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Meli,
I think you forget that many spikes were hammered with soft head hammers,
like wood or leather heads. This still struck an solid whack, but did not
mushroom over the top. But if I am completely off track, so be it. Have you run
this object by Rick Sprague?
Ron
In a message dated 9/10/2008 11:44:17 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Ron,
A drift pin sounds interesting, but it still seems unlikely to me, because
of the curved end. I would think that a drift pin, like a rail spike, would
need to be hammered into place. But the curved top would make it hard to hammer
this in where you wanted it to go. That's why I'm stumped. I can't figure
out HOW it would be used, let alone for what?
Meli
Ron May <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I have seen a similar object, which several sources identified as a drift
pin. They have many uses, but were intended for temporarily holding
something in
place and then being pulled out at a later time. The one I had came from a
ship's rudder and was similar in size. What was the historic context of your
item?
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 9/10/2008 8:31:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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