Early Crescent Wrench or Something Electrical?

[cambria09]

Hello All. I found this at a 1900's farm house site. It is brass and iron and has no markings on it.

Let me know if you have any ideas on this thing.

Thanks and good hunting to y'all.

C9

 

[smokeythecat]

It's a clamp. There are two thumbscrews. It may easily be an older style grounding clamp. One for the wire coming in, one for the pole going into the ground.

 

[BosnMate]

Agree, electrical grounding clamp. I remember in school in the 1940's the government was still selling the farmers on rural
electrification, how electricity would replace a hired man etc. So if your find dates to a place before there was electricity
to the area, then it was probably for a lightning rod.

 

[cambria09]

Yes grounding clamp makes perfect sense. I found this well away from the existing house and in the vicinity of the 1880's cabin long gone now...so I am a gonna' say this is an older style clamp...any ideas on how old??