What are these things with little teeth?

jml818 · Apr 23, 2018

Ya i know its pretty gnarled up and all, but i have dug a few lately in an old area and just gotta know what they could be?

creskol · Apr 23, 2018

I don't remember what the proper name is, but it is part of a tension device used on cables.

TheCannonballGuy · Apr 23, 2018

Your find is one of the "combing components" from a horse currycomb. Several such components were connected to the currycomb's frame. (The holes in it were for attaching to the frame.) Examine the front-and-back view of a horse currycomb in the photo below.

Pardon me please, Creskol, but although it does kinda-sorta resemble the body of a cable tensioner clamp, it's not one. For that, see the other photos.

creskol · Apr 24, 2018

TheCannonballGuy;5791254 Pardon me please said:
Not a problem, Pete. My growing inaccuracies are precisely the reason I have taken the back seat on the ID circuit here. Sometimes it's difficult for me to distinguish a marshmallow from a cannonball. I'm thinking it may be best for me to bow out altogether.

pa plateau hiker · Apr 24, 2018

No, No, the great creskol must never leave!!

nhbenz · Apr 24, 2018

I agree!

smokeythecat · Apr 24, 2018

Stay put. I dug a piece of one last year, took forever to figure it out as a curry comb piece.

Tpmetal · Apr 24, 2018

I agree, curry comb. I've dug a few.

Mackaydon · Apr 24, 2018

creskol,
Hang in there; none of us are batting 1.000 when it comes to IDs; but you, 'nhbenz' and others are what keeps these sites entertaining and educational.
Don..

releventchair · Apr 24, 2018

Stick around and keep at it creskol. The pay is lousy ,but you are good to have around on i.d.' s!

TheCannonballGuy · Apr 24, 2018

Creskol wrote:
> My growing inaccuracies are precisely the reason I have taken the back seat on the ID circuit here.
> Sometimes it's difficult for me to distinguish a marshmallow from a cannonball.
> I'm thinking it may be best for me to bow out altogether.

I think you are judging yourself too harshly. Even if just one out of three of your ID-answers is correct, that makes you a valuable asset to the What-Is-It? forum.

Furthermore... for whatever my opinion is worth to you... you are my "go to" guy for horse equipment and buggy/carriage/wagon parts (which are objects that come up frequently in this forum).

You are needed, and appreciated, here.

DCMatt · Apr 24, 2018

Often it's a team effort here. And we need all the help we can get... Hang in there for the team!

TheCannonballGuy said:
Creskol wrote:
> My growing inaccuracies are precisely the reason I have taken the back seat on the ID circuit here.
> Sometimes it's difficult for me to distinguish a marshmallow from a cannonball.
> I'm thinking it may be best for me to bow out altogether.

I think you are judging yourself too harshly. Even if just one out of three of your ID-answers is correct, that makes you a valuable asset to the What-Is-It? forum.

Furthermore... for whatever my opinion is worth to you... you are my "go to" guy for horse equipment and buggy/carriage/wagon parts (which are objects that come up frequently in this forum).

You are needed, and appreciated, here.

Plug N Play · Apr 24, 2018

Like throwing darts at a wall.
We need lots and lots of holes in the wall, then we figure out where to hang the dart-board.

jewelerguy · Apr 24, 2018

creskol said:
Not a problem, Pete. My growing inaccuracies are precisely the reason I have taken the back seat on the ID circuit here. Sometimes it's difficult for me to distinguish a marshmallow from a cannonball. I'm thinking it may be best for me to bow out altogether.

sounds like you just need a beer and a lawn chair. I hate it when I call something wrong. Makes me feel like a moron, but I usually go with the first thing that pops into my head. As much as I hate to admit, I'm not always right. Just don't tell my wife that.

jml818 · Apr 24, 2018

ha ha,, You guys sure are funny and this website never fails to amaze me with the knowledge.
Thanks!

creskol · Apr 24, 2018

TheCannonballGuy said:
Creskol wrote:
> My growing inaccuracies are precisely the reason I have taken the back seat on the ID circuit here.
> Sometimes it's difficult for me to distinguish a marshmallow from a cannonball.
> I'm thinking it may be best for me to bow out altogether.

I think you are judging yourself too harshly. Even if just one out of three of your ID-answers is correct, that makes you a valuable asset to the What-Is-It? forum.

Furthermore... for whatever my opinion is worth to you... you are my "go to" guy for horse equipment and buggy/carriage/wagon parts (which are objects that come up frequently in this forum).

You are needed, and appreciated, here.

Just in case anyone missed it, the fellow that kept me in check from time to time has passed away: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/memory/575651-memory-bosnmate-charter-member.html

DCMatt · Apr 25, 2018

jewelerguy said:
I hate it when I call something wrong. Makes me feel like a moron, but I usually go with the first thing that pops into my head. As much as I hate to admit, I'm not always right. Just don't tell my wife that.

I'm right there with you. But sometimes we just need to "get the ball rolling" and that first guess, no matter how hair-brained, may be the spark for someone else's memory or give the incentive for others to join the research.

In my experience, you guys are very forgiving when a wrong ID is posted.

Mackaydon · Apr 25, 2018

Being 'wrong' is a natural consequence of always trying to be 'right'. For years, after being 'wrong' in an ID, I wanted to hide under a rock. Today, I look at being 'wrong' as an opportunity and the incentive for others to contribute the 'right' answer. I've rationalized I actually had become part of the 'solution' vs part of the 'problem'.
Don......

releventchair · Apr 25, 2018

I'm not always wrong...
Have been way off on some i.d.' s though! Learning to put a question mark after some. L.o.l.

And as DCMatt mentioned ,folks have been real good about wrong i.d.' s. That graciousness makes it possible for further input without degenerating into insults. Often working out great. Better than no one taking a swing.

Lots of stuff i.d.' d over the years by posters here that I am impressed with. And their effort. Fun!

creskol · Apr 25, 2018

Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. It's frustrating knowing that I have forgotten way more than I remember, and this was a prime example.