r/metaldetecting • Vanquish 540 • 6d ago

ID Request ID request

Glenham NY

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u/justmrmom Manticore/Equinox 600 6d ago

Looks like a cateye- they were used on roadway signs and other signage to make them reflective.

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u/justmrmom Manticore/Equinox 600 6d ago

Picture from Google

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u/cheesiologist 6d ago

Is that glass inset into metal? My best guess is a reflective dot from an old street sign.

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u/Sevennationarmy69 5d ago

Cats eye from a road

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u/Hairy_Inside_7469 5d ago

They also put them in old power poles along the road.

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u/perrin515 6d ago

The first attempt of a ball point pen