Strange fork?

[dieharddigger]

Found this fork today at a turn of the century farmhouse. Bent up pretty bad and broke off at base and tip. Looks hand wrought. Anyone have any idea's? Maybe some kind of spearing fork for fishing?
Thanks, Steve

 

[IronSpike]

Cool relic

Could it have been a spear for fishing (eels, frogs...)?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Wow, That looks like the one I found yesterday! What are these things?

 

[Peeber]

I believe that may be a meat hook. They made multiple prong hangers for use in a smoke house. It appears the 2 sets of tangs are set 90 degrees to each other like those I have seen, so you could hang multiple hams etc on the same hanger. This is assumeing the poins were origionally turned up and the loop or hook to hanf it was broken off.
At least this idea will do till somthing better comes along.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I believe those are weather vane lightning rod tips. This was found by another TN member.

 

[traderoftreasures]

nice id big C

 

[dieharddigger]

Nice I.D.,lightning rod tip it is then!