What are these?

steve-on-mark · 09-19-2018, 04:08 PM

Grandson found these on the property last week. I can guess what they might be, but not exactly sure... Name: 20180919_160432.jpeg
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Descant · 09-19-2018, 05:05 PM

Interesting. I had some ideas, but the more I thought about it, the less likely it seemed. What's the history of the land where they were found? Logging, Farming? Type of farm ?

steve-on-mark · 09-19-2018, 05:16 PM

Mark Island...no farming here...my guess was some kind of logging/ tree work tools.

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Descant · 09-19-2018, 05:27 PM

I thought earlier, not much logging on the islands except to harvest after the hurricane of '38. Now it dawns on me. I suggest these were used to tie logs together to make a log raft and transport the harvest behind a tow boat.

camp guy · 09-19-2018, 05:30 PM

Descant, you are absolutely right. These probably have very little practical value at this time, but they would be of interest to a local museum.

MAXUM · 09-19-2018, 05:37 PM

Hang them on the wall, make an interesting conversation piece!

steve-on-mark · 09-19-2018, 05:43 PM

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Hang them on the wall, make an interesting conversation piece!

That's my plan...and my grandson can tell everyone he found 'em!

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Outdoorsman · 09-19-2018, 05:50 PM

Perhaps an antique log dog?

Hillcountry · 09-19-2018, 07:34 PM

Cool find! Now the kid will be scouring the island for more booty!

Top-Water · 09-19-2018, 08:39 PM

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Grandson found these on the property last week. I can guess what they might be, but not exactly sure...

Thanks for sharing this find.

I would guess it's a logging tool as well, but I would speculate that they might have originally been railroad spikes re-crafted with a little "yankee ingenuity" into these skidding spikes to drag or tow the logs. Without question hand made, note the different number of links on each one.

Very cool discovery.

steve-on-mark · 09-19-2018, 08:40 PM

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Cool find! Now the kid will be scouring the island for more booty!

If it'll keep him out of my hair, I'm all for it!

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steve-on-mark · 10-03-2018, 05:09 PM

And there they will hang! Name: 20181003_170055.jpeg
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Hillcountry · 10-03-2018, 06:16 PM

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And there they will hang!Attachment 14275

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I would have displayed them a little differently by showing them spread out but then again I have a log home where all the walls are game for hanging cool stuff.

steve-on-mark · 10-03-2018, 06:23 PM

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I would have displayed them a little differently by showing them spread out but then again I have a log home where all the walls are game for hanging cool stuff.

I have a log home as well, but think that fireplaces have room for cool stuff too!

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ushaggerb · 10-07-2018, 09:38 PM

Turn of the century cell phones

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steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,889 Thanks: 189 Thanked 737 Times in 430 Posts	Mark Island...no farming here...my guess was some kind of logging/ tree work tools. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app __________________ ....keeping " urban decay " out of photos for nearly 3 years!

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Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,462 Thanks: 1,379 Thanked 1,664 Times in 1,084 Posts	Logging I thought earlier, not much logging on the islands except to harvest after the hurricane of '38. Now it dawns on me. I suggest these were used to tie logs together to make a log raft and transport the harvest behind a tow boat. Last edited by Descant; 09-19-2018 at 05:35 PM. Reason: corrected spelling

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camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,197 Thanks: 305 Thanked 530 Times in 297 Posts	What are these Descant, you are absolutely right. These probably have very little practical value at this time, but they would be of interest to a local museum.

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Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,462 Thanks: 1,379 Thanked 1,664 Times in 1,084 Posts	Interesting. I had some ideas, but the more I thought about it, the less likely it seemed. What's the history of the land where they were found? Logging, Farming? Type of farm ?

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