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Relics & a 9 pounder, could it be?
I hit the old coal miners home ruins again in the park woods near my home. Two pretty cool finds.
The buckle is a customized Hickock buckle that is Silver Deposit (heavy Silver plating), but pretty cool design. The tag is the first from this site with the mine name. The Essen #2 mine was about a mile from this site.
Here is the rest of the handful from the last couple outings.
This morning we hiked back to the old forgotten neighborhood in the South Pittsburgh woods with a number of foundations from the 1860’s map. The first time we went I found this 12” deep ball of rust and mud at the beginning of the hunt. Left it under a tree. Went back this morning, 2 months later and retrieved it.
Had the intent of doing electrolysis on it, when chipping at a chunk of rust a 1/4” layer came off pretty easily.
So went at it with a chisel for about 10 minutes (it did not explode...)
Hit it with a wire brush then dunked and scrubbed.
It’s exactly 4” diameter and 9 pounds, perfectly round and iron. (Magnet sticks like glue)
I don’t see any seams, mold marks or fuse hole. So the question is do I have a shot put, mill ball or cannonball?
Good luck out there!
I hit the old coal miners home ruins again in the park woods near my home. Two pretty cool finds.
The buckle is a customized Hickock buckle that is Silver Deposit (heavy Silver plating), but pretty cool design. The tag is the first from this site with the mine name. The Essen #2 mine was about a mile from this site.
Here is the rest of the handful from the last couple outings.
This morning we hiked back to the old forgotten neighborhood in the South Pittsburgh woods with a number of foundations from the 1860’s map. The first time we went I found this 12” deep ball of rust and mud at the beginning of the hunt. Left it under a tree. Went back this morning, 2 months later and retrieved it.
Had the intent of doing electrolysis on it, when chipping at a chunk of rust a 1/4” layer came off pretty easily.
So went at it with a chisel for about 10 minutes (it did not explode...)
Hit it with a wire brush then dunked and scrubbed.
It’s exactly 4” diameter and 9 pounds, perfectly round and iron. (Magnet sticks like glue)
I don’t see any seams, mold marks or fuse hole. So the question is do I have a shot put, mill ball or cannonball?
Good luck out there!
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