Summer Vacation At The Farm

[Dismal Swampy]

Spending a couple weeks down at wife's family farm in Gates county NC so getting in some swings. The home farm has been in existence since late 1700's. Same place I found my 1773 Virginia half pence and some British made gilded buttons.
I went out yesterday with my new Vortex V9 and found this cool hook about 8" down right in the front yard. Looks to be maybe a tack hook. It's cast-iron. Also found a large copper unfortunately really ganked up so haven't been able to get a date.
More to come !

 

[Nathan W]

That's interesting shape

 

[Gare]

Unique . I bet it is animal related

 

[Dismal Swampy]

Unique . I bet it is animal related

I thought that or maybe a hook for kitchen ?
The detached pre civil war kitchen is still standing (chimney and all ) used now to keep dog food and miscellaneous farm implements in

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very nice !

 

[Almy]

Great spot and you will always be welcome here! The hook does look like it was fastened to a a surface, although it has more screw holes for mounting than it really needs. Maybe they are holes for rivets to fasten it to leather harness? Just speculating.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very interesting piece, congrats!

 

[Sandog]

Any chance of getting your coil under at least a part of the floor boards of that old kitchen?

 

[Dismal Swampy]

Great spot and you will always be welcome here! The hook does look like it was fastened to a a surface, although it has more screw holes for mounting than it really needs. Maybe they are holes for rivets to fasten it to leather harness? Just speculating.

It's 3.5" across at its widest poin

Any chance of getting your coil under at least a part of the floor boards of that old kitchen?

It's been moved multiple times since my wife's grandfather built the existing farmhouse in 1917
I have an idea on where it may have been from looking at the 1837 survey the original family had done. I'm pretty sure on where original house was so assuming kitchen wasn't very far away

 

[Blackfoot58]

Great spot and you will always be welcome here! The hook does look like it was fastened to a a surface, although it has more screw holes for mounting than it really needs. Maybe they are holes for rivets to fasten it to leather harness? Just speculating.

I agree. Probably rivet holes for mounting to leather.

 

[Gare]

I was thinking It could be on either attached either to leather or possibly wood. Then chains into the hooks so different lenghts could be used