Long Island whatsit?

[Ralphw]

found this on the same old stretch of road where I found the bullets and not far from where I found the 1817 large cent..I'm pretty sure its copper, it says CHASE on the front

Thanks

 

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[Angelo]

Duct work fasteners?

Tony

 

[doublet2a]

Isn't that a roofing tack??

Tim

 

[Angelo]

Could be except that is not sharp as they normally are for roofing felt.

Tony

 

[Ralphw]

not sharp and don't look like its been struck

 

[PBK]

We've had these before...

"Those are copper pins used to fasten down the bottom of asbestos shingles on roofs. The tops of the shingles are nailed with copper roofing nails. The flat part of the pin tucks underneath the sides of the underlying tiles while the pin sticks up through the overlying tile, which has a pre-drilled hole in it for that purpose. The pins are then bent over to hold the bottom of the overlying tile down to prevent wind uplift. These were used primarily on "diamond-shaped" asbestos tiles. (See http://www.slateroofcentral.com/asbestos-repair.html for a rough sketch of diamond asbestos tiles). The pins are situated where the tiles touch each other on the sides. At that point, the flat part of the pin slips underneath the two tiles. The overlying tile has a hole at that point and the pin sticks up through that hole , then is bent over." — Joseph Jenkins of Slate Roof Central < http://jenkinsslate.com/ >, author of The Slate Roof Bible, 2nd Edition.