My most interesting object of the year, what is it?

[Tpmetal]

So I have been pounding this old cellar hole with tall grass for two or 3 weeks now and it has never failed to put out some really interesting stuff. These people pissed their money away, or had a lot of it. Lots of fancy objects, even the crotals are fancy. Not many coins yet as the grass is too tall to really give this place a good grid slow and low. This object popped up while out doing one of my late night drinking hunts. I hunt at night all the time but I rarely drink, though I do find drinking by myself in the middle of the woods detecting to be fun once in a great while. Either way drunk me pulled this object out and was rather confused. All i can come up with is a possible corset hook(seems too short and overall too small, thats a penny next to it), or button hook(the hook part or it seems large for that?) Anyone else have any ideas. It is not cleaned yet but after careful inspection there is not broken parts what so ever this is a whole piece. Also there are no holes for mounting with a rivet or screw or nail. Weird.

 

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[Tpmetal]

I found a similar one that was identified as a stove part but I never could wrap my head around it! I would love to see a picture of one in use Mine is almost identical but A little bigger. I hope you nail it down for sure! It is too thick for shoe laces. Nice find!

Yeah mines to thick for buttons and laces I think as well

 

[namxat]

Ohlalal!

A corset hook!


like this one:
Miederhaken 2tlg.

Hope the corset was well filled.

Greets namxat

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

The parlor stove finial may be the winner!

 

[Tpmetal]

The parlor stove finial may be the winner!

All those i see are threaded with no hook. I found examples of chandeliers and hanging oil lamps that have ornate dangers and hanging finals on the bottom that seem a better fit, it's that or a corset hook at this point i think

 

[fyrffytr1]

What purpose would the hook serve on a finial? And, this thing is small. Too small to be a corset hook in my opinion. Corset hooks had to have something to grab hold of to pull the loop over the button. To the OP, have you cleaned it yet? Does the hook swivel or is the piece solid?

 

[Deftone]

Not sure if this was what I was thinking about. Bruce explained his battle with a parlor stove finial. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/506065-unknown-object.html

 

[Underwonder]

A stove part? Could it have been used to pick up the cast iron handle on the type pot that had a handle?

 

[DCMatt]

 

[Tpmetal]

What purpose would the hook serve on a finial? And, this thing is small. Too small to be a corset hook in my opinion. Corset hooks had to have something to grab hold of to pull the loop over the button. To the OP, have you cleaned it yet? Does the hook swivel or is the piece solid?

Hook does not swivel, i posted a cleaned pic on another thread with the other finds in the hunt

A stove part? Could it have been used to pick up the cast iron handle on the type pot that had a handle?View attachment 1498817

Would be too small and would break if used for any kind of heavy lifting.

 

[Tpmetal]

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Matt I also think its closest to a hanging oil lamp part or chandelier part. the hook is what just weirds me out

 

[DCMatt]

They are called chain separators.

 

[Shakakka]

At first I thought picture hook, because I found one of those earlier this summer:



Even though you point out there are no mounting holes, the design lends easily enough to putting some nails through the open parts. Remember that 'pictures' back then were a luxury, and were heavy in their frames with thick glass and whatnot. It would only make sense that the hooks would be heavy too.

Then again your hook seems at an odd angle, so unless it's bent I dunno.

 

[Tpmetal]

At first I thought picture hook, because I found one of those earlier this summer:

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Even though you point out there are no mounting holes, the design lends easily enough to putting some nails through the open parts. Remember that 'pictures' back then were a luxury, and were heavy in their frames with thick glass and whatnot. It would only make sense that the hooks would be heavy too.

Then again your hook seems at an odd angle, so unless it's bent I dunno.

Yeah it does not look bent at all, lines up with the decorative part.

 

[Tpmetal]

They are called chain separators.

I was thinking something like that. but still all i can find for any of these hanging lamp parts, none have a hook, its either a loop or threaded. I do agree its most likely from a hanging lamp, just cant make sense of it

 

[DCMatt]

 

[DCMatt]

 

[DCMatt]

Dangle finials

 

[shunorma]

I'm leaning towards a small tea kettle hook

 

[Bruce R]

We've been through this one several times before, it is truely a finial from a stove, some were threaded and some used a spring to hold everything together.