this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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I pulled this out in two halves about 45 minutes apart from each other. The second half had numbers on it that I thought could be a date, but on further inspection of the first half it looks like the numbers continue on it, so unfortunately I don't think this was cast in 1828.

I got far more than I was expecting at this spot, given that it's on the edge of a village rather than city centre, including a still working fire extinguisher:

A car stereo amongst some other bits:

And the most nails I've ever found in a single trip by far, with the stuff I didn't find particularly interesting:

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[–] lemming741 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That sounds very plausible, I can imagine the four tabs around the opening clamping down on the bollard, with a slot at each corner to bolt it down. Also it's something that would probably be thrown in the canal after being illegitimately removed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Kind of looks like the base for a road cone but I always thought those were rubber

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The weight of it would make it a pretty impractical traffic cone, it's almost an inch thick cast iron

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's metal my guy.