What is it..?

[fastdraw]

Detected this today.... It's solid brass and appears to have some kind of cotton thread or twine wrapped in the middle. The end of it has a stamped anchor on it what's some kind of a thread or snake running through the anchor. Does anybody know what it is..?

 

[okierebel]

How big is that thing. The symbol reminds me of something medical.

 

[fastdraw]

How big is that thing. The symbol reminds me of something medical.

Yeah I'm thinking something medical also only because it appears to have something like a snake running through it....?? But the string in the middle is far too thick for any medical purposes that I know of

 

[okierebel]

Can't tell from your pic but is it size of a spool of thread or bigger/smaller? it appears big in the pic.

 

[okierebel]

That symbol is US Public Health Services.

 

[fastdraw]

That symbol is US Public Health Services.

But it's got a Anchor on it... So it's Navy... Found in an area that is full of late 1880's garbage. I have no idea what it is... but I'm sure there's somebody on this forum who does.

 

[laplander]

Hmm might put it on the Whatzit fourm.
HH Jeff

 

[okierebel]

Could be Navy but US PHS uses that symbol also. Pretty cool find!

 

[plowboy]

Looks like an early form of dental floss to me, course I could be wrong.

 

[Dale(Ia)]

I think I have seen (& found) rivet's with that anchor mark on them. ( Maybe "Anchor Brand" ?) Hard to tell what's wrapped around it...........
Then again, maybe it's something totally different!

Iowa Dale

 

[fastdraw]

I think I have seen (& found) rivet's with that anchor mark on them. ( Maybe "Anchor Brand" ?) Hard to tell what's wrapped around it...........
Then again, maybe it's something totally different!

Iowa Dale

Anchor Brand.... that's a possibility

 

[Taxidea]

I really think Iowa Dale got it , run a quick search for "Vintage Anchor Brand Rivet" and in the first couple frames you'll see an actual box label with a logo that looks like a good match. The curved line would be the line from the anchor. These were made by the Townsend Company of New Brighton Pa. (search that and there are a couple nice articles). The material sandwiched between the heads looks like degraded canvas webbing. Just my thoughts on your find and Happy Hunting!