✅ SOLVED Help with Artifact off Steamship Wreck!!!!

[callicles]

Guys, I don't want to hog this thread. I'm sorry, but Ripcon and I have been fishing a 19th Century steamship wreck at an old, extinct river crossing. (I post pictures of the item below.) Do any of you guys have any idea what this thing could be? I really feel it came from the ship. Any ideas? Thank you guys so much!!

 

[SkaBa]

Reminds me of a chain breaker.

 

[Bruce R]

Pipe hanger, clamped to an overhead I- beam.

 

[Bruce R]

Also called an "anvil beam clamp "

 

[callicles]

Thanks. I think you are dead on with a beam clamp. Now I have to figure out whether or not such an item would have been used on a 19th century steamer. Does anyone here know if beam clamps were even used in 19th century? I think it's obvious that I'm trying real hard to make this item from the steamship. I kinda have a feeling it's gonna turn out to be a catfisherman's trot line weight. But what I don't know ain't gone hurt me!

 

[Bruce R]

Steam engines had pipes and they had to hang from something. Works for me !