I have no idea what this is. I am sure its 1800s date just not sure what it is.

[ghostbuddies]

I have no idea what this is. I am sure it's 1800's date just not sure what it is.

Can any one tell me what this might of been. It was dug at a site that has no modern day trash it's on my property. This place I am digging is littered with 1800's mid to late items. It's solid no threads and is cast iron.

 

[Tnmountains]

Welcome to T-net. No ideas yet.

 

[offtrail]

Just a guess but i'm thinking a decorative piece of some kind, or some kind of tool for punching holes...interesting!

 

[joesmarbles]

Possibly an ice-pick.....Joe McDonough

 

[tennessee]

Candle holder. Point attaches and keeps it upright.

 

[Anduril]

Looks like it "fits" inside something else to me.

Guess #1 - Maybe an accessory tool for an anvil. (Total guess - I was not raised on a farm!)
Guess #2 - Maybe a blacksmith tool to put holes in horseshoes?
Guess #3 - Tool for manual typesetting, but I doubt it.
Guess #4 - A punch for some sort of industrial antique press (leather?)

I don't know if any of these things would be made out of cast iron, though.

 

[LilMikey]

Maybe a replacement tip for a walking stick?

 

[jewelerguy]

Candle holder. Point attaches and keeps it upright.

I agree with tennessee. Most likely a candle spike that probably fit into a decorative holder

 

[LilMikey]

I agree with tennessee. Most likely a candle spike that probably fit into a decorative holder

Like these?

 

[Carl995]

i'm close but no cigar!
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[ARC]

Litter/trash picker upper pole spike ?

Perhaps from chain gang ?

 

[airscapes]

Fence finial?