✅ SOLVED Mystery Iron Object

[Steve in PA]

Scrappy's post in Today's Finds reminded me that I had put a box of Iron in my car last weekend that I had at my parents. I intended to treat it with Extend but I forgot it was on the floor in the back. A large axe head with a touch mark, some kind of weight from a French & Indian War campsite that later had a tavern site, and the mystery item. I have found a couple of these and my new theory is that the long pointy end went into a wooden handle and the iron ring went around a wooden mallet head. Does anyone know for sure what these were?

 

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[Tpmetal]

Where do you find these things? Also some more pics from different angles and something for size reference. Im thinking might be a pike pole thing for floating logs down rivers and at saw mill sites (used to pull them around and prevent jams, or to feed onto belt into mill from pond)..... tons of logging history in pa. Could be wrong though need some more pics to tell for sure.

 

[Tony in SC]

The weight is called a 'pea". They are still used on balance beam scales.

 

[Steve in PA]

Where do you find these things? Also some more pics from different angles and something for size reference. Im thinking might be a pike pole thing for floating logs down rivers and at saw mill sites (used to pull them around and prevent jams, or to feed onto belt into mill from pond)..... tons of logging history in pa. Could be wrong though need some more pics to tell for sure.

See revised pictures. The mystery piece is not stout enough to handle logs.

 

[Tpmetal]

Yeah your probably right, now you got me thinking what else needs a good stabbing like that.

 

[Steve in PA]

Yeah your probably right, now you got me thinking what else needs a good stabbing like that.

For the longest time I was thinking like you, that the long pointed piece was used to poke or stab something. but now I think the long piece went into a wooden handle

 

[Tpmetal]

in that case some kind of horse tie up? or reigns guide for wagon? or a tie off anchor for something? still seems like that ring should fit on a handle to me though.

 

[Tpmetal]

if that is the case that case some kind of horse tie up? or reigns guide for wagon? or a tie off anchor for something? still seems like that ring should fit on a handle to me though. it really looks like a vintage ice climbing pick or something stabby.

 

[DCMatt]

Betty lamp spike?

 

[Indian Steve]

I think it might be part of a scythe handle. The long thin piece goes through the center of a wood handle and round hole goes over the long main handle of the scythe. I think it is called a snath?

 

[Bramblefind]

I think it might be part of a scythe handle. The long thin piece goes through the center of a wood handle and round hole goes over the long main handle of the scythe. I think it is called a snath?

Is this what you had in mind? This is from "A Museum of Early American Tools" (Sloane) -

 

[Indian Steve]

That's it!

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Is this what you had in mind? This is from "A Museum of Early American Tools" (Sloane) -

I was just going to reply with this ID. Scythe handle nibs. I believe they are an earlier style before they were threaded. I've found both styles... The ones like Steve posted here and the ones with threads.

 

[Z.K.]

I must join this nerd party.

 

[Tpmetal]

Nice id steve i think you naileld it

 

[Steve in PA]

I think it might be part of a scythe handle. The long thin piece goes through the center of a wood handle and round hole goes over the long main handle of the scythe. I think it is called a snath?

Yes that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the ID!

 

[Steve in PA]

Is this what you had in mind? This is from "A Museum of Early American Tools" (Sloane) -

Yes that's it!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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