Weird metal object

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CarsonChris

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• Mar 8, 2019

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Looking in a western mining town from1860-1900 and found this weird thing. Not sure what it is. [/ATTACH]

 

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mdtrapper

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• Mar 8, 2019

• #2

Looks like an old stand of some kind maybe a pole screwed into it to hold a lantern or something.

 

edmo

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• Mar 8, 2019

• #3

Did you hear any clucking sounds in the area where you were digging?

 

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NHBenz

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• Mar 8, 2019

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I believe it’s an electrode from an old jar battery:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_battery

 

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firemanphob

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• Mar 8, 2019

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Yes, I've seen them identified as old liquid battery part.