Identification Needed

[KTtexas]

Found these circa mid-1800 iron objects in Texas. Anyone have an idea what they were used for? They appear to be hand-hammered.

 

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[Loco-Digger]

Probably part of a cutter , something like this one

 

[firemanphob]

hard to tell from the pictures but I've seen clips like these that hold concrete wall forms together.

 

[relic nut]

You are correct. They are called wedge pens and are used in concrete forms as you said. Nicely done.

hard to tell from the pictures but I've seen clips like these that hold concrete wall forms together.

 

[relic nut]

Here you go.