Functional object - Railway spike, Unknown maker, Circa late 1800s

Historical information

The spike was found beside the puffing billy railway track by Garth Jenkinson at Gembrook 28/01/1985.

Significance

The object id historically significant as it is probably one of the railway spikes used on the original railway line.

Physical description

Railway spike , Found at Gembrook in1985 beside Puffing Billy Track

Inscriptions & markings

Labeled “Track Spike from Puffing Billy, Found at Gembrook 28 January 1985”

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