wally Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Hello, does anyone know what this is? It was in a box I bought at an estate sale. Appreciate any help someone can offer. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Wray Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Hi Wally, Do the two curved parts move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Any chance of a picture with it face up?It looks at first glance like the two curved parts hinge which suggests it could be part of a larger object.Or if it goes round your wrists it could be an early handcuff. Edited June 27, 2013 by Wayne Burgess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Yes the curved parts move and I will add a picture of it right side up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 It looks to me like a device where you put a padlock through the two holes which locks the curved bits together to restrain something either chain or gates or something so a small padlock can lock something larger or maybe even a bicycle to a post as an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Do the arms lock into place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Wray Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 So I have been doing some searching all over (even google's image searching). I can't find exactly what it is but I'm thinking if may be an antique wagon hitch. I'm guessing the center poll going into a hole (like a beam on the front of a wagon) then it folds around the beam. Then it bolts on something. Here are some links I found that may be helpful: http://www.farmcollector.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=2147483839 (they have mystery farm tools there) antique wagon hitch (google search for antique wagon hitches) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frain20 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Think Harold is onto something there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas2000 Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Spent considerable time searching the net, but no luck. Odd thing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwoodrocket Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 It's a paperweight now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doof Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 My first thought was tractor-pin or hitch-pin. Doesn't look extremely different from pins used today on tractors. looks like it locks a connection to me. So, I'd have to agree with Harold. We find things like this on our farm all the time. I am interested in seeing exactly what it is, if it isn't a hitch-pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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