed. Just have to find the train they left behind...