It's about 7" long...

[Finneas]

Found this in a box at an estate sale in Visalia, CA. The best guess was a bottle opener. I don't think so, but that's what it will become if I can't identify it. Maybe it will anyway!

 

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[releventchair]

Maybe to open caps on drums or barrels?

 

[kcm]

Looks like some sort of bung wrench.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Looks like a part to a woodstove maybe a pot rest.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Looks like a part to a woodstove maybe a pot rest.

Some kind of trivet would be my first guess too.... not sure though

 

[ARC]

Its a football kickers stand. ? ? ?

 

[Indian Steve]

I'm thinking part of a wood/coal stove shaker grate.

 

[angleofattack]

It looks like its designed to handle heat. It has feet, so we are looking at it upside down. The small hole looks like its for a handle to be inserted like a outdoor grill grate wrench. The large hole is interesting and could be just for letting the heat through or it could be designed to hold a cup or at least a round bottom vessel, like one to melt lead. It's design appears to be to keep your hand away from the heat and for balance. The 43 means something, I don't know.
Cool item to figure on, thanks.

 

[tamrock]

I think it's a combination spanner wrench of some kind made specific for the installation and removal of some spanner nut on any thing from a printing press to an oil rig. What ever it was made for I can't find it, as there are some many different designs that can do one or more functions?. This one was made specific only to work on some nut of a Maytag washing machine.

 

[Finneas]

Be a heck of a toe ache when you missed and kicked cast iron!

 

[Finneas]

The pic doesn't show it, but there are very short nubs (3) on the other side so it is elevated just a bit. The taper ( countersink?) between the numbers seems to indicate this is the up side. Still a mystery. I'm leaning towards a part of a coal or wood stove...

 

[Oddjob]

No idea dude, however if it where my find I would clean it up and use it for some sort of display stand in my house. Maybe a little clay cup inside to hold some pens in my study.

 

[Finneas]

I think I will give it to my wife as a candle holder, for Christmas. If it's a gift, she can't throw it away!