Colonial iron item?

[Tony12100]

Can anyone identify this colonial iron item. 17" long.

 

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[Loco-Digger]

Looks like something from the hearth used for cooking.

 

[ARC]

Scale arm ?

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

At first I thought it might be part of a horse bit, but at 17" long that's not the case. Very interesting piece ....

 

[Tedyoh]

Although i could not find one that looks exactly like yours, maybe the pumping handle off an old blacksmiths bellow? If you turned your first picture upside down?

 

[Crispin]

tea kettle holder....place over fire, boil water, and pull back..

 

[Mud Hut]

Looks like a section of an old hand wrought horse hame to me.

 

[trikikiwi]

A very interesting find. I don't believe it would work as a simple hanger for cooking; the balance is all wrong.
I'm guessing the feature I have circled in this pic is a hollow tube?


If so, what is the internal diameter of the tube - and what is the width of the hole through the shaft near the bent tip end? I suspect that they are connected somehow - maybe by a cord or strap running through them?

EDIT: After a bit more research, I am positive that Mud Hut is correct. This item in the link shows the hook and the ring at one end and the additional ring and slot/s towards the other

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-US-...rness-Yoke-Wooden-Metal-Accents-/310510361323