Please help to identify

[Crawdigger]

I found these about 40' apart and both were about 12" deep. I swing an AT PRO and was in pro mode. I'm not sure what kind of metal they are (the detector gave erratic readings from 50-90.
At first I thought they were parts of a pipe wrench but I see no tooling marks where the other half would fit. Then I thought maybe they were some type of old railroad spikes but the rounded end kinda blows that idea.
Anybody got any ideas?

 

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[wvwildman]

were they close to any power poles

 

[Crawdigger]

were they close to any power poles

No. I found them on a property that borders a 1900's home site. They were on a drainage ditch bank in a wooded area.

 

[wainzoid]

maybe bench dogs? Used on a work bench to hold a board.

 

[GpSnoopy]

Are you positive that there may not be worn "teeth" closer to the jaw? Yours show a bit more rust buildup approx. where the teeth would start. Some of the older wrenches had teeth only on one side for part of the length, and they could have worn over use.

 

[Crawdigger]

maybe bench dogs? Used on a work bench to hold a board.

I'm not sure about that. But since you mention boards, the area was once heavily mined for timber. I have already found 4 axe heads in the woods near this spot. Maybe something related?

 

[Crawdigger]

Are you positive that there may not be worn "teeth" closer to the jaw? Yours show a bit more rust buildup approx. where the teeth would start. Some of the older wrenches had teeth only on one side for part of the length, and they could have worn over use.

Hmmm....you may be onto something! Lol. I am going to perform electrolysis on them in the coming days and will let you guys know of my findings! Any idea on what years this style wrench was produced?

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

yeah i would say monkey or pipe wrenches to.

 

[woodstock]

I will go with the power line pole climber pegs ... those where on every pole from Canada to Mexico at time ... Woodstock

 

[mical66]

AT first i thought they were a part of a clamp or a bench dog , because the end is not sharp and the ends look like they were never hammered so they were not used to climb poles .
So would go with the pipe wrench ID also , where i cant see the threads or teeth GPsnoopy has a very good picture there showing the threads are actually cut in and not sticking out much , and the lip he pointed out is even on the end.

 

[Crawdigger]

Are you positive that there may not be worn "teeth" closer to the jaw? Yours show a bit more rust buildup approx. where the teeth would start. Some of the older wrenches had teeth only on one side for part of the length, and they could have worn over use.

I finally got around to doing electrolysis on these and GpSnoopy you nailed it! I can easily see the gear teeth now and was even able to make out the manufacturers stamp. They were made by Moore Drop Forge Company in the very early 1900's. Thanks guys!

 

[GpSnoopy]

Thanks for getting back to us and confirming it. Was just an educated "guess" at the time. So, it was probably their 9" wrench model.

Also, check the end for a company name as well. Some of their wrenches had the name of a company on it, probably if ordered in sufficient bulk quantity. This example had "Ford".

 

[Crawdigger]

Thanks for getting back to us and confirming it. Was just an educated "guess" at the time. So, it was probably their 9" wrench model.

Also, check the end for a company name as well. Some of their wrenches had the name of a company on it, probably if ordered in sufficient bulk quantity. This example had "Ford".

Well that was one hell of a guess!! I apologize but I meant to attach pics to my last post. As you can see, they are in pretty rough shape and I can't make out a company name. But thank you so much for all of your help! This is SOLVED.

 

[Crawdigger]

Loops! Forgot again! Lol