Ox Horn Cap

[romeo-1]

I found this earlier this week. It is an ox horn cap; prevents the oxen from gouging each other or the farmers. I found another one a couple weeks ago and had no idea what it was. It invoked a lively debate on the What is It forum...PBK found the picture which ended the debate (go figure).

Like the previous one I found this one is threaded to screw down on the oxen's horn and there is a hole for an anchor screw. I have seen this particular cap on oxen these days at agricultural shows so I knew what it was as soon as I dug it.

 

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[dugupfinds]

That must be a rare find. In my ignorance, how do know its not a walking stick end?

 

[romeo-1]

That must be a rare find. In my ignorance, how do know its not a walking stick end?

It would be too small. Plus, I have seen thousands of these still being used today to cap an ox'es horns. Today they are purely decorative as not many farmer's use oxen to clear the fields.

 

[WolfmoonX]

Besides....PBK is rarely wrong in his research if at all. Cool find.

 

[Nashoba]

Now there is something ya don't see everyday! Great find!

~Nashoba~

 

[ClonedSIM]

You found the ox thingy and another gold wedding band! You have all the luck....
Nice find.

 

[Night Stalker]

I would probably guessed it to be the tip of an old walking cane

 

[EDDE]

man you find some cool stuff!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Neat find! I would not have known what it was, now I do, LOL. Thanks for the post and HH, Mike

 

[WolfmoonX]

Are there holes on both sides of that? Or was it attached to the horn with a pin or nail to the one hole?

 

[E. Hedberg]

These are not rare I have found a dozen of them. Oxen where very prevalent in the north east. The ones I find are always flat on one side from the ox horns scraping the ground while grazing.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool knob!

I love finding them, they come in many different styles.

 

[Tony in SC]

They're called ox knobs.

 

[Ozark Redneck]

nice find

 

[reale bill]

Poppy

 

[Whyme]

Very cool find! Congrats!

 

[Tony in SC]

I think it is a hame cap. Ox knobs didn't have the skirt. They just round.

 

[romeo-1]

Haha...2006 called and wants his thread back!

 

[Kona Koma]

That’s a cool find.

 

[A2coins]

Not bad diggings