ANY IDEAS ?

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Found in the woods, near old home sites. Down
a good 8 inches.

Tip is broken off.

Metal,?, has a reddish patina, no rust.
Very heavy.
5 1/2 inches long, 1 1/2 across at top.
Convex front, concave back.

Has hole on top back to secure or for
something to pass. Top is flat.

At first I thought some type of decoration for
a chair or other type of furniture, but, using
the hole to attach would not work, would split
wood. Plus hole has a rounded bottom.

Any ideas? Thanks

all have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

 

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[mojjax]

At first I thought it was letter opener , till I reread your post . I'm guessing that it might be a leg to a lighter object , maybe a sheet music holder ??
mojjax

 

[GOLD1960]

COOL FIND!
LOOKS LIKE A LETTER OPENER THAT YOU CAN ALSO HANG ON THE WALL??/
GOLD

 

[Gypsy Heart]

It looks like it came off of a shelf bracket...The bottom probally had a screw hole the same as the top...fit into an el.shaped bracket.

 

[dg39]

Could have been off an ornate wood burning stove. Or some type of wall sconce?

 

[wmas1960]

Taking a shot at it here, I thought letter opener too but your desciption of weight wouldn't seem right. Also, it doesn't seem to have a honed edge at the bottom and the hole seems odd. It definately looks like it used to hang on something or be attached with a screw or bolt. Would be too small, I think, for a table or a chair. Seems like you could get another inch or so if you made up for the lost part. Try this. trace the object on a piece of paper and draw a line down one side and continue in the same shape, as straight as you can. Then go down the other side doing the same thing. Where your two lines cross, I would think would be close to the original length of the object. At least the probable maximum lenght. If the bottom was flattened, say to rest level on a floor or table, it could have been shorter. I think it would have been something that would sit on a table maybe. A lamp or candle stand. Perhaps a music or book stand. Looking at it, it looks like it has a lot of age to it. Perhaps something that wasn't electric as a lamp but maybe something that held a candle.

 

[wmas1960]

Or, looking at it again, it could be an ornament off of another piece of furniture. Something that would have been attached to the edge of a table leg or a cabinet or something. Rather than carving the design into wood, someone could have forged it or cast out of metal and then attached. Like was mentioned, there could have been another hole in the bottom where it was affixed to something.

 

[lonewolfe]

cool find sherman!

hh

lonewolfe

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Sherm.....I found this and thought that it looked alot like yours...Victorian Door Knocker


http://www.bargainjohn.com/MainCatagories/AntiqueCastIron.htm

 

[Aguila]

Could it be a decorative attachment to a ceremonial sword or maybe for the scabbard?