Otterville Whats it....

[Nana40]

Otterville What's it....

Here's a what's it from the Otterville hunt. It was deep enough and the ground was hard enough that I had to have a bit of quality help to dig it up! 35 thinks it may have been a hanger for a kettle or something. What do ya'll think?

Thanks! Nana

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Chicken catcher

 

[bill gent]

Re: Otterville What's it....

homemade, camp fire hanger for cooking (small kettels)

 

[Nana40]

Re: Otterville What's it....

So. You mean to tell me I could have caught me a chicken with it....AND used it as a pot holder for cookin that chicken! Multi-purpose tool, huh?

Thanks!

 

[The Gemologist]

Re: Otterville What's it....

I'm guess you hang a ham from it, off the porch

 

[bill gent]

Re: Otterville What's it....

yea nana and dispatched him also KLUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Burdie]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Nana You have an A$$ catcher there. Or it could be used to hang a horse halter.
I still smile about that hunt.

Burdie

 

[Michelle]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Chicken catcher , ham hang er by er a$$, Shephard's Hook

 

[hollowpointred]

Re: Otterville What's it....

yup looks like a kettle hanger to me. cool find!

 

[99Brown]

Re: Otterville What's it....

I have no idea, but will agree with everyone else. Kettle Hanger!

99Brown

 

[Michelle]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Chicken catcher

 

[Kansas]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Nana.... a long time ago ( more years than I care to remember... LOL ) down on the railroad we had many lights and lamps that still used oil as fuel and they would carbon up pretty heavily. I saw the maintainers use a wire that was about that size and shape to clean the carbon and adjust the wicks. Maybe yours was used for the same thing during the Civil War. Just my guess.

~Kansas~

 

[trk5capt]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Nana, I Think A Pot Hanger Is Your Best Guess. trk5capt...

 

[Michelle]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Pot hangers were S shaped.......

 

[FISHEYE]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Its little bo peeps sheeps staff!

 

[EDDE]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Pot hangers were S shaped.......

what if there is no cross bar to hang the "S" from

 

[Nana40]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Bill! :P

Burdie....let's see if it works! Yep!

Thank you for your replies!!

Nana

 

[captain Jack]

Re: Otterville What's it....

Its little bo peeps sheeps staff!

HA! That's exactly what I was gonna say! glad I read all the way down!