Several Whatsits?

[cisne]

3 objects in the 1st photo may be civil war era I don't know? What do you experts think? All objects have been cleaned a bit.

Circular object in 2nd and 3rd photos, 1 1/2 inches diameter x 1/2 inck thickness, steel. I have not a clue what this is. Help?

The Wife and I found these over the weekend in NC.


Jim

 

[1859large]

The roundish things could be weights from a scale. You might get a weight on it an see if is close to 1 lb, 1/2 lb or whatever.

HH

1859

 

[Jim West Pa]

n/t

 

[Jim West Pa]

May not be from a trap, but definately a keeper of sorts. It would be folded back on itself, feed thru a hole or one of the links on the chain and then the "T" spreads out and can't be pulled back thru the hole or link.

 

[mr miner/logger]

This shows how it was used. The goat bell came out the the same hole. Actually they were laying on top of each other.

 

[Jim West Pa]

Allthough your theory is that the chain was used as a makeshift collar, it was clearly designed for some other application.Some type of teather.

 

[mr miner/logger]

That makes sense. I never noticed the swivel on it before.

 

[TnDirtDigger]

The middle item in the 1st photo is a chaser chain off a wagon...