What in the world is this thingy?!?

[JakePhelps]

Has screws on it to attach it to soemthing. Look like wood screws maybe. The second pic is of the opening in the bottom, im guessing a support or car part or something along those lines....

 

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[jeff of pa]

Hand Drill Maby

OR OLD LUG WRENCH ?

 

[warsawdaddy]

Looks like a wrench for a water valve shut-off.Today they have the rectangular notch on the wrench.Could be for gas valve also

 

[southern gent]

It's not for water. Measurements might help, but I would guess it's handle bars from a tricycle. HH! Chris

 

[vic910]

My first thought was a bicycle handlebar also. Nice find!

vicki

 

[JakePhelps]

Sorrry for the horrible pic, lighting was bad and its kinda big Its not something to be held but instead the top part of the T would have been screwed in flush against something. maybe that will help

 

[jeff of pa]

Here Ya Go

 

[JakePhelps]

Thanks jeff! That looks much better Now you can see the screws on the horizontal bar on top. Also the bar on top has a flat back with screws sticking out.

 

[Leon]

The screws on the, "T" part may have held on wooden handles...
Definitely looks like somekind of a tool...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[sarge relics]

This is definitely a "Hand Auger". Used like a drill to place holes in wood. Could be from any time period, up to the invention of the saw and brace and bit.

SSG D.C.Butler

 

[JakePhelps]

Oh yea! i totally forgot about the possibility of it having a wooden handle :P when were the saw and bit and brace invented?

 

[southern gent]

Jeff, your a wizz with pics! That does look like a hand auger now. HH! Chris

 

[JakePhelps]

Its a little warped...could that be why it was thrown away? or is it ment to ahev a slight bend in it? Also the bottom kind of looks like a nut or something, is there an adjustable thing on the bottom? whatever it is its late 1800's eartly 1900's just like everything else that was in that old dump

 

[Monty]

I've seen a tool like that and I think it was used to remove the clips off of mechanical brakes on old model A and model T cars. The end thing would have been hollowed out with a notch in one side to slip over the retainer, compress the spring and twist it off. Or not! I use to have an antique tool kit made for A and T model Ford cars and there was a brake tool very similar to that in that kit. Wish I knew what I have done with it over the years! Monty

 

[JakePhelps]

That might just be what it is, it sounds just like what i have, and the dump i was digging had alot of car parts in it, including a 1923 valve stem.

 

[cm5838]

sure looks like a handle to a valve, like a water main
charles