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What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/25/2006 9:01:05 PM    Reddielocks25   Posts: 48 Joined: 7/2/2006 Status: offline I found one of these things while bottle digging a few years ago and i just saw this pic of three of them on the web. What are they ?? Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/25/2006 10:18:02 PM    Lynette   Posts: 183 Joined: 5/29/2006 Status: offline first thing that popped into my head were old shoe horns..... _____________________________ Always looking for some ND/NR soda bottles...... (in reply to Reddielocks25) Post #: 2

RE: What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/25/2006 11:27:52 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1160 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline I believe they are tent rope tighteners. Kelley P.S.  Happy Birthday! < Message edited by Gunsmoke47 -- 7/25/2006 11:34:14 PM > (in reply to Lynette) Post #: 3

RE: What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/26/2006 9:12:54 AM    towhead Posts: 914 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline I was thinking pot & pan handles.... (in reply to Gunsmoke47) Post #: 4

RE: What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/26/2006 9:55:30 AM    Steve in MA   Posts: 48 Joined: 10/19/2005 From: Easton, Massaschusetts Status: offline Gunsmoke47 is right, they are tent rope fasteners! (in reply to towhead) Post #: 5

RE: What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/26/2006 10:57:08 PM    Reddielocks25   Posts: 48 Joined: 7/2/2006 Status: offline oh ! How old do you all think they may be ?? (in reply to Steve in MA) Post #: 6

RE: What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/27/2006 8:58:14 AM    Steve in MA   Posts: 48 Joined: 10/19/2005 From: Easton, Massaschusetts Status: offline They could go all the way back to the Civil War (in the pic you posted, the item below the 1st one is a CW era knapsack hook), but can be as new as the 60's I would think, although newer ones would be aluminum if I can recall correctly. (in reply to Reddielocks25) Post #: 7

RE: What are these metal things ? PIC !! - 7/27/2006 4:10:57 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1160 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline I dug a couple of these at a Military Fort that was in operation in the 1870-1880's. The ones I dug were brass and actually had a Nov. 188? Patent date on them. Hope this helps, Kelley (in reply to Steve in MA) Post #: 8

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