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Title: Zinc casting for ID Post by: glyn on May 23, 2018, 01:40:18 PM Hi all, its that time of year again when the stream levels are low and the
gravel banks have all changed since last year. This unusual casting turned up yesterday, the detector says it's zinc, it won't stick to a magnet and it's not like anything I've seen before. Any info would be helpful, thanks Glyn Title: Re: Zinc casting for ID Post by: Val Beechey on May 23, 2018, 08:50:53 PM Looks like the sort of thing they used have around the top of furniture. The fitting that shows would be about right as well.
I think that style was dated around 1700’s Unusual find but nice. Title: Re: Zinc casting for ID Post by: glyn on May 24, 2018, 06:10:27 AM Thanks Val, I'll add to my collection of furniture fittings.
Glyn Title: Re: Zinc casting for ID Post by: The Doc on May 24, 2018, 11:06:51 AM Agree - probably furniture or similar decorative fitting, probably Victorian or later. Looks like brass to me rather than zinc.
Title: Re: Zinc casting for ID Post by: probono on May 24, 2018, 12:51:45 PM And of course brass contains zinc (copper zinc alloy).
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