need help with this one

[Hendo0601]

I found this the other day buried about 12-14" down. When I pulled it out it was super rusty, but it cleaned up really nice in the electrolysis tank. The area I found it in has a lot of railroad and logging history going back well over 100 years. I was thinking it went on a telegraph pole? No idea lol. Thanks for looking!

 

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[tamrock]

A hanger of some kind? That is I believe a timber lag screw. Seems I've seen those types screws used on telephone poles.

 

[Hendo0601]

Yeah the shape of the threads definitely tells me it is for screwing into wood. The head of the bolt is square, not sure if/when they stopped using square headed bolts. The area I found it in had several logging camps as well as housing for railroad workers from the turn of the century until about wwII.

 

[Hendo0601]

Anyone else have any guesses? This thing is mighty heavy and the iron "hook" part is about 2 inches wide and easily 1/2" thick. It was definitely made to handle some weight.

 

[unclemac]

i don't know what that is but I have one too, it even has that rounded profile. Mine was found on a beach where I have found other log boom related items, like chains, spikes, cables etc.

 

[Hendo0601]

Well there goes my hopes of it being some one-of-kind rare artifact!!! Haha just kidding!! Hopefully someone on here can help the both of us out!

 

[SkaBa]

Mine was found on a beach where I have found other log boom related items, like chains, spikes, cables etc.

Could it be a "chain or cable stay" to help hold logs together either for dragging or floating?

 

[unclemac]

Could it be a "chain or cable stay" to help hold logs together either for dragging or floating?

...my thoughts were heading that way too....