Strange colonial object ? and some flat bottons

[wildthunder]

These were found at a site where I have found a Flat button and a shoe buckle in the past. Any clue as to the strange object would be helpful. Looks to be made from brass or bronze and it looks like a chain link
is connected to it. I added a mirror image of a possible second piece that is missing since it looks like it might have broke years ago. It feels like a handle to something. Like a hand bag ?

 

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[DocBeav]

Door knocker piece maybe?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice relics!

 

[A2coins]

looks like a spur nice relics

 

[vpnavy]

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[Reanm8er]

Drawer pull?

 

[creskol]

By design, it has to be a lifting or clamping device of some sort.

 

[Squirrel322]

I agree with Creskol. I would add it might have been for something that gets hot. I think its something along the lines of an stove burner handle.

 

[nagant]

Early chain binder? Maybe a wire/fence stretcher, the point go's in a chain link or hole and the link connects to what ever it tightens then cam the handle over.

 

[Hawks88]

I’m guessing an old woodstove cast iron round hot plate remover. Some old kitchen wood stoves that had ovens in them would have 2 and up to 6 of these hot cast iron disks on top. You could take them off and refuel the stove with wood and or rolled newspapers.