pcolaboy
Hero Member
This is an extension of the post where I requested information on small iron doors such as a Boiler Door or even Hotshot Furnace door.
The item in the following pictures was found lying next to a very large (at least 130' X 30' ) wooden wreck that is lying buried in a slushy mud/silt substrate in 13' of water. There is no history available on this wreck, only that it has occassionally hung a few shrimp nets including my grandfather's. This wreck is listed in my gallery as the "TP" wreck. The item is appears to be mostly iron and very encrusted weighing in around 22 lbs.
Note the hinges on the left, hole in center, and a semicircular handle on the right.
It looks as though part of this item may have been surrounded by wood or some other material that has long since corroded away.
Good closeup of handle. Keep in mind this was buried deep in the mud. But it is obvious that it has been exposed from time to time over the years to allow coral and barnacle growth.
Closeup of Hinge area. Note the rod-like structure in the upper left that is apparently part of the door's framing.
This item is currently soaking in De-ionized water and we will begin slow-rate electrolysis once we build a large enough tank. It's obviously going to take a very long time to complete electrolysis but we want to attempt to preserve it as much as possible to increase our ability to make an identification on it.
Please let me know your opinions on what this door could have been used for.
Thanks,
Pcolaboy
The item in the following pictures was found lying next to a very large (at least 130' X 30' ) wooden wreck that is lying buried in a slushy mud/silt substrate in 13' of water. There is no history available on this wreck, only that it has occassionally hung a few shrimp nets including my grandfather's. This wreck is listed in my gallery as the "TP" wreck. The item is appears to be mostly iron and very encrusted weighing in around 22 lbs.
Note the hinges on the left, hole in center, and a semicircular handle on the right.
It looks as though part of this item may have been surrounded by wood or some other material that has long since corroded away.
Good closeup of handle. Keep in mind this was buried deep in the mud. But it is obvious that it has been exposed from time to time over the years to allow coral and barnacle growth.
Closeup of Hinge area. Note the rod-like structure in the upper left that is apparently part of the door's framing.
This item is currently soaking in De-ionized water and we will begin slow-rate electrolysis once we build a large enough tank. It's obviously going to take a very long time to complete electrolysis but we want to attempt to preserve it as much as possible to increase our ability to make an identification on it.
Please let me know your opinions on what this door could have been used for.
Thanks,
Pcolaboy
