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Title: For id please Post by: roaljodaka on July 21, 2014, 11:05:45 AM Hi, found this yesterday it has a lovely old green tarnish to it, it does look very old as other club members have said, photos don't do it justice, it has been said it is a steelyard weighing arm on the forum thanks for possible id, i have looked but can find nothing like it, we were thinking some sort of harness mount??.
Title: Re: For id please Post by: Chef Geoff on July 21, 2014, 11:10:16 AM Can you include something in the photo for scale Roger also are there any signs of a break or is it complete?
Title: Re: For id please Post by: roaljodaka on July 21, 2014, 11:59:08 AM Can you include something in the photo for scale Roger also are there any signs of a break or is it complete? Totally complete geoff plus no stress marks as it being bent and it is exactly 100mm long, it looks like some sort of leather strap went through the groove at top, it 's deffo not modern, and like i said pics don't do justice. Btw thanks for looking in to it ;) Title: Re: For id please Post by: Chef Geoff on July 21, 2014, 01:23:43 PM No I've had a trawl though my usual books but nothing ??? I can assure you it's nothing to do with a steelyard not even close, there are some areas where the corrosion has come away leaving what looks like reddish marks if this is accurate then it could indicate that the metal is probably brass which would mean that it's not that old also it's round and the older the time period the more that craftsmen tried to avoid "round" though there are exceptions to every rule. I shall keep looking ;)
Title: Re: For id please Post by: Dungbeetle on July 21, 2014, 02:11:18 PM I had a look at this find yesterday and it's not brass. It is almost certainly some alloy of bronze. After that I'm baffled, but not a steelyard. Definitely has the look of age, it's a moulded piecee. Hope someone comes up with an id.
Title: Re: For id please Post by: roaljodaka on July 21, 2014, 02:24:44 PM I had a look at this find yesterday and it's not brass. It is almost certainly some alloy of bronze. After that I'm baffled, but not a steelyard. Definitely has the look of age, it's a moulded piecee. Hope someone comes up with an id. Oh thank you chris someone to back me up :) :), means alot, thanks chris ;) ;) Title: Re: For id please Post by: Chef Geoff on July 21, 2014, 02:42:44 PM "Back you up" what do you think this is a gun fight :D :D :D :D
The problem is that if it isn't broken and it had a strap attachment then all you're left with is a stick ;D It bears a slight similarity to a latch lifter but the other end would need to have broken off ??? Title: Re: For id please Post by: roaljodaka on July 22, 2014, 08:06:46 AM "Back you up" what do you think this is a gun fight ;D ;D ;D ;D.
lol i thought all the lads were on a wind up again, that's why i said back me up. ::) Title: Re: For id please Post by: Dungbeetle on July 22, 2014, 09:32:13 AM "Back you up" what do you think this is a gun fight ;D ;D ;D ;D. Strap your guns on for the next club dig Barry and we'll have a shoot out. It's got to be more fun than digging scrap up like last Sunday !lol i thought all the lads were on a wind up again, that's why i said back me up. ::) Title: Re: For id please Post by: hotmill on July 22, 2014, 12:14:28 PM "Back you up" what do you think this is a gun fight ;D ;D ;D ;D. Strap your guns on for the next club dig Barry and we'll have a shoot out. It's got to be more fun than digging scrap up like last Sunday !lol i thought all the lads were on a wind up again, that's why i said back me up. ::) Some of us didn't dig much scrap ;D Title: Re: For id please Post by: Dungbeetle on July 22, 2014, 01:53:29 PM "Back you up" what do you think this is a gun fight ;D ;D ;D ;D. Strap your guns on for the next club dig Barry and we'll have a shoot out. It's got to be more fun than digging scrap up like last Sunday !lol i thought all the lads were on a wind up again, that's why i said back me up. ::) Some of us didn't dig much scrap ;D Title: Re: For id please Post by: roaljodaka on July 22, 2014, 07:02:52 PM What happened to your finds in your baccy pouch chris you secret squirrel ;) ;)
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