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[Foster]

Looks to be made of brass with little bit of cleaning I've done. Anyone have an idea what it was?

 

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[nhbenz]

Bent piece of a stirrup?

 

[mirage83]

Bent piece of a stirrup?

First thing that occurred to me as well.

 

[Foster]

Here is a stirrup beside it I found on the same land

 

[villagenut]

That is a spur next to it, not a stirrup.Probably not what you meant to say. The bent up piece does look like a stirrup, I agree.

 

[Foster]

That is a spur next to it, not a stirrup.Probably not what you meant to say. The bent up piece does look like a stirrup, I agree.

Oops. Yeah spur. My bad.

 

[Ima digger]

It reminds me of a needle off of a hay baler. Those tie the knots in the baler string. But considering all the stuff made by man and woman, I don't know. Maybe someone will figure it out.

 

[BagLady]

It does look like 1/2 of a bent english stirrup.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

That looks like John Deere green paint on it,Possibly tractor related.Like a foot pedal.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Don't think it's part of a stirrup..

My guess is it's part of an early plow or other farm tool.
In the first pic there are hammer marks showing, although
I'm not sure if that was from smithing, or from use.

 

[DCMatt]

My first thought was hood ornament. Not this one exactly, but you get the idea...



1934 Pontiac

 

[Fixitdave]

I just did Google image search vintage brass stirrups looks close to me hh

 

[Foster]

I just did Google image search vintage brass stirrups looks close to me hh

Yep! That's pretty close! Thanks.

 

[Breezie]

Are you sure it is brass? Does it attract a magnet? Is the large, flat end broken off or is it a finished end? How wide is that flat end? Is the long, skinny end finished or is it broken-off?

Breezie

 

[BosnMate]

It reminds me of a needle off of a hay baler. Those tie the knots in the baler string. But considering all the stuff made by man and woman, I don't know. Maybe someone will figure it out.

I had a John Deere baler, and it doesn't look like the needle on mine.

 

[Foster]

Are you sure it is brass? Does it attract a magnet? Is the large, flat end broken off or is it a finished end? How wide is that flat end? Is the long, skinny end finished or is it broken-off?

Breezie

Magnet will not stick. Both ends are broken. The flat end is about an inch wide.