Small, but interesting.

[Garabaldi]

Any ideas. Not much to go by, but looks like it could be a cool plate or military shield in the movie "Braveheart". Iv'e been meaning to post this for a while. For some reason this small but detailed artifact has intrigued me.

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Is it cast iron?

 

[BioProfessor]

Looks like the side of a pot or a bell to me.

Daryl

 

[Garabaldi]

I have not learned how to determine what kind of metal something is. It looks like cast iron to me. It does seem like it is part of a bell.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Will a magnet stick?

 

[Garabaldi]

no, it did not stick to a magnet.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

no, it did not stick to a magnet.

It must be brass.

 

[BioProfessor]

Or bronze, or copper, or zinc, or tin, or pewter.

Daryl

 

[Garabaldi]

Are bells made of brass?

 

[BioProfessor]

Some are.

Daryl

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Or bronze, or copper, or zinc, or tin, or pewter.

Daryl

Not copper, maybe bronze, doesnt look like cast zinc, tin or pewter. It looks like a brittle metal that breaks like cast iron or brass. It has the color of old cast iron but I should have known its not iron- no rust.

 

[BioProfessor]

Just dinking with you BCH.

Daryl

 

[CRUSADER]

Bell piece.

 

[BioProfessor]

Ding. Ding. Ding, Ding.

Daryl

 

[BuckleBoy]

You know, I have found pieces of this same metal--always just fragments. They seem a bit shiny like tombac, but they aren't tombac. I've never known what they were off of, but they are not all bells. I just can't figure for the life of me what the metal is.

It won't melt, so it isn't pewter.


-Buckles

 

[CRUSADER]

You know, I have found pieces of this same metal--always just fragments. They seem a bit shiny like tombac, but they aren't tombac. I've never known what they were off of, but they are not all bells. I just can't figure for the life of me what the metal is.

It won't melt, so it isn't pewter.


-Buckles

mostly bells, some are pots (3 legged cauldron type that went in the fire). I agree its a strange metal like tombac but isn't, Ive never found a good ID for the type.

 

[Garabaldi]

Would love to see it whole. Love the look of the metal, color and style.

 

[BuckleBoy]

You know, I have found pieces of this same metal--always just fragments. They seem a bit shiny like tombac, but they aren't tombac. I've never known what they were off of, but they are not all bells. I just can't figure for the life of me what the metal is.

It won't melt, so it isn't pewter.


-Buckles

mostly bells, some are pots (3 legged cauldron type that went in the fire). I agree its a strange metal like tombac but isn't, Ive never found a good ID for the type.

Thank you for the information, Crusader. Perhaps one day someone will run across a whole example. The little pieces sound Good on a detector, so a whole one will be found if it is out there.

I agree with these being pieces of some sort of utilitarian item (my vote is more for pots than bells)--because it needed to be something large enough not to lose, but was only thrown out when broken.

Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[intimer]

here's a wild one:

if it has an arc then you could set a compass point and spread to where it matches the arc of the item. then draw a big circle with the compass spread.

or am i goofy thinking this is possible. please tell me!

 

[72cheyenne]

here's a wild one:

if it has an arc then you could set a compass point and spread to where it matches the arc of the item. then draw a big circle with the compass spread.

or am i goofy thinking this is possible. please tell me!

No that is not a goofy idea, you could match the arc and then draw the full circle giving you the relative size of the object.