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	Spoon of some sorts? « on: November 18, 2012, 12:59:41 am »

I found this while just walking around in an area where some old homesteads used to be, was a surface find. Not sure what metal is under it or what it was even used for. The bend in the handle is odd and in the spoon at the bend on both sides is what appears to have been a hole that is filled in with corrosion. Any info or ways to maybe clean it would rock, thanks.

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #1 on: November 18, 2012, 02:52:59 am »

My first thought is that it is not a spoon (at least not of the dining variety), but a part of a piece of machinery. The hole is where this part would connect into the larger machine, probably on some sort of rotating wheel or similar device with a cog that would regularly push down the end away from the "spoon", which in turn would cause the "spoon" to lift or move something in its cup.

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #2 on: November 18, 2012, 12:29:11 pm »

Heard from the landowner that there used to be an old man in the area this was found in that raised sugar cane and sold it to moonshiners that lived close by also. Possible that this could be part of one of the stills? I'm not familiar with the parts of one. From the patina or corrosion on it, any clue as to the metal underneath and how to clean it up?

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #3 on: November 18, 2012, 02:53:35 pm »

Interesting find, thanks for sharing it! Personally, I have no clue what it is. Detecting

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #4 on: November 18, 2012, 04:49:32 pm »

I don't know what it is ,but I like it!! Grin

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #5 on: November 18, 2012, 07:32:42 pm »

Could be a spoon to some sort of water wheel. Not sure where you found it or if there is water flowing near by, but if there is an old mine, or there was a need for an old hydralic water wheel it may explain it.

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #6 on: February 08, 2013, 07:12:03 pm »

Looks like part of an old door latch. It's upside down in the 1st pic.

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #7 on: February 08, 2013, 07:15:53 pm »

if it were part of a still it would most likely be copper , interesting find.

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #8 on: February 08, 2013, 07:22:43 pm »

I go with the Door Latch.

The Thumb Button part to unlock the door. Yep!

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	Re: Spoon of some sorts? « Reply #9 on: February 08, 2013, 07:52:57 pm »

hey the light just dawned in gloucester I was gonna say a door latch but you guys beat me to it Grin

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