Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1900 — Oldest Piece of Wrought Iron. [ARTICLE]

Oldest Piece of Wrought Iron.

The oldest piece of wrought iron ip existence is believed to be a roughlyfashioned sickle-blade found by Belzoni in Karnac, near Thebes. It was imbedded in mortar under the base of the Sphinx, and on that account is known as "the sickle of the Sphinx.” It-1s now in the Britisli Museum, and is believed to be nearly 4,000 years old.