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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 494463, member: 54&quot;]No, not an anchor, but a connecting rod from the triple-expansion steam engine of a WWii liberty ship.&nbsp; Never saw one before.&nbsp; It is about 4 feet long and must weigh about 300 lbs.&nbsp; The wrist pin bearing is bronze and the crankshaft bearing is Babbitt metal, and the rod itself is probably forged steel.&nbsp; There are some cryptic alphanumerics stamped on it but the photos of them weren’t clear so I’ll have to try again.&nbsp; A fellow Machinist who lives near me asked me to come over and take away some metal he doesn’t need, and on arrival he gave me that and showed me this, asking if I had any interest in it.&nbsp; Since it is heavy and utterly useless, sure I did, exactly the kind of stuff I accumulate!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163150[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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