Hand formed clevis

[randywa]

My pole barn took a lightning strike Friday night and burned. As I was working on clean- up today I found this clevis the fire department's water cannon blasted mostly out of the ground. They had blew a trench about 6" wide and 6" deep and this was about half uncovered in the bottom. Any ideas on age? I've never seen one that was hand bent.

 

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[smallfoot]

Sorry about the barn! Did the barn have a hay loft? And has it been a barn all along? Most would have a hoist or winch to store hay up top..neat find!

 

[randywa]

This one was just an open front with a lean-to. I called it a pole barn, but others call them a machine shed. This place has been farmed for 150+ years so I'm not surprised anymore by what come out of the ground. About 300 yards from this there had been a small barn in the 1870's and when I was metal detecting around it last year I found some harness pieces that still had leather on them. I was surprised to see leather.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

So sorry on the barn loss, I hope insurance will pay for a new building.