WhatIsIt?

DoctorWhy

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Island in Penobscot Bay, Maine

• May 20, 2017

• #1

Found this small brass object nearby a late-1700's thru early-1900's occupied cellar hole on an island off the coast of Maine. Same site where the Brown Bess trigger guard was recently found Any ideas?

Cheers,
--Bert

 

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BB_in_Maine

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• May 22, 2017

• #2

Hmmm... that's an interesting one. The style of the numbers are definitely very much late 1700's in style... but the piece itself is a mystery - have never seen one turn up...

 

GLASSHOPPER1955

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• May 22, 2017

• #3

Looks like some kind of mounting bracket.