A bell?

[romeo-1]

Though it obviously looks like a bell I am not so sure...any ideas or opinions? Also, anyone know what kind of metal it may be? Pewter?

 

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[Spitfire Reddie]

Looks like part of a industrial barb wire fence (Chain Link Fences)

Yours may be a older one and a diff. style

 

[Michelle]

what was it found near? looks like cast iron...?

 

[dg39]

Looks like part of a industrial barb wire fence (Chain Link Fences)

Yours may be a older one and a diff. style

I'm in your corner on this one. Thats what it looks like to me.
DG

 

[Michelle]

Looks like part of a industrial barb wire fence (Chain Link Fences)

Yours may be a older one and a diff. style

I'm in your corner on this one. Thats what it looks like to me.
DG

Yes,Reddie Have you been taking lesons from PBK...galvanized metal....Just as Quick!!! Good Call!

 

[romeo-1]

It was found in my back yard...never a chain link fence there...the site is an old farmstead.

 

[Michelle]

OH.....Okay.....then it's still up for research...... COOL

 

[birds4us]

Maybe the remains of a counter weight for a scale?

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

counter weights would not be hollow. that would leave for easy cheating. i does look like a fence rod coupler, but, looks to be too much of a bell at the end. and there is no mount for a knocker so it's not a bell. still looking though!

 

[Michelle]

could it have been part of a Farrowing Crate for loading livestock.?

 

[romeo-1]

It is definietly very bell shaped...as stated too much flare for a fence coupler. Michelle...what is a farrowing crate for loading livestock? Whatever it is it may be in the right direction...lots of farming and horse drawn wagon relics found in this area...

 

[Michelle]

I believe most "older" farmers would build their farrows (loading ramps for livestock) so this may not be a good thought!

 

[backitup83]

What about a cow bell or a goat bell?
Mike

 

[Michelle]

What about a cow bell or a goat bell?
Mike

no dinger hanger inside

 

[backitup83]

How about a candle snuffer, I looked for one that might be shaped like that, there are many different kinds, but none that look exactly like that, but close, kinda.
Mike

 

[Michelle]

size... looks too big

 

[goldguru]

i'm gonna have to say its 1/2 of a H/V fuse..(blown = swellin)
reason for callin a fuse is the # 8 near the Lug in pic # 2...

#8 H/Vwire protection of some sort...

 

[DigEmAll]

If that is a ".5" that I see on the top, I would say that it is a 1/2 pound counter weight for a scale.

 

[SallyT]

My first thought was some sort of weight for a scale as well.

Can you make out that number?

If so, can you correspond it (taking into consideration the lost chunk of it) to pounds, ounces, etc?

 

[Michelle]

Could be! http://www.scales-and-weights.com/weights/weighidx.htm