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[bartshop62]

What is this.?
size comparson next to a us quarter.
Why the iron is shiny on some sides? IS THIS HAND FORGED? What type of iron is this?

How many years it has been underground its almost the size of the ruler but a little bit bigger how old is it what century?

found in 1700s plantation could it be modern? Could this be to the plantation?

 

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[Al D]

Part of a horse bridal perhaps

 

[bowwinkles]

Vintage battery cable

 

[DizzyDigger]

Bowwinkles nailed it..it's a ground cable for a car battery.

 

[Trimbaker]

I would guess emergency brake linkage for drum brakes.

 

[jeff of pa]

I would guess emergency brake linkage for drum brakes.

I've changed Many Drum Breaks and almost agreed with Ya

But I'm pretty sure the Cable Had a Hook on One end.
and way too thick, for anything I'm aware of 50's Up





I'm more inclined to Believe a Battery Cable, But too Short for a Car Even Vintage

 

[Trimbaker]

I think if it were part of lets say, the battery bank on an old tractor, it would have been copper. Looks like steel to me. the ends remind me of the emergency brake connections...I am laughing , because you have a picture of a brake job...memories are enough... hahaha

 

[jeff of pa]

I think if it were part of lets say, the battery bank on an old tractor, it would have been copper. Looks like steel to me. the ends remind me of the emergency brake connections...I am laughing , because you have a picture of a brake job...memories are enough... hahaha

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Your right on Copper Though

 

[Trimbaker]

too late. : ) real handy when folks ask "what the heck is that?" hahaha nice to get a chuckle...I like telling younger folks, "I am older than google. Who ya going to believe?"

 

[GoldieLocks]

Some kind of handle? I also doubt it is from earlier than about 1875.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

It reminds me of a ground off an engine, also it doesn't necessarily mean it came from a car. Many things had engines. But I would think it should be copper although someone could have jerry rigged it with a pail handle to just get by until the proper part was bought. I have used Wrigley's chewing gum foil as a fuse just to get home with lights on my old Datsun 510 when I was in High School.

 

[Trimbaker]

It reminds me of a ground off an engine, also it doesn't necessarily mean it came from a car. Many things had engines. But I would think it should be copper although someone could have jerry rigged it with a pail handle to just get by until the proper part was bought. I have used Wrigley's chewing gum foil as a fuse just to get home with lights on my old Datsun 510 when I was in High School.

gum foil worked for my '75 CJ5 jeep too. : )