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Title: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: Trys on October 27, 2010, 05:11:14 PM Hi all, found these around three years ago and they've baffled everyoune including UKDFD and the museum of Wales. The museum thought that the pin object was possibly roman, but when they did metallurgy tests it had too much zinc in it for it to be any older than medieval. Here is the link on UKDFD http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=7194&cat=500 (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=7194&cat=500)
Any Ideas guys and girls? Title: Re: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: silverhand on October 27, 2010, 05:32:20 PM the top thing looks like a bar holder for holding towels and stuff but apart from that im really no good at iding
Title: Re: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: Techony on October 27, 2010, 06:28:08 PM Top one looks like a rail holder to me too.
Bottom one looks like a highly decorated lock pin. Is it big enough to be off a wheel? As for the decoration; ring and dot would've hinted at saxon, but the zinc blows that away I guess. Title: Re: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: Meatslicer on October 28, 2010, 08:01:30 AM The top one looks like a portable inkwell. If its made of lead, it is probably made to stay upright on uneven surfaces and not get moved by wind or table top movement.
The pin thing looks like a treen article, something made of local material and given to a lover or family member. It looks crude enough to be medieval. Love spoons are another example. Eric Title: Re: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: EMU Ex Minelabuser on January 17, 2011, 09:23:59 PM ok the top one looks like a smoking pipe it looks chard a bit and it has the grooves on the end to stop it falling out of your mouth i think is was invented to aid giving up smoking the effects of lead poisoning greatly exceeded the tobacco so in the eyes of the Romans it was a winner.
And the lower picture is defiantly a totem pole for elves or it could be a tent peg / large tooth pick or a peg for tying a noose to for catching rabbits yes that's it for catching rabbits (i saw it once on time team one of the early ones) honest Hope this helps Darren Title: Re: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: dances with badgers on January 17, 2011, 09:27:35 PM on the subject off ufo's i have seen 9 in the last 2 years :o
Title: Re: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on January 17, 2011, 09:54:21 PM the pin,with that eye on it, could be a needle for sewing/sealing sacks or nets... :-\.....byron
Title: Re: A couple of UFO's.....Any ideas? Post by: Landyman on January 17, 2011, 11:02:01 PM Top one looks like part of a track rod end? Possibly off a roman chariot????? ???
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