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Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/9/2004 8:38:02 PM    scoobis   Posts: 11 Joined: 5/4/2004 Status: offline Today i started my first real dig...i found alot of broken glass, some chips of brick, a horse shoe, a marble and this... i dont know what it is, i found a gross black thing inside that i immediatley disposed of. There was a screw on top that fell apart when i opened it. it's about one inch tall and in pretty good condition. The bottom has the following on it: PYREX ZELL U.S.A. 125V Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/9/2004 9:21:03 PM    kentster   Posts: 15 Joined: 5/9/2004 From: Addison County, Vermont Status: offline what that picture is, is of a screw in fuse, ( i still use them in my house!) (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 2

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/9/2004 9:23:02 PM    Sam_MaineBottles Posts: 343 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Mid-coast Maine Status: offline Hi Scoobis Your find is a glass electrical fuse. These were commonly used in household fuse boxes before the advent of the more modern circuit breaker. There would be a thin metal strip that would melt and break the circuit if the circuit was overloaded. I'm no electrician but that is the basic idea of how they operated. Sam (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 3

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/9/2004 9:25:03 PM    woody   Posts: 1615 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Yes, it looks like a Buss glass fuse for your fuse box. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 4

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/9/2004 10:04:45 PM    scoobis   Posts: 11 Joined: 5/4/2004 Status: offline thank you guys, i'm sorry i posted an old fuse...i was hoping it was a pricless mini shot glass or somthing.. maybe i'll find somthing better tomorrow. Thank you (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 5

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/10/2004 11:41:53 AM    Bluebelle   Posts: 181 Joined: 4/16/2004 Status: offline No apologies necessary! One either has to be an old person or have lived in an old house to recognize a glass fuse on sight. Hope your horseshoe turns out to be lucky for you! (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 6

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/11/2004 12:46:21 AM    bne74honda   Posts: 151 Joined: 2/19/2004 From: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Status: offline Hey Bluebelle! You calling me old?!!!?!! B _____________________________ I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars - Abbie Hoffman (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 7

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/11/2004 1:23:02 PM    Bluebelle   Posts: 181 Joined: 4/16/2004 Status: offline oooopppps! should have said either old person, old house or extremely knowledgeable and sophisticated - how's that, bne74honda? (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 8

RE: Can any of you tell me what this thing is? - 5/11/2004 8:42:43 PM    bne74honda   Posts: 151 Joined: 2/19/2004 From: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Status: offline Well....that's better Bluebelle......maybe a little over the top, but better. Brian _____________________________ I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars - Abbie Hoffman (in reply to scoobis) Post #: 9

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