My most interesting object of the year, what is it?

[Tpmetal]

So I have been pounding this old cellar hole with tall grass for two or 3 weeks now and it has never failed to put out some really interesting stuff. These people pissed their money away, or had a lot of it. Lots of fancy objects, even the crotals are fancy. Not many coins yet as the grass is too tall to really give this place a good grid slow and low. This object popped up while out doing one of my late night drinking hunts. I hunt at night all the time but I rarely drink, though I do find drinking by myself in the middle of the woods detecting to be fun once in a great while. Either way drunk me pulled this object out and was rather confused. All i can come up with is a possible corset hook(seems too short and overall too small, thats a penny next to it), or button hook(the hook part or it seems large for that?) Anyone else have any ideas. It is not cleaned yet but after careful inspection there is not broken parts what so ever this is a whole piece. Also there are no holes for mounting with a rivet or screw or nail. Weird.

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

No image attached?

But I'll go with shoe button hook.

 

[Tpmetal]

No image attached?

But I'll go with shoe button hook.

Haha here it is my bad

 

[Tpmetal]

could be shoe hook seems small though? anyone else?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Hmmmm. That changes things.

Fancy and well made, whatever it is.

 

[Loco-Digger]

My guess is an ornate attachment to an indoors gas light

 

[Tpmetal]

My guess is an ornate attachment to an indoors gas light

I was thinking something like that or chandelier, But the angle of that hook doesn't seem to lend it to being hung upside down well. I'de figure it would be on a loop at that point. These are all great ideas though.

 

[Tpmetal]

Any one with more ideas Also everybody is slipping and no one has noticed i used a 1897 indian for size comparison, haha.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Has a Victorian look to it whatever it is .
Gary

 

[SkaBa]

Haven't these been identified as part of a wood/coal stove as a finial or something like that?

 

[Tpmetal]

Haven't these been identified as part of a wood/coal stove as a finial or something like that?

yeah but not with that hook and those are usually cast iron, this is grass or bronze or copper.

 

[3cylbill]

I think loco's on the right track , maybe a key to adjust the gas ...?

 

[Tpmetal]

Hmm can't find examples of gas keys with hooks, closest is a hanging lamp final, but this has nothing to attach at the top? Anyone finding some similar examples anywhere?

 

[SkaBa]

yeah but not with that hook and those are usually cast iron, this is grass or bronze or copper.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/546773-antique-hook.html

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/528663-fancy-hook-thingy.html

 

[Tpmetal]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/546773-antique-hook.html

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/528663-fancy-hook-thingy.html

Seems they both had the same problem of not finding any examples with hooks, I'm thinking the bottom finial from a hanging oil lamp maybe? But still can't find one in pieces too see how they attach

 

[sutphin]

GAS LIGHT

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I'm fairly sure it's part of a gas or early electric light, but would have hung off the bottom as a decorative pendant type thing rather than being a hook to hold the light up.

 

[trdking]

Its a fangle dangle

 

[Deftone]

This has been identified as a parlor stove finial a few times here. I remember someone posted a image of a diagram breaking down the parts to a parlor stove. I forget who but it had the piece you have with the hook. Maybe they will see this and post the image.

 

[diggingthe1]

I found a similar one that was identified as a stove part but I never could wrap my head around it! I would love to see a picture of one in use Mine is almost identical but A little bigger. I hope you nail it down for sure! It is too thick for shoe laces. Nice find!