Artifact, Unidentified

Object ID:
1957.9189.1
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Description

Forged iron or steel device. One end approximates the frustrum of a cone tapering from about 1/2" diameter at end to nearly 21/32" at terminus of cone. There the device is ground back to flat on opposing sides and the width is ground to a taper to merge with the tapered cylindrical shaft. A 1/8" diameter hole is drilled into the center of the conical end extending to beyond large end of cone. Another 1/8" diameter hole is drilled through the flat such that the two holes intercept each other.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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Shaker Museum Artifact, Unidentified. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=8470. Accessed on September 24, 2024

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