Looks Forged....Iron Thing ?

[mojjax]

Any ideas on this ?

 

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[montepollock]

End piece of crossbar ? 1 at each end of wooden bar bent for attachment of chains?

 

[johnnyi]

Possibly the center mounted hook off a fairly light weight evener.

 

[traderoftreasures]

looks like a wood carving tool. used to remove large amounts of wood. mabye it was on a handle before bent.

 

[truckinbutch]

Forged hook ? Yep . Purpose I can't fathom . Too light for heavy work and too heavy for light work .
One WAG Is hook at end of shoulder yoke for carrieing 2 buckets of water at one time .

 

[johnnyi]

It's possible that this was a piece which was never completed for some reason. The length of the hook, the lack of wear on any part of the hook, etc. seem unusual for a completed piece.

 

[RPG]

I don't think it's a forgery.

 

[haybudden2]

This wrought iron forge welded loop is a
Scythe handle. There are two of these handles
on a scythe. They slide over the long shaft
and a wooden handle is then driven onto
the spike end. This one looks like its been
bent or damaged, maybe a plow hit it the
ground. The handle on the scythe is called
a nib.

Hay2

 

[traderoftreasures]

i think i've seen a hoe like it

 

[truckinbutch]

This wrought iron forge welded loop is a
Scythe handle. There are two of these handles
on a scythe. They slide over the long shaft
and a wooden handle is then driven onto
the spike end. This one looks like its been
bent or damaged, maybe a plow hit it the
ground. The handle on the scythe is called
a nib.

Hay2

Don't think I'd go with that . Spent a lot of time on the stupid end of straight single handled ,
curved two handled sythes and the real mankiller : the grain cradle under the direction of my grandfather . Still have them all and don't see this as part of one of them .

 

[Montana Jim]

This wrought iron forge welded loop is a
Scythe handle. There are two of these handles
on a scythe. They slide over the long shaft
and a wooden handle is then driven onto
the spike end. This one looks like its been
bent or damaged, maybe a plow hit it the
ground. The handle on the scythe is called
a nib.

Hay2

I agree! I think you are correct.

I typed this same thought earlier but figured nobody would agree so I just never posted it... LOL

 

[truckinbutch]

The symmetry of the bend of the hook looks too classic to be random plow damage and the loop is too thick to have been tightened on a handle by the force of a fitted handgrip being swaged into place .

 

[mojjax]

This wrought iron forge welded loop is a
Scythe handle. There are two of these handles
on a scythe. They slide over the long shaft
and a wooden handle is then driven onto
the spike end. This one looks like its been
bent or damaged, maybe a plow hit it the
ground. The handle on the scythe is called
a nib.

Hay2

I think Haybudden may be correct !

 

[johnnyi]

Fantastic i.d. mojjax!! Do I recognise Eric Sloane's drawing there? (ha! should have checked him first!)

 

[mojjax]

Fantastic i.d. mojjax!! Do I recognise Eric Sloane's drawing there? (ha! should have checked him first!)

Yes , it is Eric Sloan .

 

[TiredIron]

Haybudden had it right......tough ID....WTG. Nice pics Mojjax to support his theory.

TiredIron

 

[johnnyi]

great i.d. haybudden2