[TheForge] OT (?) What's this?

[Tod Estes]

May be a piece missing or the hooks on upside down my guess it that it was a
puller but for what I dont know.
Tod.
Quoting Rich Maynard <rich at maynard.org.uk>:

> Yes, they do. The section with the hooks (and there are 4) is an easy
> sliding/rotating fit on the shaft.
>
> The tail of the shaft is about the right size to fit in a hardy hole, and it
> does have a slot punched all the way through it which could take a wedge to
> lock it onto something.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wmullett at bright.net
> Sent: 31 January 2008 18:53
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> Subject: Re: Re: [TheForge] OT (?) What's this?
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>
> NOT a slaughter hook.    You would never hang three carcasses together ...
> need air space.  And since these hooks are really heavy don't suggest that
> they could be for small animals like chickens or rabbits. :-)
>
> My question is, will the hooks slide on the rod?  They appear like they
> might be able to.
>
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>
> From: Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net>
> Date: Thu Jan 31, 11:06 AM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT (?) What's this?
>
> I'm about 98% certain that this is precisely what it is.
>
> Rich Maynard wrote:
> > Good - now what do you think it is?!?
> >
> > One suggestion is that it is for hanging animals on in a
> > slaughterhouse.
> >
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Tod Estes

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