Old Forged Tool

[Philnlucky]

I found the tip of this iron tool sticking out of the dirt where an old oak fell last year located on the creek bank below my house.. We removed the tree a few months ago. This morning I noticed a sharp point sticking out of the bank where the tree fell and thought it was a nail. Any ideas what it might be?

 

[fishfryer]

I found the tip of this iron tool sticking out of the dirt where an old oak fell last year located on the creek bank below my house.. We removed the tree a few months ago. This morning I noticed a sharp point sticking out of the bank where the tree fell and thought it was a nail. Any ideas what it might be?

Holdfast for anvil work?

 

[Philnlucky]

Holdfast for anvil work?

It could be. Oddly enough I found a broken plowshare near that same spot last year. The area is located at the base of the creek bluffs along a peninsula below my house, at least a half mile away from the agricultural section of our farm.

 

[fishfryer]

It could be. Oddly enough I found a broken plowshare near that same spot last year. The area is located at the base of the creek bluffs along a peninsula below my house, at least a half mile away from the agricultural section of our farm.

Back in the cotton is king days Most any usable land was planted.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Could be an old hay hook or logging dog hook?

 

[Anvil Head]

Most likely a bale hook, looks a little light for logging work. Kool find. I've found a lot of castiron stove parts around an old house place near my cabin in NC. Planning on drilling holes and making a heavy weather wind chime just for grins.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I’ve seen people use hooks like that for noodling catfish. It lets you reach further back in a bank hole to snag them. It was illegal where I’m from. Ain’t as ruff on you if you poke a muskrat either.

Wonder if it was a homemade grounding rod that was bent for another purpose ?

 

[Philnlucky]

Could be an old hay hook or logging dog hook?

It does look like an old hay hook.

 

[Philnlucky]

Found these on the same peninsula as the other artifacts. Most date to the late 19th to early 20th century.

 

[JustUs4All]

The old forged item has a flattened eye which might indicate that it was mounted to a flat or vertical surface something like a wall hook possibly a tack hook for a barn.

 

[Philnlucky]

I’ve seen people use hooks like that for noodling catfish. It lets you reach further back in a bank hole to snag them. It was illegal where I’m from. Ain’t as ruff on you if you poke a muskrat either.

Wonder if it was a homemade grounding rod that was bent for another purpose ?

Hadn't thought about the noodling angle, but you could be right, since it was just a few feet away from the creek.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I think the eye is 1/4 turn off to run a wooden handle thru it for a hay hook. Old times didn’t throw much away they repurpose most everything.

 

[Paymaster]

Cool Finds!!!

 

[antharper]

Neat find , I’d guess it probably had more than one use .
Be a great area for some metal detecting

 

[antharper]

I really like the old shotgun shells

 

[Philnlucky]

I found this piece about 1' under the ground. It was in the same area as the items above. It weighs about 5 lbs with a square plow bolt hole in one end. Maybe a grubbing hoe?
Any ideas?

 

[NCHillbilly]

Looks like a well-worn tine/foot for some kind of cultivator?

 

[Philnlucky]

Looks like a well-worn tine/foot for some kind of cultivator?

I agree. Some type of dirt moving tool. Never seen one that thick and heavy.