? this has been transfered to a differant post on stuff ?

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Re: ? need help with id of old stuff ?

You have got to get bigger photos. Just plain to hard to tell from these. Also some thing other than hand for size etc.
 

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heres some views
 

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Re: ? need help with id of old stuff ?

The iron piece looks like part of a grate shaker from a coal stove .. maybe?
 

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At first thought spur part. The 2nd pic makes me think wrench based hexagon shape.
 

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Here ya go.

Basic early iron 2 prong fork...due to wear/ground action the prongs have been knocked down. Second pic is furniture hardware, and the small pic is 2 brass shoe/toe taps...popular in the Civil War era and if you look closely on the outside rim, there should be a patent date. Most of mine have Nov 22, 1864 stamped.

Mike
 

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Re: ? need help with id of old stuff ?

#4 kinda looks like an old "pickle fork" used to pull ball joints and tie rods
 

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Re: ? need help with id of old stuff ?

wow the shoe taps do have a old civil war era date thanks for some ideas there is a lot more to come from the old hill
 

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Re: ? need help with id of old stuff ?

traderoftreasures said:
wow the shoe taps do have a old civil war era date thanks for some ideas there is a lot more to come from the old hill

The shoe tap ID is 100% correct. I have dug 20 of these this year alone.
 

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