What is it? id? How old is it? Id? What type of metal is it? Id?

[bartshop62]

What is it? id? How old is it? Id? What type of metal is it? Id? Found this at a historic hotel complex. The complex of buildings ranged in dates of construction from 1935 to 1959. The complex included: two motel-type buildings, five beach cottages/boarding houses, and a small house. The buildings were situated around an open court with a swimming pool. There were six contributing buildings. It was one of the few remaining examples of the small-scale, low-rise motels that pre-dated*Hurricane Hazel*(1954). Reproduction modern or old what type of metal how old is it? It is very heavy .

 

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[GoldieLocks]

It sure looks like it is a carved stone, not at all metal. It may have been part of an outside stone entryway wall? Or staircase.

 

[gunsil]

If you hunt you have to learn about metals at least a little. Use a magnet to determine if a metal object is iron or steel. You can scratch lead with a thumbnail but not aluminum. Copper and it's alloys like brass or bronze will get a green patina after a while in the ground. Lead and aluminum will show shiny silver when scratched and brass will show a goldish color when scratched. I also don't understand your asking if item is a reproduction on every post. What exactly do you mean by reproduction? If an object is not identifiable it would be impossible to know if it is a reproduction. You asked if the hinge you found was a reproduction, what did you mean by that? They have been making hinges for many hundreds of years, nobody makes "reproductions" of simple iron hinges. Nobody makes reproduction brake pads either. Like goldie says, are you sure this object is metal and not stone?

 

[bartshop62]

If you hunt you have to learn about metals at least a little. Use a magnet to determine if a metal object is iron or steel. You can scratch lead with a thumbnail but not aluminum. Copper and it's alloys like brass or bronze will get a green patina after a while in the ground. Lead and aluminum will show shiny silver when scratched and brass will show a goldish color when scratched. I also don't understand your asking if item is a reproduction on every post. What exactly do you mean by reproduction? If an object is not identifiable it would be impossible to know if it is a reproduction. You asked if the hinge you found was a reproduction, what did you mean by that? They have been making hinges for many hundreds of years, nobody makes "reproductions" of simple iron hinges. Nobody makes reproduction brake pads either. Like goldie says, are you sure this object is metal and not stone?

It beeps on the metal detector i tested and it beep it gave of a loud Iron signal. Do you not belive it now Do i have to get more deeper proof?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Does a magnet stick to it?

 

[ticndig]

It beeps on the metal detector i tested and it beep it gave of a loud Iron signal. Do you not belive it now Do i have to get more deeper proof?

ever heard of hot rocks ? they beep too.

 

[xr7ator]

Yes, please. More deeper proof needed.

 

[gunsil]

It beeps on the metal detector i tested and it beep it gave of a loud Iron signal. Do you not belive it now Do i have to get more deeper proof?

Metal detectors do not tell one accurately what kind of metal one finds. What kind of detector do you have?? On most detectors a piece of iron that big will sound much higher than a small piece of iron. My detectors will give a silver signal on a piece of iron that big. No detector can tell the difference between gold, lead, and aluminum. As Charlie asks, does a magnet stick to it? If so it is iron/steel. Did you try to scratch it and see what color it is beneath the surface? Is it soft and easily scratched with a knife blade? Nobody can tell you what you have from a photo, you need to do simple tests yourself.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Like 2 other people have asked or suggested...is it attracted to a magnet?

That would categorize it as ferrous or non-ferrous.

If your truly wanting to know what type of metal it is, I would think you would have done this most basic test prior to asking or at least thanked someone for the suggestion and followed up with results.

You will quickly find people less and less willing to contribute knowledge the more it becomes a (guessing) game.
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As to the detector signal...I see what look like iron stains on it. Iron occurs naturally in stone (that’s where it comes from). It’s not uncommon for stone to have enough iron mineralization for a metal detector to “detect” it. Extremely common actually in many parts of the country. However a mineralized stone would typically be only weakly attracted to a magnet if at all.

So do you really want to know what type of metal it is?