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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[traderoftreasures]

only question... why ice tongs in florida? maybe pallet puller

 

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[JackInFlorida]

only question... why ice tongs in florida? maybe pallet puller

Too funny, my wife and I just had that conversation . . .

 

[JackInFlorida]

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

Hey Lamar, they are definetly rounded. They look jagged in the picture, but looking at them here the are pretty nicely drilled holes.

 

[JackInFlorida]

This is interesting, what about the ones to the left? Can't tell if it has multiple holes. Taking my bride to breakfast, be back later.

 

[highlander]

it looks a arm for large pulley puller.

 

[traderoftreasures]

highlander said what i was just going to say...gear puller

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

I'd ask the opposite question - people in Florida, it would seem to me, would need ice more that the northern folks.

They did have ice-boxes, too, I think. And they probably needed more ice than northern folks - it probably melted faster.

B

 

[JackInFlorida]

I believe this is too heavy for ice tongs. It is almost square at the end, the tongs would have weighed about 10 pounds. I think that a skidder, considering the activity here in Florida would make more sense than ice tongs.