✅ SOLVED found this iron piece on an old farm. 8 inches long. Shape and size like a deer's ear. Hole at the top does not go all the way through

[Hill Top]

 

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[Older The Better]

Jaw on some shears, like lopers for branches or pruning shears?

 

[Hill Top]

Jaw on some shears, like lopers for branches or pruning shears?

the item weighs 1.5 pounds. Seems rather heavy for shears but the shape is similar.

 

[releventchair]

Cultivator shoe?

 

[releventchair]

Cultivator "sweep".

 

[ARC]

Plow furrow shoe ?

 

[Hill Top]

I have looked at hundreds of images of plow shoes and cultivator sweeps. None look like this object

Plow furrow shoe ?

 

[traveller777]

Looks like blade from blacksmith shear. One side is flat and the other looks shaped for strength. Sort of ridged.

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[traveller777]

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[GoldieLocks]

The hole at the top is because it was like a scissors and had a second half blade that slid back and forth to cut things.

 

[Hill Top]

Looks like blade from blacksmith shear. One side is flat and the other looks shaped for strength. Sort of ridged.

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You could be correct. It does appear to be a cutting type instrument and as you stated, it is flat on one side and ridged on the other. the puzzling thing is that the holes on each side go in about an 1/8 inch and stop. Definitely no hole going all the way through

 

[boogeyman]

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Looks like a tooth off of a trencher or roto tiller.

Btw looks like you took that pic on my bathroom floor do I know you?

 

[traveller777]

You could be correct. It does appear to be a cutting type instrument and as you stated, it is flat on one side and ridged on the other. the puzzling thing is that the holes on each side go in about an 1/8 inch and stop. Definitely no hole going all the way through

Likely just to hold it in place and the back fit in handles that took the stress of use. In my humble opinion.

 

[dozer dan]

I gotta go with broken lopper blade. was there an orchard?

 

[digger dug]

i think its some type of old flail mower blade

 

[Kray Gelder]

Horse drawn cultivator shoe, similar to this.

 

[Hill Top]

I gotta go with broken lopper blade. was there an orchard?

Yes, there was an orchard nearby. The item was found about 6 inches underground. The apple trees are about 25 years old, so you could be right. Thanks!

 

[boogeyman]

Horse drawn cultivator shoe, similar to this.

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[Hill Top]

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I believe that dozer dan is correct. The item's shape and cutting edge seems to be more consistent with it being part of a large loppers type tool

 

[releventchair]

I believe that dozer dan is correct. The item's shape and cutting edge seems to be more consistent with it being part of a large loppers type tool

Possible.
I've yet to see a curved jaw or blade for such though.