✅ SOLVED brass hook thing with anchor

[rastinirv]

Just noticed this large hook thing I found today has a little anchor on it and no other markings. Any significance to that?
Thanks for looking!

 

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[bigfoot1]

you can get that at west marine,or at least you could,I had 4 for my boat with similar anchor.that being said...mine were stainless.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

It's a brass flag halyard clip. I'm guessing the anchor indicates for marine use or a brand cartouche.

 

[nhbenz]

I believe the anchor may be the one used by North and Judd, who made a lot of brass (and other metal) objects like buckles of all sorts... Like here; http://www.google.com/search?client...96.611.2j3.5.0...0.0...1c.1.9.img._2-i1sxBPHI

 

[rastinirv]

Thanks for your help, everybody

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Bigfoot1 is right, it is "hardware" (a swivel-snaplink), and being so large (see the nickel in the photo for size comparison), probably for a sailing-ship's rigging -- although of course it can be used in non-Nautical applications. Long ago I worked at a "Nautical Hardware" supply-company, where I handled many such objects.

Having an anchor marking does not automatically mean an object has a Nautical purpose. Nhbenz is correct, that particullar anchor marking is the trademark of the North & Judd Manufacturing Company ...which first began using that distinctive mark in 1878. Their trademark anchor-stamping is found on an enormous variety of the North & Judd Mfg. Company's brass products, notably including horsegear (like spurs) and buckles, also including some Military ones. For more info on that company, go here and scroll down to the last paragraph of the page's text: Antique / Vintage Buermann Horse Head Spurs Sold By N&J