Jeff in Pa
Well-known member
I found this just outside the front door of a home that used to be tavern. I figured it was a small round piece of lead at 5", well it feels like lead but look at the design and stones. What is it and could they be real?
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A Whatsit? Are they real?
- Thread starter Jeff in Pa
- Start date
Almost looks like a whatchamacallit!.
very interesting!
very interesting!
Jeff in Pa
Well-known member
This rang in jumping from 29 to 30 on the conductive side.
Well alot of you know that lead will be a 30 or 31 conductive and usually a single digit Ferrous number, anything above that starts to fall into the Indians if it PP's like a coin and is fairly consistant.
This one was just a little low on the conductive side. That 29 had me wondering before I dug it. Pewter? I really dout it Pewter but it just don't "feel" quite heavy enough to be lead buts its definately something similar to lead.
Dunno about this Whatsit and I hate not knowing what anything is I dig. Metal composition, size and shape are very important to me. Those things in-turn help me determine what the next target will be.
I will research and determine, or maybe someone here will recognize it and let us know.
Thanks
Well alot of you know that lead will be a 30 or 31 conductive and usually a single digit Ferrous number, anything above that starts to fall into the Indians if it PP's like a coin and is fairly consistant.
This one was just a little low on the conductive side. That 29 had me wondering before I dug it. Pewter? I really dout it Pewter but it just don't "feel" quite heavy enough to be lead buts its definately something similar to lead.
Dunno about this Whatsit and I hate not knowing what anything is I dig. Metal composition, size and shape are very important to me. Those things in-turn help me determine what the next target will be.
I will research and determine, or maybe someone here will recognize it and let us know.
Thanks
DiggerODirt
Active member
Pictures are too fuzzy for me to make a decision on the metal type.
HH,
HH,
Lipservice
New member
Looks like a petrified Oreo cookie some bloke lost his gold fillings in trying to chomp down on it! 
Jeff in Pa
Well-known member
Yeah I dug this at night with a headlamp on. When you see the stones reflecting back at you while in the dirt ya kinda get that Oh Sh-t feeling. I think its just old costume jewlry with glass stones. I can see where there was once an eyelet on it for a thin chain to go thru.
Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
Not sure but VERY cool!
DirtyDeedsDugDirtDeep
Member
Jeff,
Unfortunately, you are probably right in thinking it is old costume jewelry.
It looks like a brooch; and is probably 'pot metal' set with "rhine stones".
It wouldn't make sense to put expensive stones in a cheap setting.
If you can, try scratching glass with the stones.
If they're real, they should easily scratch the glass.
Unfortunately, you are probably right in thinking it is old costume jewelry.
It looks like a brooch; and is probably 'pot metal' set with "rhine stones".
It wouldn't make sense to put expensive stones in a cheap setting.
If you can, try scratching glass with the stones.
If they're real, they should easily scratch the glass.