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steve-on-mark

09-19-2018 03:08 PM

What are these?

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Grandson found these on the property last week. I can guess what they might be, but not exactly sure...Attachment 14240

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Descant

09-19-2018 04:05 PM

Interesting. I had some ideas, but the more I thought about it, the less likely it seemed. What's the history of the land where they were found? Logging, Farming? Type of farm ?

steve-on-mark

09-19-2018 04:16 PM

Mark Island...no farming here...my guess was some kind of logging/ tree work tools.

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Descant

09-19-2018 04:27 PM

Logging

I thought earlier, not much logging on the islands except to harvest after the hurricane of '38. Now it dawns on me. I suggest these were used to tie logs together to make a log raft and transport the harvest behind a tow boat.

camp guy

09-19-2018 04:30 PM

What are these

Descant, you are absolutely right. These probably have very little practical value at this time, but they would be of interest to a local museum.

MAXUM

09-19-2018 04:37 PM

Hang them on the wall, make an interesting conversation piece!

steve-on-mark

09-19-2018 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MAXUM (Post 302372)

Hang them on the wall, make an interesting conversation piece!

That's my plan...and my grandson can tell everyone he found 'em!

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Outdoorsman

09-19-2018 04:50 PM

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Perhaps an antique log dog?

Hillcountry

09-19-2018 06:34 PM

Cool find! Now the kid will be scouring the island for more booty!

Top-Water

09-19-2018 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by steve-on-mark (Post 302366)

Grandson found these on the property last week. I can guess what they might be, but not exactly sure...

Thanks for sharing this find.

I would guess it's a logging tool as well, but I would speculate that they might have originally been railroad spikes re-crafted with a little "yankee ingenuity" into these skidding spikes to drag or tow the logs. Without question hand made, note the different number of links on each one.

Very cool discovery.

steve-on-mark

09-19-2018 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Hillcountry (Post 302382)

Cool find! Now the kid will be scouring the island for more booty!

If it'll keep him out of my hair, I'm all for it![emoji6]

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steve-on-mark

10-03-2018 04:09 PM

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And there they will hang!Attachment 14275

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Hillcountry

10-03-2018 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by steve-on-mark (Post 303129)

And there they will hang!Attachment 14275

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I would have displayed them a little differently by showing them spread out but then again I have a log home where all the walls are game for hanging cool stuff.

steve-on-mark

10-03-2018 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hillcountry (Post 303135)

I would have displayed them a little differently by showing them spread out but then again I have a log home where all the walls are game for hanging cool stuff.

I have a log home as well, but think that fireplaces have room for cool stuff too!

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ushaggerb

10-07-2018 08:38 PM

Turn of the century cell phones

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