✅ SOLVED What was this used for Forum? Expertise needed

oldbattleaxe · Mar 17, 2017

It measures 10 1/2" long tip to tip. The hook measures 3 1/2". The thickness of the iron measures around 1/2" at the widest. Thanks

DCMatt · Mar 17, 2017

Poker

sprailroad · Mar 17, 2017

Looks like something a "Pond monkey" might have used with floating logs. It being attached to a long wooden handle. Just a guess though.

oldbattleaxe · Mar 17, 2017

A large stove poker? I thought of that but it is rather large for one of those. Could be. Log roller? Sounds promising. I even thought of a fish gaff.

cudamark · Mar 17, 2017

Not a fish gaff. My vote goes to a log roller. Seems a bit big to me to be a fireplace poker......could be though.

Tpmetal · Mar 17, 2017

sprailroad said:
Looks like something a "Pond monkey" might have used with floating logs. It being attached to a long wooden handle. Just a guess though.

If theres a river or body of water near by you might be right. but it seems to small for the loggers to have used to me?

DCMatt · Mar 17, 2017

The 'hook' points the wrong way for it to be a log roller.

The relic piece is 10 1/2 inches long. Fireplace pokers are about 30 inches. It's the right size...

DCMatt

BosnMate · Mar 17, 2017

It's probably a pike pole head. You don't roll logs with pike pole, you stick them and pull, or push, the hook is also used to pull. If the logs are being water scaled, then the scaler rolls the log using his caulk (cork) boots, other wise there is no reason to roll a log. Pike poles are used in log ponds, and used to be used when rafting logs in rivers.

This is a pike pole with a 10 foot wooden pole, they make them with hollow aluminum poles now days that are a lot longer than 10 foot. The last picture is a modern replacement head for an aluminum pole.

Tpmetal · Mar 17, 2017

BosnMate said:
It's probably a pike pole head. You don't roll logs with pike pole, you stick them and pull, or push, the hook is also used to pull. If the logs are being water scaled, then the scaler rolls the log using his caulk (cork) boots, other wise there is no reason to roll a log. Pike poles are used in log ponds, and used to be used when rafting logs in rivers.
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This is a pike pole with a 10 foot wooden pole, they make them with hollow aluminum poles now days that are a lot longer than 10 foot. The last picture is a modern replacement head for an aluminum pole.
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yup thats what i'm talking about, couldn't remember how big they were. Also where was this found?