long hooks id

[mojjax]

I found these hand forged hooks several years ago in a barn that we were tearing down . I'm assuming that they are for hanging pots near a fireplace or something , or do they have some other special purpose ?? They are 15 1/2 '' long . Any ideas ?
mojjax

 

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[mojjax]

They each weigh just over 1 pound .... The bucket idea sounds like a possibility .

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Couldn't they have been pinstriped at a later date?

 

[DigEmAll]

Just pointing out the obvious here....

These appear to be turn of the century.

These appear to be striped in a fashion that was introduced in the fifties.

These were meant to be SEEN. Not hung from a stall to hold a bucket.
(you don't pinstrip a bucket hook)

 

[mojjax]

The rivits only hold the spring part . On the back of the large fastening hole, I can see wear from what might of been a washer.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Just pointing out the obvious here....

These appear to be turn of the century.

These appear to be striped in a fashion that was introduced in the fifties.

These were meant to be SEEN. Not hung from a stall to hold a bucket.
(you don't pinstrip a bucket hook)

Sorry but I have to disagree on that ...have you ever been in a Norwegian,Finnish ,swedish ,hungrarian barn or stable....everything is decorated.

 

[DigEmAll]

Just pointing out the obvious here....

These appear to be turn of the century.

These appear to be striped in a fashion that was introduced in the fifties.

These were meant to be SEEN.  Not hung from a stall to hold a bucket.
(you don't pinstrip a bucket hook)

Sorry  but I have to disagree on that ...have you ever been in a Norwegian,Finnish ,swedish ,hungrarian barn or stable....everything is decorated.

Ok, I'll give you that... but these were found in Maine.

Doc... the PINSTRIPING can be dated, but it doesn't mean the hooks were made then.  I think the hooks are from around turn of the century.

BTW, I know that I have seen this type of hooks before, I just can't place them. 

 

[mojjax]

Here' a couple more pictures of the center rivits , and the backs of the large holes showing washer wear .You can feel a slight groove that the washers made . Maybe gypsy's right about them being in a ships kitchen . Or they could of been hanging from a beam below deck holding a bag of grain off the wet floor ....swinging with the sway of the boat .
mojjax

 

[mellowcheddar]

Hello gang-
Just a few thoughts: I really don't think they were used for grain sacks etc.- the self-closing mechanism (or whatever you call it) would puncture the sack, hence spilling the grain or hastening its exposure to mold or other icky things. Here, I speak from experience. And meat hooks are longer and pointier, sans mechanism, and much thicker than what Mojjax (sp?) has presented. Very very different. As to hanging pots & pans on a ship, maybe, but it would be a big pain in the dupa to get your pots down while fiddling around with the closing mechanism. Also you see pinstriping/decotation like that on Eastern European stuff too- Polish, Lithuanian, Croatia, etc.
Party On,
~mellowcheddar~

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here' a couple more pictures of the center rivits , and the backs of the large holes showing washer wear .You can feel a slight groove that the washers made ... mojjax

Why would they need washers on the back side? To swivel? This may be key to ID.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Maybe it wasnt a washer...maybe each of these went on the end of some type of threaded pipe...suspended? hmmmmm