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Brass item found in the water..

Ice Scratcher

Ice Scratcher

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Reminds me of boat hardware.. Not sure what though, pretty heavy duty, cast brass....

What it be?

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Thanks for looking and any guesses you might have..

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If you search sailboat boom crutch you will see that many of them are wood, but then I ran across this one. With hundreds or more boat manufacturers and hull designs it is very possible that there is just not a picture of this vintage one online. I imagine that since yours is short it was screwed to the cabin roof.


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It is about five inches tall though..

Seems all the boom crutches are about 2ft and bigger...

Could have gone on some type of smaller craft maybe a dingy...

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Also noticed a little bit of lead or solder on the top side of the curved cradle piece.. Don't know if that's a clue or not...

Thanks again everyone!!

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d.carpenter1450 said:
The brass piece may be the base for an old magnetic compass.

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It's not a gimbaled mount for anything, I sure of that.. The two ears don't have holes, and don't make a full half circle..

It is some type of, rest, holder, support, keeper, guide?

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Oh well. A shot in the dark is better than nothing. Thanks for the reply. I have only seen one gimble mount and that was 20 years ago.

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d.carpenter1450 said:
Oh well. A shot in the dark is better than nothing. Thanks for the reply. I have only seen one gimble mount and that was 20 years ago.

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Good guess though, someone else sugested a gimbaled oil lamp...

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You know I missed the scale of it next to the coins, it wasn't until you posted the pic with the Bic that I realized how small it really is. Therefore I am withdrawing my boom crutch guess and am still scratching my head...

I think the substance originally on it is an important clue. You think it was solder? Could it have been aluminum oxidation?
 
Stunmi said:
I think the substance originally on it is an important clue. You think it was solder? Could it have been aluminum oxidation?
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It is/was lead or solder for sure, but just a little bit.. Maybe part of a jig for soldering pipes together?

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