Metal Golfclub looking bar

[gene39]

Found in a 18oo's spot
Erie Canal is part of this land
Bar is 4ft long solid steel
Heavy pry bar like
I think maybe Railroad tool or something used to build the Erie Canal.

Thanks

 

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[duggap]

Pretty sure it has nothing to do with a golf club.

 

[gene39]

Tad bit heavy to swing all day

 

[mendoAu]

Looks like it could be a wrench for an irrigation gate valve...much like the natural gas line valve coming into your house.

 

[gene39]

I will search that thanks

 

[gene39]

Can't find anything on the net

 

[AU Seeker]

I'm thinking it could be a lever/handle off of farming/construction equipment or some other type equipment that may have been used on the canal or to build the canal, the square hole would fit on a square portion of a shaft a nut would secure it to the shaft, or it could be something else all together!

 

[PA John]

Could it be a tool that opens the flue?

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[Hot zone]

A handle used to turn on a water main that is below ground to protect it from freezing...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Im thinking gas shut off wrench because it wont fit down into underground water meter valves. Emergency Supplies - Gas Shut-Off Wrench