NO CLUE WHAT THIS IS FOUND AT 1700s HOUSE SITE, IN THE WATER

[calmerthanu]

NO CLUE WHAT THIS IS FOUND AT 1700's HOUSE SITE, IN THE WATER

hunting riverbank in front of remnants of colonial era house, my friend found this piece well preserved in the mud, no clue what it is, there are letters on it looks like biral??

 

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[calmerthanu]

oh and it was about 2 inches or so long and a 1/8 in thick, made of brass

 

[creskol]

Can you post some pics from other angles

 

[Hosensack]

Looks like a hinge stop for a door, not sure if those have existed very long but that's what it reminds me of, also I think it is upside down in photo, appears to read Jo_ng maybe?

 

[calmerthanu]

thats the only pic of it he had, i thought it was some kinda weird door stopper but never seen one thats got engraving on it, and the only other items found were all old, musket balls, flat buttons...

 

[calmerthanu]

he just sent me another pic from a different angle

 

[worldtalker]

Jeff,Absolutely no idea,but, I LIKE IT!!!! God Bless Chris

 

[calmerthanu]

heres another angle of it with the right pic this time

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Probably WAY off, but it reminds me in some way of the head for a linstock, which is the pole used to hold the match cord to light a cannon.......

 

[deepsecrets]

Might be a piece of an early 19th C blackpowder door gun alarm ?

 

[NGE]

The first thing that popped into my mushy skull, is a "Buck Rogers" toy ray gun......nge

 

[Lafitte Deux]

I agree with Hosensack. Hinge stop.

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Although it resembles a door stop.....that old and brass, I believe it is too intricate and detailed for a door stop.

 

[NGE]

I think I have it! It's a "pin" style door stop, meaning you removed one of the hinge pins and re - inserted it through the hole in the stop, then you adjusted the screw containing the rubber stop, to prevent the door handle from hitting the wall. Check out this link, Schlage 70 Hinge Pin Door Stop .....nge

 

[Gunrunner61]

Not sure what it is But a door stop it ain't! Seems like I've it before, Take it to the what isit page, I'll bet that Breezie or macky Don or one of the others there will pin it down.....HH

 

[creskol]

Obviously designed to screw into wood, I think that this would be the proper position for this item, and that the script on it says something like Johm G or John G .. anyhow the first letter is a J and the last a G

 

[DCMatt]

My first thought was part of a sewing bird or sewing table clamp. But I can't find any that look even remotely close to this item.

DCMatt

 

[flyadive]

Does it say Birch, looks like it screws into a tree to collect sap or maple syrup. Hang a bucket from?

 

[Hosensack]

Creskol, thats what I thought to. Now that you flipped the picture and I can see the letters larger it almost looks like it is actually Jo. then two letters and a g, could be ing but jo. ing doesnt seem to make sense.

 

[Hosensack]

I just tried a search for that...i would recommend not searching it.