Iron latch or something

[Civil-War Treasure Hunter]

I found this in south alabama, does anyone know what it is?

 

[vayank54]

The pic didn't come up.

 

[Civil-War Treasure Hunter]

It will not let me upload it, I am currently trying to figure it out

 

[Civil-War Treasure Hunter]

got it!

 

[Civil-War Treasure Hunter]

10 inches in length and 1/2 to1 inch in width

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Its a handle broken from a tool. I could guess but clean it up and tell us what it says.
Possibly an old pipe wrench.

 

[Civil-War Treasure Hunter]

possibly, Thanks!

 

[vayank54]

It isn't broken. It was used to take the iron tops off the burners on an old wood stove. The cover would have a notch in it and the handle would lock in to the notch.

 

[trikikiwi]

Wow! Great pics
I agree with the stove tool idea.
Cheers, Mike

 

[Breezie]

It isn't broken. It was used to take the iron tops off the burners on an old wood stove. The cover would have a notch in it and the handle would lock in to the notch.

Yep, that would be it. Good ID VaYank Pain is often a good memory maker . . .meaning when I was a kid, my aunt left the handle in the burner (I guess as a place to hold it), and reaching to grab/touch it was something I did only once.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It isn't broken. It was used to take the iron tops off the burners on an old wood stove. The cover would have a notch in it and the handle would lock in to the notch.

I stand corrected. Thanks for making me feel young.

 

[vayank54]

It isn't broken. It was used to take the iron tops off the burners on an old wood stove. The cover would have a notch in it and the handle would lock in to the notch.

I stand corrected. Thanks for making me feel young.

Bigcypresshunter, you're welcome.......... I think. Looking at my reply again, it seems kind of blunt. I didn't mean for it to be.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

No not at all. I was

It isn't broken. It was used to take the iron tops off the burners on an old wood stove. The cover would have a notch in it and the handle would lock in to the notch.

I stand corrected. Thanks for making me feel young.

Bigcypresshunter, you're welcome.......... I think. Looking at my reply again, it seems kind of blunt. I didn't mean for it to be.

No it was not blunt. 8) I was wrong. Great ID. Sorry about the young comment because Im not that young even though I dont seem to remember the wood cooking stoves. Maybe we used coal in Penna.. but I think we had gas. I remember it went from Penna. to Penn. to Pa.

 

[johnnyi]

I thought it was to remove the iron stove lids also, but after looking at it closer I don't. Those things had a tapered end to easily enter the squared hole. This is just too square, and the thicker part extending up the handle on the underside doen't add up either. Neither does the fact that if it did pick up a stove round cover, the thing would be parallel to it, rather than on a upwards slope which stove top handles are.

 

[Breezie]

Here are some pics and a website about wood cook stoves, lids, and lifters.
http://www.woodmanspartsplus.com/4871/16542/Stove-Lids-and-Lifters/Stove-Lid-Lifter-Cast-Iron.html

Breezie

 

[johnnyi]

Here are some pics and a website about wood cook stoves, lids, and lifters.
http://www.woodmanspartsplus.com/4871/16542/Stove-Lids-and-Lifters/Stove-Lid-Lifter-Cast-Iron.html

Breezie

Good work Breezie. You can't see it very well, but these are all curved so the handle is held at an upward angle. A side view would show also that they are all tapered, unike this object we are trying to identify.

 

[Breezie]

Good eye Johhny; you're right!

 

[tabdog]

This reminds me of a wood stove trivet I found,

Notice, it only has one leg.

That is to go in the square hole on tha wood stove.
That is to keep it from slipping,

Wood stove trivets were seldom sold alone. They
usually came with the stove. (nicer stoves)

Happy Huntin,

Tabdog

 

[johnnyi]

Good eye Johhny; you're right!

Thanks Breezie, but I think Vayanks idea was probably pretty close, just not for a stove top. It might have been to pop some other thing out, but not to hold it.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Could I be right about the b roken tool handle? :P I think vayank is correct just a different style.

I say clean the item CW Treasure Hunter where it appears there is writing and tell us what it says.