Heavy old peice of iron?

[Connan]

Hey guys, any idea's what this may have been off??
It's pretty heavy! Maybe made of iron?
Found it in eastern nsw. Australia.
I would think it's heavy to have been off an old fence.
Any Idea's?
Co.

 

[aussiefarmer]

Yeah ide say off a gate or corner post, less likely would be off a grave marker.
Is the dent in the pointy end a hole right through? If so that could change it into some sort of rigging splitter for a bullock team or similar, but it looks more like a decorative peice.

 

[Connan]

Thank you for your Response. I will have to check it out. I did actually find it a few hundred metres from a grave yard.

 

[Connan]

No hole in it. What is a grave marker? And not sure on gate post?

 

[Connan]

No hole in it. What is a grave marker? And not sure on gate post?

Don't think it's a grave marker

 

[mbasko]

My guess decorative fence topper off a graveyard plot fence like this:


Some corner pieces are larger too.

 

[Jaros]

Looks like a gate post top.

 

[Connan]

It's larger and possibly to heavy to be off a grave fence.
Thank you for your time

 

[mbasko]

The corner pieces or main post pieces can be significantly larger & heavier.
Here's an example in a different design. Note how small the general toppers are in comparison to the corner post:

 

[Connan]

Oh ok cool. Thank you

 

[Connan]

Looks like a gate post top.

Hi. Can you possibly show a picture as an example? It's edges are not round. It's quite square if you know what I mean.

 

[sand surfer]

it looks like a gate ,corner post finial/ornament
with the edges being square conan ,that all comes down to the design of the finial/ ornament
some of the edges are left sharp, flat, rounded or bevelled ,it all depends on how the blacksmith wished to leave the edges or were instructed by the customer on how they wanted it made ,it could of come from the cost side of things as well ,as to bevel or round the edges would be more time spent on the job = more dollars
hope that helps mate

 

[Connan]

it looks like a gate ,corner post finial/ornament
with the edges being square conan ,that all comes down to the design of the finial/ ornament
some of the edges are left sharp, flat, rounded or bevelled ,it all depends on how the blacksmith wished to leave the edges or were instructed by the customer on how they wanted it made ,it could of come from the cost side of things as well ,as to bevel or round the edges would be more time spent on the job = more dollars
hope that helps mate

Thank you

 

[MegsyB007]

Could be off an andiron, or a strap hinge off a really big barn door. I reckon it had a hole in it that's just closed now.



Cheers,
Megsy