Metal Cone Object

[tcornel]

I dug this yesterday at a 1920's farm.


It is 2" at the base and 2.5 inches high. Heavy, not magnetic and was poured in two pieces by the seam.
I tried scratching it with a knife tip and I could not dig into it. White in color.


Rings 12-42 on CTX which is the penny range.


Any ideas?


Tom

 

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[cudamark]

Looks like a chair leg.

 

[tcornel]

I thought it might be nickel so I spark tested on the grinder. No spark, white metal and kind of soft resistance to the wheel as opposed to say steel.

So it is not nickel.

 

[Anduril]

It looks similar to a resin abrasive aluminum deburring cone. (?)
If so, it's quite large for one - or at least, larger than the ones I've used on prior projects.
Google the various types of "tumbling media" and see if you think there might be a match.

http://www.precisionfinishinginc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cones.jpg

 

[victhedog]

What does the side facing down look like is there a hole?

 

[tcornel]

What does the side facing down look like is there a hole?

No hole. Concave bottom. This thing weights over a pound, maybe 2.

The location of the house is about 400 feet from a vertical shaft from an 1870?? coal mining operation.
All other recoveries around the house indicate from civil war era to the depression. Nothing modern.

 

[fyrffytr1]

It looks like a lead weight used in sea fishing but, I don't see any wire loop remnants in the top of it.

 

[Bruce R]

I don't know what it is, but I can tell you this much, it's certainly the nicest one I've ever seen!!!

 

[GaRebel1861]

I was thinking it might be lead?

 

[tcornel]

I was thinking it might be lead?

Not lead as it would not scratch with a knife.

 

[bill_wabo]

Scale weight?

 

[Bgmeanie]

Scale weight was my guess too. Weigh it & see if it's a rounded weight.

 

[vhs07]

Since it has a concave bottom, maybe a form of some type.

 

[bigfoot1]

a simple guess would be it is zinc..possibly an anode for anti corrosion

 

[tcornel]

a simple guess would be it is zinc..possibly an anode for anti corrosion

You are probably right about it being an anode or something used in smelting. This area of NE Ohio was rich in heavy manufacturing.

I would think zinc would be much lighter than lead, though. Thinking zinc pennies.