1800s Tavern find.

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The stuff in this photo is a mix of stuff found over the past week at an early-mid 1800s home and tavern from about the same time period that are both now an apple orchard. The thing I am wondering about is the curved piece of iron below the axes. It's very thin and seems like it may have been decorative but I really have no idea. Also, it was found at the tavern, not the homesite.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts or guesses at its purpose!
 

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Completely forgot the picture.
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Looks like a hoof scraper to me, used one similar to it taking care of a few horses as a child.
 

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If you could possibly post a pic of your find in it's original size, this pic is only 160.kb
It looks familiar, but it would be helpful to be able to get a close up. :dontknow:
 

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Noah_D, you've been busy - just look at that nice assortment of finds:hello2: Agree w/ Dave about posting a larger picture of the curved piece. Also when you look at it from the side is it flat or curved?
 

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Here are some more photos, I didn't realize I reduced the first one as much as I did. Oops.
 

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Noah_D, you've been busy - just look at that nice assortment of finds:hello2: Agree w/ Dave about posting a larger picture of the curved piece. Also when you look at it from the side is it flat or curved?

Thanks, very busy indeed... :laughing7: I don't hunt as often as some people do so, but this was about 12 hours of hunting this week. My pp was at Garrett for repairs and I finally got it back yesterday around noon. If I had had my pp I don't doubt I could have found a ton more at this site!

Also, it is slightly curved but I can't tell if it is regular across the entire item (like if it was a hoop or something) or if I accidentally bent it pulling it out of the ground.
 

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Could be a dough scraper, but don't see any evidence of where a handle connected. Might also be a non-descript piece of metal.
 

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Could be a dough scraper, but don't see any evidence of where a handle connected. Might also be a non-descript piece of metal.
Yep, oh well. Looked neat... probably belongs to the bucket full of broken tractor parts and other junk from the site.
 

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That's okay - you still found a lot of cool stuff!:hello2:
 

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