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Finds Identification and Valuation
Unknown item found at the beach
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<blockquote data-quote="Marauder" data-source="post: 302653" data-attributes="member: 6200"><p>Personally, given the size and the likely age of the piece I'd be considering not trying to clean it, cos you might damage it.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the location, it could be historically significant. I'd put it somewhere safe for a while and do a bit more detecting round the spot, see if anything else pops up.</p><p></p><p>THinking about it though, metal rings would be old, but older tie downs would have been wood, mounted on a metal bracket(due to the high cost of metal, and inability to repair on long voyages) </p><p></p><p>Before cleaning I'd talk to a maritime historian, if its from a danish tallship you could be rewriting Aus history. Also depending on which beach you are on, there can be hefty fines for removing historical artifacts. So be careful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marauder, post: 302653, member: 6200"] Personally, given the size and the likely age of the piece I'd be considering not trying to clean it, cos you might damage it. Depending on the location, it could be historically significant. I'd put it somewhere safe for a while and do a bit more detecting round the spot, see if anything else pops up. THinking about it though, metal rings would be old, but older tie downs would have been wood, mounted on a metal bracket(due to the high cost of metal, and inability to repair on long voyages) Before cleaning I'd talk to a maritime historian, if its from a danish tallship you could be rewriting Aus history. Also depending on which beach you are on, there can be hefty fines for removing historical artifacts. So be careful. [/QUOTE]
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