What are these?

[dave]

Any insight or alternate uses are welcome. I found these two sets of hooks while cleaning out an area of my shop that I haven't touched since the previous owners sold the property to me three years ago. They're iron, and the hooks aren't very sharp at the point. Given I live in cottonport, I think they may have been used for weighing cotton bales, but they seem small for that. Maybe some old small game skinning gambrels? Obviously they pivot in the center tho. One is slimmer than the other. Fire away... uploadfromtaptalk1403225160422.jpguploadfromtaptalk1403225172267.jpguploadfromtaptalk1403225182168.jpg

[Duck Butter]

looks like a henweigh

[dave]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

looks like a henweigh

What would that be for? to weigh chickens?

[T-TOP]

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[dave]

Hmm. Haha Thanks for the advice.

[keakar]

since you speculated on skinning something maybe they were for drying nutra skins when people used to make money on the pelts

[dave]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

looks like a henweigh

Think they'd fit in with my bucket of prop wash? or should I hang them with the cable stretcher?

[flounder_smacker]

looks like pot hangers to me. like to use over a open fire. i could be wrong though

[express5]

Originally Posted by flounder_smacker

looks like pot hangers to me. like to use over a open fire. i could be wrong though

Absolutely correct, they are used to hang cast iron pots over open fires , I have one like that from my grandparents.

[express5]

Originally Posted by dave

Any insight or alternate uses are welcome. I found these two sets of hooks while cleaning out an area of my shop that I haven't touched since the previous owners sold the property to me three years ago. They're iron, and the hooks aren't very sharp at the point. Given I live in cottonport, I think they may have been used for weighing cotton bales, but they seem small for that. Maybe some old small game skinning gambrels? Obviously they pivot in the center tho. One is slimmer than the other. Fire away... Attachment 69286Attachment 69287Attachment 69288

Are there any cast iron pots around with two ears on them. Thats what these are for.

[dave]

Ah. Now that makes sense. No iron pots around, but I have some at the camp and can see how they'd would make a fine addition there. Big Thanks!