It's not a spike or a tie. Been around RR!s alot to know that much.

Andy Jackson
Downey CA

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at  9:28 AM, Kelly Cooper wrote:

> Maybe related to railroad? like a tie or spike?

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Bob Skiles <[log in to unmask] 
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> Hi Melissa,
>
> What is the name of the village / foundry / mill ?
>
> Bob Skiles
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Diamanti" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:28 AM
> Subject: unidentified iron bar
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> I am looking for help in identifying an iron bar artifact from a late 
> 19th
>> century village & foundry & mill site in Pennsylvania. Multiple 
>> examples of
>> the same iron bar with a curved end have been found by the folks 
>> doing basic
>> brush removal and clearing at the site.
>>   The photos are not great, since they were jsut taken in the field 
>> with
>> car keys for scale. But I have posted two views of the iron bar (top 
>> and
>> side) on Archaeoseek at
>>   http://archaeoseek.ning.com/xn/detail/578807:Photo:27542 
>> <http://archaeoseek.ning.com/xn/detail/578807:Photo:27542>   
>> <http://archaeoseek.ning.com/xn/detail/578807:Photo:27542>   I hope I 
>> did this link correctly. If not, just check the new photos for
>> two labeled iron bar.
>>   If you are not a member of Archaeoseek and do not wish to subscribe 
>> to
>> this free service, I can also send them directly to anyone interested 
>> in
>> helping me out. Thanks,
>>
>>   Meli Diamanti
>>   Archaeological & Historical Consultants, Inc.
>>
>>