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What is this?? #7810480
03/01/23 07:13 PM
03/01/23 07:13 PM
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Butcher Offline OP
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There is a #2 at the top. Does anyone know what this is???

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Re: What is this?? [Re: Butcher] #7810483
03/01/23 07:17 PM
03/01/23 07:17 PM
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Georgia
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I know it's not but it looks an awful lot like one of the modern rope belay devices.


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Re: What is this?? [Re: Butcher] #7810484
03/01/23 07:17 PM
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Looks like duck or goose decoy anchor. 2 oz

Re: What is this?? [Re: Butcher] #7810486
03/01/23 07:17 PM
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How Big? How heavy?


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Re: What is this?? [Re: Butcher] #7810488
03/01/23 07:18 PM
03/01/23 07:18 PM
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It looks like it could be used on a drowner as an anchor for small mammals. How big is it?

Keith

Re: What is this?? [Re: WhiteCliffs] #7810489
03/01/23 07:19 PM
03/01/23 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteCliffs
Looks like duck or goose decoy anchor. 2 oz

Originally Posted by WhiteCliffs
Looks like duck or goose decoy anchor. 2 oz


Correct!!

Re: What is this?? [Re: Butcher] #7810492
03/01/23 07:22 PM
03/01/23 07:22 PM
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I adjusting tool for a pig castrator….. had to do it

Re: What is this?? [Re: WhiteCliffs] #7810528
03/01/23 08:04 PM
03/01/23 08:04 PM
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Iowa
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Originally Posted by WhiteCliffs
Looks like duck or goose decoy anchor. 2 oz

X3 but I'd guess a size 2 not 2oz. heavier than that.

Re: What is this?? [Re: Butcher] #7810576
03/01/23 08:45 PM
03/01/23 08:45 PM
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Huntingdon Co. Pa.
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Very interesting.Where did you find it?

Re: What is this?? [Re: KeithC] #7810577
03/01/23 08:45 PM
03/01/23 08:45 PM
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Butcher Offline OP
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3 and i half by 5 in. little over 2 lbs. cast iron

Re: What is this?? [Re: WhiteCliffs] #7810589
03/01/23 09:03 PM
03/01/23 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteCliffs
Looks like duck or goose decoy anchor. 2 oz


Exactly. I have a dozen or more similar to that made by Herter's.


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Re: What is this?? [Re: Butcher] #7810603
03/01/23 09:20 PM
03/01/23 09:20 PM
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Not sure those decoy anchors weighed two lbs. maybe goose

Re: What is this?? [Re: K-zoo] #7810606
03/01/23 09:21 PM
03/01/23 09:21 PM
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Eastern Shore, MD
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Definitely a decoy weight….Animal Trap Co made decoys as well.

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