Big graphite markers???

[Oz_IL]

Found 7 or 8 of these over the last few years at sidewalk tear-ups. Ring up as a nickel an the Ace - some have a greenish patina so they have been in the ground for quite a few years. I'm guessing they used them to mark off 2 x 4's for the older sidewalk lays back in the 1940's - 1950's. They write quite well on a block of wood so they sure seem to be graphite.

[Buster]

Those look cool..never seen anything light that...well there is a lot of things that I have never seen...Might they be copper with the green patina???Still a good find...Buster...

[homefire]

Close!!!!!!!!! They look like Carbon Rods used in the old Arc lamps! I have used them before!

[PAPPY]

Look like carbon rods to me too.

[Oz_IL]

Carbon rods - old arc lamps, never would have guessed!

Thanks

[homefire]

With two of those and a bowl of salt water plugged into 110 you can light up your whole block!

[EBCIII]

Cool finds those rods! I sure would have never have known what they were, Beale.

[homefire]

They may have been using them to cut ReBar! Like a torch!