✅ SOLVED WHAT is THIS?????

[NickSwingLOW]

Hey people,

I have a brass "spike" here that was dug up at a pretty old site. the rest of the item is missing, whether it was a shaft or eye, I have no idea. Has anyone found something similar. is this s tent spike? And if so, why brass and why so nice?

Thank you!

 

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[HuntinDog]

It's the tip to a Lightning rod.

 

[NickSwingLOW]

you are 100% CORRECT! Thank you for the picture too! That was the shortest lived mystery ever. What is the age of the one in your photo?

 

[HuntinDog]

They all date into the early 1800's.
A lot more prevalent on the East coast and mid West.

 

[jewelerguy]

They all date into the early 1800's.
A lot more prevalent on the East coast and mid West.

there are a couple of old houses in my little town that used to have them. One was built in 1912 and the other was built around 1910. I thought they were kinda cool and gave the houses character, but they did away with them some years ago when upgrades were done to the homes. In my area, I think the height of their use was probably 1880's to 1910's, but that's also when people really began to settle in this area as well.

 

[NickSwingLOW]

there are a couple of old houses in my little town that used to have them. One was built in 1912 and the other was built around 1910. I thought they were kinda cool and gave the houses character, but they did away with them some years ago when upgrades were done to the homes. In my area, I think the height of their use was probably 1880's to 1910's, but that's also when people really began to settle in this area as well.

Thank you! I believe this tip to be off the original barn, which was reconstructed after it had burnt down in the early 40's.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It looks green in the pic. Might be copper instead of brass. Gary

 

[Hawks88]

Nice find. Congrats