what do I have here?

[sugarcube5419]

stamped American usa

[sugarcube5419]

so apologize for all these posts it said it didn't post...

[mart]

Can we see the stamp ??  That's a modern bolt !! Measurements ??  Side view ??

[sugarcube5419]

of course so embarrassed over all the posts

i'll get one of the nuts/bolt

[sugarcube5419]

4 1/2 inches bottom

4 inches on top

4" tall

[frogpatch]

Looks like a wooden stirrup.

[sugarcube5419]

hubby said that too-but it would have to be for a kid?  Not that old?

[KC]

Looks like a stirrup for a playground swing set.

Duplicate posts are resolved!  No worries! 

[sugarcube5419]

thanks kc

yet I looked up stirrups and they look a lot alike--

were people just so tiny or a kid do you think?  Maybe a lady?  Not much wear at all but the mark is hard to read so it looked used

[mart]

Nope !! Not one that would be used on a saddle !! This is a home made one !! The cross bar is too big around and should be a metal rod much smaller than that !!  Didn`t take mine apart to measure but its less than 1/2 inch !!  Now,, remember the horse swings that are made from old tires and suspended from a tree branch !! Could be that this stirrup was made for something similar !! I have seen those where strips of inner tube were used to attach a stirrup !! The big crossbar would be good for that !!

[sugarcube5419]

that would make sense mart as there is more wear and tear on the top piece-nothing on the piece where feet would have hit it time and again

[sugarcube5419]

oops--looks like kc had the idea first==thank you kc

[frogpatch]

A search on Google Images revealed many wooden stirrups with a heavy wood dowel like that but they were quite a bit roomier for the foot. I think it may have come off a ride or carousel.

[KC]

This would have been for children/kids.

Could have also been a piece on a rocking horse!

[mart]

Could be like you and Frogpatch said !! Just noticed it is flat on one side like it may have been attached to something solid !!