Stirrup ??

[GoingDown]

Not sure exactly what it is but it appears to be a stirrup...no idea of type or vintage. It's about 9 inches high and 6-7 inches wide. Found in yard of 1720's farmhouse. Thanks for any help! GD

 

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[dg39]

Any signs of wear at the top of ring. Where leather strap would have gone. It looks like perhaps a stirrup. It may be too rusted to see any signs of prolonged use though. Nice find..I would say probably early stirrup myself..
DG

 

[The Gemologist]

It's a hand press for putting lips designs on pancakes.

 

[trk5capt]

Looks Like Stirrup To Me... trk5capt...

 

[stefen]

Some stirrups (steels) were made without an eye ring, so what you may have found may be in its original form.

Sorry, I cannot offer a date. Unfortunately I have several myself that cannot be dated...or I just havn' found the correct source.

The dimensions though, appear to be unusually large, and not as refined as todays. Shoes and boots today are less bulky and clumsy. Not everyone wore boots in past times.

 

[nhbenz]

Check out the photo in the book ComfyinVermont posted about a similar item he'd found (yours looks pretty close to one of the other Revolutionary War stirrups listed!): http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,54398.0.html