Forged Hooks

[lrgcent]

Can anyone tell me what kind of hooks these are and what they were used for? One reminds me of a giant hand forged fish hook? The long one is 9 inches long and 5 inches to the end of the hooks the other is 4 1/2 inches tall and also 5 inches wide. Thanks

 

[creskol]

Used for hanging meats.

 

[nsdq]

yep
remind of a few in barred up rooms i saw in iraq...............................

 

[BosnMate]

Beside meat hooks, they also look like grappling hooks, with a rope tied on, used to fish stuff out of the water, drag the bottom, etc. I remember as a kid we were fishing off a pier at Avila, California, so this would be late 40's early 50's, and Dad set his pole down to do something else. I don't know if the sea lion got the bait or if while dad was away a fish took the bait, or because the sea lion wasn't hooked perhaps he just got a bit tangled in the line, but what ever, a sea lion in front of witnesses pulled the pole and all into the water. Dad took a skiff and a grappling hook, and drug for a bit, picked up the line, and recovered his pole and reel and the sea lion was gone, which is why I'm guessing grappling hook.

 

[frankendime]

Dragging a lake for a body.

 

[kuger]

Those possibly could be trap drag hooks

 

[packerbacker]

Did you dig these and were they near water?

 

[lrgcent]

I got them both on Ebay, every responce I received went through my head just thought the tall one looked kinda fishy! Thanks

 

[bikermike]

My grandparents used them to lower milk and butter in and out of the well. That was before electricity made it out to the farm. Had to keep things fresh.

 

[d2]

I am going with trap drags also...d2