Hinge??

[missoiula4me]

Found on the beach in Monterey, Ca.. Shaft 1 1/2" long. Unknown metal (pot metal) that is NOT metallic. It looks like a hinge. The only thing that caught My eye was the ornate appearance.

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks a leg from an old fire grate, or stove. Tony

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

As Monterey has quite an old history being the Capital of Alta California, that could be old and it doesn't look as though that was a leg, it looks more like it was a handle.