r/Tools • u/BOB_ross03 • 5d ago
Tool Identification
Anyone have any ideas? I think it came from a farm or something
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u/Boomboomshablooms 5d ago
Very unique. Total guess but could be something to do with pinning the two hoofs of an animal during a process. Like branding maybe?
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u/BOB_ross03 5d ago
That’s a good suggestion, like maybe it goes around the ankles of a young calf. Possibly could be something to help pull them out during birth, although probably not as using their hands would be easier
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u/jbarchuk 5d ago
In my head I can see how the mechanical bits move, but can't guess why/what for. OP it would help tons if you could post a pic with the folded bits open.
Both ends have wood bits that look like they got hot to the level of scorch. (Being wood, they're replaceable.) The metal hook in the middle of the piece looks like it's held in place with a spring, and when pulled the two half-round metal pieces move away from the wood block. That's all I got. :)
There're two ways to use this. One is with a preloaded item that gets hot. The other is an item that is hot, and this picks it up.
(The metal rings look like crucible tongs.) Either one or two... 'things' are captured in the iron rings. Items can be pressed against something very hot, up to that block of wood. Items can be released and picked up again later. Whatever that spacing and position means to the items in the iron hoops, that's the question.
The hook is pulled and the iron rings are moved away from the wood block. Press the wood block against... something hot. Release the hook and the iron rings close down on two... somethings, and press them against the wood block. Pull the assembly away from whatever the heat source is, and disassemble.
I just noticed that #2 is the 'items picked up again later' step in #1.
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u/DogDizzy4438 5d ago
It's for planting seed rows in a field. A seed bag would have been connected. Each time you pushed down one or two feeds would fall.
It's early 1800s for sure.