PEWTER TOOL?

[mburnsgps]

Good afternoon gents and ladies. I found this today at a colonial farm site.

It has a ridge down the middle and several notch-outs, not sure what for they are for.

I think it’s made of lead or possibly pewter.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
mike

 

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[Icewing]

Looks like common melted junk from a fire

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I have to agree with Icewing... it looks like any one of the thousands of pieces of lead we find on old homestead sites.

The shapes pieces of scrap lead take, can often be interpreted as anything you can think of.

Dave

 

[mburnsgps]

I have to agree with Icewing... it looks like any one of the thousands of pieces of lead we find on old homestead sites.

The shapes pieces of scrap lead take, can often be interpreted as anything you can think of.

Dave

good point. thanks for the info

 

[A2coins]

That was my first impression as well

 

[mburnsgps]

good point. thanks for the info

thanks

 

[tamrock]

Could be pot metal. Old car part subjected to heat possibly. We may never know what it originally was at one time.

 

[mburnsgps]

Could be pot metal. Old car part subjected to heat possibly. We may never know what it originally was at one time.

Thanks i know. thats what bugs me. i want to know the history of everything i find

 

[tamrock]

Thanks i know. thats what bugs me. i want to know the history of everything i find

Well maybe there's more things to uncover around where you found it that could be clues to what that might be?

 

[mburnsgps]

Well maybe there's more things to uncover around where you found it that could be clues to what that might be?

thanks. that was my first trip to a 16 acre farm. i will keep in mind what you said when i go back. i plotted it on google earth so i know where to look.

 

[smokeythecat]

You'll find more items there. Pewter, as a metal isn't really suitable for most "tools". It is too soft, like lead. Common uses in the 18th century were buttons, utensils like cups, mugs and plates and some flatware. We often find pewter that USED to be something. And it was expensive back then, any broken pieces would probably be reused. It was even sometimes melted down to use as bullets during the Revolution.

 

[mburnsgps]

thanks for the detailed history info. i will store that in memory for future reference.

 

[smokeythecat]

If your memory is like mine, write it down! Also look on a place like Ebay for "pewter" and you'll be surprised to see what's there. Narrow the search to "18th century" pewter for more insight.

 

[Reanm8er]

Congrats Mike, Interesting find!

I echo what smokey said. But here's a twist. supposing it is pewter, and knowing that most utensils were pewter back in colonial days, This brings to mind the Tinker. The mainstay of a Tinkers business was repairing holes warn through pewter utensils. They also sold utensils and sharpened knives and other home related services. They worked out of their wagons and generally worked a circuit between multiple communities. I don't believe they welded in a patch but moreover swaged in a patch by hammering the edges. Perhaps you've heard the expression "Not worth a tinker's Dam!" Such was the nature of the business.

Best wishes and good luck!

 

[DCMatt]

Part of an old bicycle multi tool?

 

[mburnsgps]

Part of an old bicycle multi tool?

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Thanks everyone for the ideas and suggestions. It was all very helpful. If I find anything else around this I will post that too.

 

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