Thought this was new, perhaps an old oil lantern part?

[Jaichim24]

Well, I was detecting at my favorite spot last week, my house that dates back to 1850, and I found the below pieces of trash. I believe they are brass or copper. I found them fairly deep, perhaps 7+" but given the pattern I thought they were pipe fasteners or something. Just modern trash. I was going through a bunch of the stuff I'd found, and almost chucked them, as I was convinced they were modern trash.

So I'm flipping through the May issue of Western & Eastern Treasures, and on page 46 there are several pictures of relic finds, one group of relics are "oil lamp wick assemblies". Two of the pieces in the pictures made a light go off in my head as I had just seen something very similar. I ran out to my garage and "salvaged" them from the scrap bin. I've attached a picture of the page 46 relics along with what I found.

Can anyone confirm they are part of oil lamp wick assemblies? If not, what are they?

Thanks,

Jai

 

[therick]

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[Jaichim24]

Wow, old harmonica reeds, I never would have guessed. However now that you mention it I can see it. Thanks a bunch for the feedback!

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[brandon]

It is kind of like a treasure hunt within a treasure hunt. by finding all the clues we learn about the people who lived there. I have been blessed to have spent considerable time at some old cellar holes. After a while I get to know the people that lived there and the many questions; "Did they have kids or did they play music? It is also a way I learn about our past culture. I had an oppurtunity to hunt a spot next to a brook where Indians used to live in rock overhangs. My buddy had found some goyettes, pottery and points but had never detected it. I found an old post card with the Indian Caves as a title. We brought the detectors and found 3 seated dimes dating to 1854, 2 two cent pieces, a tin with 6 Indian Head pennies in it and a bunch of other coins including a half cent found by another buddy. Come to find out people spent a lot of time relaxing by the river and also liked to investigate cool places like I do. The more places like these, where I find coins and relics, the more I see how much time people spent outdoors back in the days before television. Glad to see the spirit of the hunt and interest in inquiry is alive in you.