✅ SOLVED Possible handle for? Age?

[invent4hir]

All, found this iron artifact near where a water-powered textile mill once stood in the first half of the 19th century. It measures about 7 3/4" L x 1 1/4" H x 1 3/4" W and no marks appear on it. I thought it could be a handle for some sort of valve, door, or stove. If possible, please ID and approximate the age. Thanks-in-advance.

 

[Ammoman]

Maybe a valve handle?

 

[villagenut]

Maybe a stove shaker.....

 

[A2coins]

Looks like a lever or handle

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I'm pretty sure it's a wrench for a farm tractor, the end on the right has been broken.
I find these in the fields occasionally.

Dave

 

[Tony in SC]

Yep, it's an implement wrench. Plows, bailers, reapers, etc.

 

[invent4hir]

I'm pretty sure it's a wrench for a farm tractor, the end on the right has been broken.
I find these in the fields occasionally.

Dave

All thanks for your inputs so far and to Dave who nailed the ID! Since the graphic Dave added mentions buggy wrenches, would they date as far back as the first half of the 19th century or did they come later?

 

[Tony in SC]

There were a few special wrenches as far back as the 1700's. By the mid 1800's to 1900 this type of wrench was on most all farms. Later when tractors came, steam(and later gasoline), more modern tools came also.

All thanks for your inputs so far and to Dave who nailed the ID! Since the graphic Dave added mentions buggy wrenches, would they date as far back as the first half of the 19th century or did they come later?

 

[invent4hir]

There were a few special wrenches as far back as the 1700's. By the mid 1800's to 1900 this type of wrench was on most all farms. Later when tractors came, steam(and later gasoline), more modern tools came also.

Tony, thanks for the range of dates. I'll mark this as SOLVED :-)

 

[against the wind]

Nice job guys. This one goes into the memory bank since there are lots of farms in this area.