I cant even guess

[relic lover]

3&1/4" by 1&1/4" brass but has iron in the tip and the rod/pin at the tail end.

 

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[Montana Jim]

Look like one end of cable turn buckle ...

I agree...

 

[relic lover]

Look like one end of cable turn buckle ...

I agree...

What is the button on the side for? wouldent the button rod get in the way of cranking it down?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Look like one end of cable turn buckle ...

I agree...

What is the button on the side for? wouldent the button rod get in the way of cranking it down?

Wouldnt be much adjustment there. Is it threaded? I guess the adjustment would be in the center piece of turnbuckle.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I just remembered what it is. Its not a turnbuckle. Its the top piece of a ceiling fan bracket. Old style. This piece goes on top of the downrod and the top rubber end would attach to a ceiling hook. Im almost positive. The rubber is missing.

This is not a good pic but you get the idea. Yours has one pin for the rubber hook bushing on top and another pin to safely secure to the downrod. Looks like it fits 3/4" dia. downrod.

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like the end from a pumpjack rod, also used on windmill pumps. The rods were wood and the ends were metal(male & Female). In the old oilfields they were called sucker rods. Tony

 

[Montana Jim]

Looks like the end from a pumpjack rod, also used on windmill pumps. The rods were wood and the ends were metal(male & Female). In the old oilfields they were called sucker rods. Tony

I thought of that too... but as a hand tool, not a pump rod.

 

[999slvrfx]

I agree with Tony part of a pumpjack rod.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It could be a lot of things.

 

[AKiwi]

No idea......but Bigcypresshunter must have it

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

No idea......but Bigcypresshunter must have it

Thanks but Im only looking at a picture. If it is very thick heavy steel, I could be wrong, but sure looks like a fan bracket. It could be a very small pumpjack rod maybe. Look for remains of the rubber bushing. I see something on the left where the bushing would connect to the fan hook. Where did you find it reliclover?

 

[relic lover]

It came from a very isolated & old site gone by 1900 there is a 100 yr old oak in the cellar hole there never was and still isint power on the dirt road it is 1/2 mile from. There was 1920s mining activity in the area though. the item was 6 feet from the cellar hole and 4" deep. The kicker for me is the button on the side when I was cleaning it there was a rust encrustation connecting the internal part actuated by the button to the rod/shaft through the tail part you can still see the stain in the pics.

 

[findstuf]

kind of looks like the top 1/2 of a power pole guy anchor.. ground screw missing

 

[relic lover]

The arrow points to the spot where the mechanism was connected to the iron pin through the tail.

 

[relic lover]

Looks like the end from a pumpjack rod, also used on windmill pumps. The rods were wood and the ends were metal(male & Female). In the old oilfields they were called sucker rods. Tony

Can anyone post a pic of a sucker rod?

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like the end from a pumpjack rod, also used on windmill pumps. The rods were wood and the ends were metal(male & Female). In the old oilfields they were called sucker rods. Tony

Can anyone post a pic of a sucker rod?

The ones on this site are much newer. The one you have is much older,1900 or so. Scrol down and look at the end of the rods. Tony
www.deanbennett.com/rod.htm

 

[relic lover]

bump; I still think there is more to it what about the button on the side?

 

[johnnyi]

It's hard to tell what it is until we get a photo of the smaller end. That would tell a lot. It is not a pumpjack rod part though. I've got the old ones lying in my scrap pile and even the old ones are simple design like the new ones.

Can you get a pic of the side that seems not to have no hole for the pins also?

 

[johnnyi]

wondering if this might be a type of magneto trip rod end for a large "one lunger"?

 

[allen]

a part of a pulley ?