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

[Peter Hirst]

Let's think about this.

Occam's razor:  the simplest answer that expalins all the facts is most 
likely the correct one.

Its iron, it was found in a blacksmith shop, its got a stake on the bottom 
of it that looks like other blacksmith tools.

Doesn't look or work like any meat hook, grappling hook, anchor, chandelier 
part or architectural device any of us has actually seen.

Doesn't mean it has to be, but it does mean a very high probability that its 
a blacksmith tool.

The hooks rotate around   an axel.  The axel  attaches to something. 
Something else, probably four of something else, hangs from the hooks, and 
probably rotate while hanging.  Something heavy. Something readliy attached 
and detached from the hooks.  Something that alrady has a hole in it, as the 
hooks are not sharp.   Neither the stake nor the thread and nut end readily 
attaches to rope, chain or cable.  Does attach readily to a stake plate, 
hardie hole, hole in ceiling, hole in beam.

Meat hooks don't need the hardie stake or the rotations.  Oils lamps, when 
they hang, hang by frames called harps, they gont hang in groupd of four and 
don't hang from hooks or anything else this heavy.  And they wouldnt use the 
hardie stake.  Nothing would, except a hardie hole.

So far, the only thing that expalins all the features of this thing --  
including where it was found -- is the chain hanger.

;=]




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wmullett at bright.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:30 PM
Subject: RE: Re: [TheForge] OT (?) What's this?


> Just because its iron doesn't mean it's a blacksmithing tool.
>
> This looks like a grappling hook of some type.   Simple ones were made to 
> toss down a well to catch a dropped bucket.  Other ones were more 
> special - like ones dropped in well casings to catch a broken bit.  Maybe 
> a weight was attached to the bottom and .... it's interesting.
>
>
> From: "Rich Maynard" <rich at maynard.org.uk>
> Date: Thu Jan 31, 2:04 PM
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> Subject: RE: Re: [TheForge] OT (?) What's this?
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> 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.
>
> Richard Maynard - Artist Blacksmith
> The Forge, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire SG10 6BS
>
> rich at muchhadhamforge.co.uk
> www.muchhadhamforge.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [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
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> 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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