F Freak2600 Jr. Member Joined Aug 24, 2020 Messages 35 Reaction score 168 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 11, 2020 #1 Hookie thing. SOLVED Any ideas? Attachments D2F42B72-9D43-434A-8CB4-7B97DCE41A85.webp 1.2 MB · Views: 79 Last edited: Dec 11, 2020
ARC Emerald Member Joined Aug 19, 2014 Messages 40,567 Reaction score 151,008 Golden Thread 0 Location Tarpon Springs Detector(s) used JW 8X-ML X2-VP 585 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 11, 2020 #2 Some sort of livestock tack ? ? ? From Tree tack. ? Upvote 0
TheCannonballGuy Gold Member Joined Feb 24, 2006 Messages 6,614 Reaction score 13,465 Golden Thread 0 Location Occupied CSA (Richmond VA) Detector(s) used White's 6000, Nautilus DMC-1, Minelab Primary Interest: Relic Hunting Dec 11, 2020 #3 Your brass loop "hookie thing" (as you titled your post) is called a Latta Swivel, from early-1900s horseharness. See the image below, from a 1909 horsegear mail-order catalog. (Scan made by our esteemed fellow ID-helper BigCypressHunter.) Attachments horsegear_gag-harness-latta-swivel_catalog-diagram_Dowin-Patent-27Jan1880-223896_TN_scanbyBig...webp 63.5 KB · Views: 59 Last edited: Dec 11, 2020 Upvote 0
Your brass loop "hookie thing" (as you titled your post) is called a Latta Swivel, from early-1900s horseharness. See the image below, from a 1909 horsegear mail-order catalog. (Scan made by our esteemed fellow ID-helper BigCypressHunter.)
devldog Silver Member Joined Mar 9, 2012 Messages 3,676 Reaction score 6,393 Golden Thread 0 Location Georgia Detector(s) used Whites MXT ALL PRO, Minelab Safari Primary Interest: Relic Hunting Dec 11, 2020 #4 Nice save and I.D. On the horse tack piece. Upvote 0
F Freak2600 Jr. Member Joined Aug 24, 2020 Messages 35 Reaction score 168 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 11, 2020 Thread Owner #5 Thank you everyone for the help Upvote 0