Old iron hooks and parts

[jml818]

I realize these objects are nothing very cool but I had dug them, of various sizes. Would like to know what they were specifically used for and a date range to know better the history of the land i am digging?

 

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[Plug N Play]

Singletree/Doubletree hooks

 

[Dfxcobb]

that's the answer..still cool finds

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Plug_N_Play is of course correct about the ID of the iron hooks you found. You asked about time-dating for them. That particular version (they are some variations) of singletree/doubletree hook dates from the latter-1800s (possibly a bit earlier) up to the present day.

For anybody who doesn't already know what a singletree or doubletree is, they are part of a horsedrawn wagon tongue's harnessing frame. Here's a diagram showing them "in place."

Also, a photo showing an early-20th-Century variation of singletree/doubletree hooks.