Need some help please

[pigeonman]

found this piece of iron on my last hunt, usually don't pick up iron but this piece was a little unusual. any thoughts?

 

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[relic nut]

Maybe part of old fence stretcher? If you google it there is a lot of different ones. Just a thought.

Maybe bumper jack

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Firemans axe head? It has some of the shape just not sure.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

It has all the earmarks of being a jack. Except that most bumper jacks are made of pressed steel and not iron. Which leads me to think it might be part of a wagon jack.

 

[maxpower]

yup i'd go with jack as well

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I've discovered that some of the super-early car jacks (circa 1905-1910-1920) were indeed made of iron - many of which were raised/lowered on a shaft - but I have not found one that identically matches the item in question.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Back to wagon jacks for a moment ...

 

[Kiros32]

So typically when you dig iron, you leave it in the ground if its not appealing?

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Just fooling around for perspective ...

 

[pigeonman]

Thanks for replies.I'm leaning toward a jack also. And yes I only take iron out I find attractive.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

This is the closest looking type of jack I have been able to find, which is a "Handyman / Hi-lift" and described as a wagon jack, but I think this particular example is newer than that and is possibly a car and/or farm implement jack.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Pigeonman

Please tell us more about the hole(s) in the item. I just noticed it appears to have two holes. One hole appears to go in one direction and the other hole appears to go in another direction - but neither hole appears to go all the way through

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

In other words and pictures, this is the way I'm now visualizing it ...

 

[pigeonman]

I will clean up and post pics