highbanker58 Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 While detecting ,I dug up what looked like a very small piece of an old leather boot with boot tacks.Also in the hole was a dozen or so very small pieces of brass. They are a spiral that is uniform top to bottom 5/8 " long and 1/16" in dia.. Nobody here in Stanton has ever seen anything like them.Any ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLORADO BOB Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 highbanker,It's hard to say without a picture of the items.There are brass inserts made in various sizes that are kind of sprial on the outside but threaded on the inside.I doubt that this is what it is.Bob T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted November 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Photos of spirals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner Matt Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I have found some they were sticking out of the heel on a boot sole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I wonder if they were hammered in or put in with a machine?The ones I found didn't have a smashed end,but then again I guess they would wear off any smashed ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~LARGO~ Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 I would guess they are nothing more than brass screws that were used to hold the boot heels or soles in place, then worn off, degraded over time by constant wear, which has ground off the original slotted screw head. Heavy duty work boots suchas Whites still use the slotted screws (or used to), to help hold their boots together...That is my best guess!~LARGO~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 LargoThat was our first quess also.The only problem is they are perfectly uniform top to bottom and solid brass. They are too uniform to be a screw. Thanks for your attempt. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuggetHead Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 My first thought after reading the comments on this thread is that because they are uniform that they were used in a application where the hole was pre drilled into the boot before installation. Maybe tacked in place then pre drilled and screwed for extra security!??????HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 In all likelyhood they are from an old pair of caulked logger boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I don't have a clue what those things are, but I've found a butt load of them over the years, in brass and a few in aluminum ... I always assumed they had some thing to do with drywashers because I always found them around old hand stack and tailings... Cheers, Unc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 These were found in the Hassiampa river area of Arizona, on a rolling hillside towards the top of the hill. They were different lengths. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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