I.D help please

[ra1294]

I have been trying to identify these items but I am having some trouble. The two hooks I think are hooks that attach to a wooden pole to pull an antique mower or plow with a horse. The other item I have no clue. Any help would be great

Thanks,
Richard

[fancypants]

Cool old iron , ra1294 .

Welcome to the forum .

Pretty darn sure the two items you mention are harness items , as you say .

I'm a bit curious to know the length of the item in question , in the center of your image .

[talesofthesevenseas]

Could the center item have been used to hang a butchered animal carcass on it? Looks like it would work well for that.

[KC]

talesof, the thing that is bothering me is most meat hooks are not self closing but are an open hook design....and not a 2 sided closing hook.

It looks familiar but I can't put my finger on it........

[fancypants]

I though calfing tool , at first glance .

[sapphire]

fancy, as soon as you mentioned that I had flashbacks to watching the old "All Creatures  Great and Small" shows............co untry vet in
Northern England, pre/post war. Pulling a stubborn calf out.

Darn, now I'll have to dig out my old VHS tapes

[Gizmo]

Not 100% sure, it's more of a guess than anything else, but since the two hooks do look like harness pieces, that last item might be for hauling items by horse or such. It looks a bit like a logging tool I've seen in the past, but the memory is a bit hazy. This piece might not be strong enough for that, and I'm not sure if the size is right, but that's what it reminded me of.

[cogar]

The 2 little ones are "singletree" hooks, the larger one might be a double "log grag".

[ra1294]

Hello everybody,

I really appreciate the reply's. The length of the center item is 17 1/2 inches. The two side arms open up to a lenght of about 13 inches.

Thanks,
Richard

[ra1294]

With some research I did, I found out some parts I have are part of a Adriance mower (Pictured below). And with the identification of the single tree hooks, could that hook like device be part of the mower?

Thanks,
Richard

[cogar]

And with the identification of the single tree hooks, could that hook like device be part of the mower?

No, I do not think so.

In the above you have pictured what looks to me like an old "cast iron" tractor seat which is highly collectible and eagerly sought after by collectors. Just do a Google search on "antique cast iron tractor seats" and you will see what I mean.

The other 2 items pictured are mowing machine "cutter bar" knife guides and are of no value except to the curious. See below picture.

[ra1294]

Hello,

That plate is from a Adriance mower No. 8. from around the 1880's. That is why I'm thinking maybe that hook like device could have been used to grab some hay, I don't know.

Thanks,
Richard

[KC]

Just doesn't make sense that the hooks would be facing opposite directions to catch the hay.  My family in OK and FL who have and had farms with hay equipment had hay hooks....all the hooks face the same direction and are not self closing AND wouldn't be this small.

[aj_houser]

THough it seems rather small what is the possibility that the one object is an ice puller?

They used both hand held and horse drawn ice pullers.  And if it has a self closing mechanism it would make sense I have just never seen ones that would pull two small blocks as opposed to one large block. 

[Chinese Antique Furniture]

aj:  I was going to suggest ice but you beat me to it, man. 

Could possibly be for retail house delivery?  I could imagine "One block or two, mam?"

Just a guess.