Interesting pry bar find used for?

[JackInFlorida]

Had a few escapades out in the woods over the past few days. Found this interesting pry bar in an area that I believe had an old Seminole War era fort. However lots of these areas are also tree farms, or were at some point, so don't know if it is more modern. Hard to tell if it is hand forged, lots of rust on this baby.

It's about 22 inches long and is tapered at the end with the holes. I assume there used to be a handle of some sort on the tapered end.



Let me know what you think.

Jack

 

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[mrs.oroblanco]

I think you are right, but for the life of me, I cannot find a picture of one with two holes in it.

B

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Sorry Rando

I thought it was either that (a cant hook) or a piece of an old ice tong, but I can't find any of those with more than 1 hole either.

Holiday chhreeer cheer!

B

 

[JackInFlorida]

I'm just a dumb city boy, but thinking that this may be a piece of some horse drawn piece of farm equipment? I seem to remember seeing something like a plow with this things off the back maybe? I am not having luck finding any pictures as I don't know what it would be called.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

You mean like a cultivator or spring to a harrow?

B

 

[trikikiwi]

Maybe a Bill Hook
http://images.google.co.nz/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=bill+hook&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=

Mike

 

[JackInFlorida]

You mean like a cultivator or spring to a harrow?

B

Yes, looking at harrow's, they typically don't mount that way though. Can't find any cultivator teeth that look like that, but most pictures are for modern equipment.

 

[gollum]

Maybe half of an ice tong.

 

[lamar]

Dear JackInFlorida;
It looks like an old cultivator blade which got sheared off. Examine the two holes carefully, my friend. If the shoulders of the holes are squared, then it's definitely a cultivator blade. The holes were squared to allow headless, or semi-headless, bolts to be installed. These types of fasteners are much less susepible to loosening by vibration than the standard hex headed bolts.
Your friend;
LAMAR

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

We have some horse-drawn ones - I ran out an looked - they don't attach that way, either. (they are held on by a piece of metal on both sides and have the metal pieces bolted together (sandwiched in).

So, I'm currently out of ideas.

B

 

[goldie1959]

I've seen them like that a with long handle. used to roll a log.

 

[mojjax]

How about a ladder hook . There would be 2 of them on the end of a wooden ladder . for climbing steep pitched roofs ?

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

goldie1959,

Can you find a picture of a peavey or cant hook that has 2 or more holes in the end? That's what we were looking for before. (we were also looking for ice tongs with more than one hole).

Mojjax,

Same question - could you find a picture of one?


B

 

[gollum]

How about this one

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Those ARE ice tongs, right?

B

 

[gollum]

I googled "Antique Ice Tongs"

Happy New Year-Mike

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

See that - you'd think that Google would have KNOWN I was looking for antique ice tongs................. (I didn't use the word "antique").

Sheesh

 

[Ramitt]

i have dug a few of those along the river for the hysterical society here, and I think they all had only one big pivot hole.

best typo/ spell checker error, ever.

 

[doublet2a]

I agree with ice tongs...........

Tim

 

[JackInFlorida]

I've seen them like that a with long handle. used to roll a log.

The peavy is a good assumption, but I have seen a few of them. They are considerably smaller than this. This piece weights several pounds by itself.