Hello

My thought is a skid runner for either some form of winter cart or for moving heavy items within the workspace.

David Hayes
Virgin Islands

--- On Wed, 9/10/08, Melissa Diamanti <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Melissa Diamanti <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: unidentified iron bar
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 12:28 PM

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
  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.