Help with Unknown Brass Thingy

[psgen]

Hey Everyone:

It's been awhile since I've posted anything and for that I apologize. It's been awful wet here in upstate New York and haven't gotten out as much as I'd like. In the month of June for example, we only had 5 days it didn't rain.......well anyway enough rambling and on with the post, which I can't even claim as my own It belongs to RMSTEW. A metal detecting buddy and fellow Treasurenet'er.......I'll post the pics and he'll follow my post with the details of the find.

Psgen

Thanks for looking and any help would be greatly appreciated

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Almost looks like a line\rope lever lock.....to tie down tents,etc where the line can be wrapped around a tree and easily removed

 

[trikikiwi]

Nice thinking Gypsy.
My WAG is - part of a latching or locking mechanism. The whatsit slides along a pin or peg in the slot and the cut-outs at the ends either capture or release another 'part' depending on the extremity of the pin/peg in the slot.
It look like it belongs in a machine shop, somewhere, somehow
Mike

 

[rmstew]

this item was found at a site in cadyville,ny these days they hold fireman field days, in the past it ewas used as a railroad stop and a baseball field, also found in the same field 1859 indian head 1898,canadian penny,1945standing liberty,several mercury dimes and silver roosevelt dimes numerous wheaties and alot of modern coins.

 

[ron lord]

Looks like an old spanner wrench!!

 

[phoxx]

PART OF PANIC HARDWARE FOR A DOOR

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Looks like something that would be found at the shark pit, a part to an old cash register maybe