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Title: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: woodsy pete on October 21, 2010, 10:30:58 am

I'm guessing that this is some sort of sewing needle or tool from the Bronze age. Anyone have any idea on age or value?

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Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: KC on October 21, 2010, 01:13:06 pm

Hello Woodsy.....any background info....who's, where it's from or found?  Area of the world?

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: waywardangler on October 21, 2010, 01:34:26 pm

I highly doubt it is a sewing needle as how would you get that head through the hole it punched?

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: CuriousCollector on October 21, 2010, 02:31:17 pm

Looks like a kilt pin to me. 

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: marcylove on October 21, 2010, 02:40:15 pm

..unless it was used to sew fishing nets...pretty decorative for that though...

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on October 21, 2010, 05:30:40 pm

I was thinking a hair or hat pin, but that the slimest portion of the point may have broken off.

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: woodsy pete on October 21, 2010, 06:28:05 pm

Sorry, not much background information.  I know it was brought over from Germany and that it has been in the family for at least 5 generations but that's it.

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: ironlord1963 on October 21, 2010, 10:26:31 pm

I'm with tales, Hat or Hair pin.   Also looks very home made or old Folk art item, made with piano wire and etc.

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: mariok54 on October 22, 2010, 01:22:17 am

I think Tales has hit it on the head, and I'd put my money on a hair pin

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: cogar on October 22, 2010, 01:35:35 am

It could have been a key.

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: hosman321 on October 22, 2010, 02:17:34 am

I'm casting my vote for a hat pin as well. But a much earlier one than the mass produced ones you usually see from the late 1800's-early 1900's. When I searched "hat pin" on wikipedia, it says that a machine was made in 1832 and they were more affordable. That's probably when mass production started. This one doesn't look mass produced. Maybe it was made in the 1600's-1700's? ??? I don't think it's bronze age but I'm not an expert. The best thing to do would be to contact a hat pin collector or collector's club. They will know if it is indeed one or if we're all way off. :)

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: woodsy pete on October 22, 2010, 11:56:53 am

Some excellent info, thanks everyone!  Quite a shocker for me that my relatives were so far off, lol!  I'll do some research on hair or hat pins and see where that gets me.

Title: Re: Tool from Bronze age? Help needed
Post by: mariok54 on October 22, 2010, 12:12:08 pm

Why I'm opting for the hair pin is because of the thickness of the pin, as a hat pin it would have limited uses, straw hat or similar. However, anyone with long hair would also say that anything that is 'threaded', which this seems to be, would not be ideal as a hair pin. But my money is still on that .. that or a giant's tooth pick ... or a honey drizzler for the thrifty?