🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Need help identifying, or opinion if it’s a fishing hook. Thank you.

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Fish hook is what it looks like but not sure. Can anyone give me another answer? Found in a farm field.
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It’s a reach, but corn farmers used to hand harvest the field; picking the ears and shucking them, then throw into the wagon. There were shucking gloves to facilitate this. Often a leather fingerless glove that had an iron hook on the palm, pointing downward. One would shuck quicker with less finger pain using the glove. Most hooks I’ve seen were formed sheet metal, but I’ve seen a few that were forged iron.
 

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no barb on it. I don’t think it’s a fishing hook.
 

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This one interests me because it reminds me of the rolled copper nails I find that are Medieval;
Not sure how old yours is, but its using a very old technique of manufacture & very skillfully done.

To me the patina looks at least 200 years old & if I were you it needs an expert look at for a possible date, might surprise us all.......
(I know nothing about your Copper Age artefacts, so that needs looking into, just incase)
 

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Fish hook is what it looks like but not sure. Can anyone give me another answer? Found in a farm field.View attachment 2078467View attachment 2078468
I believe what you’re holding is a staple for a utility pole. Years ago there were half round wooden pieces stapled to the poles vertically. I believe the wood held a ground wire and the staples were usually about 2” and most were copper coated steel. The picture on the left is modern.
Native Americans made bone fish hooks & you can find those is streams. There are not any barbs at the hook & there is notch at the top to tie the sinew line to. Yours looks to be broken off. Look up Native American Bone Fish hooks ;


 

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It’s a great find, and yes, I have found several 1800s fishhooks without the hole. Congrats
 

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