I was able to metal detect a location where the Troop A of the Nebraska Cavalry had a building here in town that was built in 1888 and burned down in 1891. There is a house there now and the owner was putting in a couple of egress windows for the basement. Just from the small area of dirt that was excavated, we found lots of square nails, hinges, glass, harness buckles, rivets, brick, etc.
Two nice items I found were a Nebraska brass button and this other piece of cast brass that might be a gun part. If anyone can identify this piece let me know.
It is 3" long with a 3/8" diameter hole in one end. Stamping reads "PAT. NOV. 10 ??". Unfortunately the year did not show up despite cleaning.
Believe it is a pecker cast, the hole is there in case traction is needed.
jud
As usual, I have no idea what Jud is talking about, but I can tell you this:
"pecker cast" is probably not a phrase you want to Google.
Don
I agree with Don LOL
I bet he didn't even crack a smile when he lobbed that bait out there. 😀
It's a pot handle-----another phrase one probably should not Google. Now, go and find the pot.
> I bet he didn't even crack a smile when he lobbed that bait out there. 😀
But he had to be grinning when he hooked me.:-)
Don
Finally found a picture
This is what can happen if a cast is not applied promptly and correctly to the injured part. These came from a pair of raccoon brothers. They now are being marketed as ear rings. For WHO?!?!?!?!
It only took about 10 page views of the offerings for pecker cast on Google to discover the above. Nearly everything else had to do with the cast and crew of a 1998 movie starring Edward Furlong and Christina Ricci, of which I was unfamiliar. That movie surely led to some bizarre little jokes to pull on someone. For example: One young woman asks another young woman, "Have you seen Pecker recently?" The response might be quite amusing.
Mr. Cow
Those things have been used here in the south as decorations for years. If you see pictures of (King) Richard Petty he'll probably be wearing a cowboy hat and have one attached somewhere. I knew a contractor that kept one (sharpened) on his hat and used it for a toothpick. I didn't say he was smart.
Andy
