Any ideas on what this is

[Mr nibbs]

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Found this at low waters edge,very heavy in crud,been down a long time. It is forged not cast. Any help would be nice.

 

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[Mr nibbs]

Another photos.

 

[lostcauses]

Mr nibbs your blackberry is gps enabled, It puts the coords to the exact location the photo is taken, as metadata on your photos. I would advise turning it off to protect yourself and your sites.

as for whatthat thing is I have not a clue.

 

[ScubaFinder]

It doesn't look like Wrought iron to me, that would help with dating it, can you tell? Wrought iron usually has a stringy appearance like you see on old anchor rings. I've seen a similar piece on an old wood burning stove, but those were almost always cast iron. The piece of the stove also had a hinged door on it. Can you see any evidence of hinges being mounted on the flat bottom of the arch? The size and shape are very close, but that is my only guess.

Good luck,

Jason

PS - LostCauses is correct, I pulled the GPS coordinates of where those pics were taken out of the meta data header of the image. Be careful!

 

[Dell Winders]

Half port hole? Dell

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

It may be the front plate to the fire box hole that the stokers would shovel coal into, but I think it is pretty small for that and only 3 rivets chances are I am wrong. ( I was wrong once before, LOL).
ZDD

 

[Mr nibbs]

Thanks for the good advice guys, here is a better photo, its forged not cast,you can see three separate pieces, but no hinges.

 

[JT]

The first thing that came to my mind when I looked at the picture is the face of a parking meter. I'll have to see if I can find a pic to show you what I mean.

 

[JT]

I can't get the pic to show, but here's a link. http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4598961283007019&id=72d4e0205e55785ed113de7c603abc9c

I've also seen marine gauge faces that look similar to what you have.

 

[AUVnav]

please take a picture with a scale or measuring tape in the pic.