What the Heck *is* This Thing?

[SCCutler]

So, I found this item. It was mounted to a wall somewhere, I think (but am uncertain) that it was outdoors.

Looks like the main piece is intended to clamp something to hang, and it has the sliding piece to do... What?

Anyone?

 

[Henning]

Looks like some type of fencing tool like for spinning barbed wire braces.

 

[saracelica]

Looks like a bottle opener to me.

 

[SkyHog]

Are you sure its not a cattle panel gate lock? It kind of looks like one to me.

 

[Archammer]

Are you sure its not a cattle panel gate lock? It kind of looks like one to me.

Yep, looks like an old home-made gate hasp.

 

[Tom-D]

It's a hot pot grabber.

you fit the point over the edge of the old cast iron pot and slide in the holder and lift.

my mom had one by the stove for many years.

 

[zaitcev]

It looks exactly like a pot grabber _except_ it's screwed to a piece of wood! So although my mom had one of those too, I think it's a fence lock, or a pot grabber repurposed to serve as a lock.

 

[Graueradler]

sailing dinghy fitting, possibly a chain plate

sorry, i answered before i scrolled own and saw the rest of it

 

[LDJones]

It looks exactly like a pot grabber _except_ it's screwed to a piece of wood! So although my mom had one of those too, I think it's a fence lock, or a pot grabber repurposed to serve as a lock.

The wood is there to keep a distance from an exceptionally hot pot!

 

[Skylane81E]

Looking at the marks on the side I'd say someone thought it was a hammer

 

[Archammer]

ahhh, a hot pot grabber! Cool stuff.