Tool for finger?

[Nail Digger]

This thing seems to be complete, except for the broken closure of the ring part. The ring fits very comfortably on a finger. It's made of iron. The "blade" or "hook" part is flattened in cross-section and gradually thins until reaching the rounded tip. The edges are rounded and don't appear to have ever been sharp. If it helps, most items found at the site seem to date to the 1830s and before. I don't think nose-picker. Possibly ear wax removal tool?

 

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[Michelle]

being flat on top and rounded along the bottom this looks like some kind of a lever....the circular part fits into something...Guessing!

 

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[vic910]

How about something used in weaving? Like to push the threads down tight? Just a guess.

vicki

 

[Michelle]

could be....Hope NDigger doesnt mind me doing this Im trying to see what this piece would look like if it wasnt broken.....looks like a trigger or lever as someone has said before.....maybe a toy gun trigger? Or even a lever to some type of old hand tool....

 

[danger831]

I think it could be a finger hook knife used for picking grapes or a flint fire starter steel or some type of knife for cleaning animals.


http://www.mayhemltd.com/jewl-fire.htm

 

[Michelle]

I think it could be a finger hook knife used for picking grapes or a flint fire starter steel or some type of knife for cleaning animals.


http://www.mayhemltd.com/jewl-fire.htm

There doesnt appear to ever have been an edge on this to be a knife...

 

[diggummup]

could be....Hope NDigger doesnt mind me doing this Im trying to see what this piece would look like if it wasnt broken.....looks like a trigger or lever as someone has said before.....maybe a toy gun trigger? Or even a lever to some type of old hand tool....

It looks like a trigger guard for an old breech loader to me.Not broken.Maybe a little bent out of proportion.

 

[Michelle]

Awesome...So its only bent not broken....I have looked everywhere for a pic like that...Is that the monkey ward catalog

 

[diggummup]

Awesome...So its only bent not broken....I have looked everywhere for a pic like that...Is that the monkey ward catalog

Sears-1908 Repro of course.

 

[Nail Digger]

It looks like a trigger guard for an old breech loader to me.Not broken.Maybe a little bent out of proportion.
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That would be cool. However, the "extension" is attached at the wrong angle to the loop and it is flattened in the opposite direction (45 degrees from the trigger guard pictured). Also, no attachment provisions (screw holes, etc.).

 

[diggummup]

Looks like were back to square one.I tried.Next.

 

[Michelle]

okay I see that too....