What is it?

[Egon]

The wife found this item out at the lake lot. I'm pretty sure I know what it was used for. What do you think?

 

[square1]

A JD Key Fob. What did I win?

 

[Ken]

Egon agree it is John Deere key Fob. including house key and truck key Shame no Tractor key maybe between the other keys.

As for the rusty thing maybe a gate latch ?
ken

 

[Egon]

I did mean the rusty thing. Keys were for size comparison. There is a JD key on the fob.

I don't think it was agate latch but remember I'm not positive what it was used for.

 

[Xfaxman]

Hooks for hanging an animal while skinning.

 

[Egon]

Don't think it was used for skinning. ??

 

[RobertBrown]

It's used for hooking things.....we call them "Hooks" here in the south.

 

[Johnny g]

Maybe for hanging things on a hanging scale?

 

[Rocky Hoffler]

I think its has to do with lifting cotton bales:cool2:

 

[Egon]

It's used for hooking things.....we call them "Hooks" here in the south.

Definitely used to hook things.

We don't grow cotton up here so no cotton bales.

 

[zzvyb6]

Part of a Star Hanging Balance. ( A scale for weighing things). You are missing the bar and the weight.

 

[whistlepig]

It's a meat hook.

 

[Leejohn]

Part of a Star Hanging Balance. ( A scale for weighing things). You are missing the bar and the weight.

That is what I think also.

 

[Egon]

I believe it had another use. Think thanksgiving.

 

[square1]

Think thanksgiving.

That was inside the rolled up sock grandpa used to beat us with if we misbehaved at the kids table during the Thanks giving meal? What'd I win?

 

[Egon]

Fortunately it wasn't used to beat up the kids.

Put a weight on the wider hook end and add two of these to the ceiling.

 

[dave1949]

A turkey stretcher for when extra people showed up for Thanksgiving?

 

[Egon]

Yes, it does strecher turkey's but not for your purpose Dave.

 

[dave1949]

Yes, it does strecher turkey's but not for your purpose Dave.

Hmmm. I've never butchered a turkey. Two cinch ropes--a turkey has two legs and two wings but I don't know why a weight is needed. Maybe it's a gut hook to pull the innards down as you free them with a knife?