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Need Help IDing These Tools

What were these tools used for?  They all appear to be hand made wrought iron, and each has a different tip.  Thanks!

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Hoof picks, they were part of a set of hand made farrier tools (I asked my grandad lol)

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Hand wrought screw eye lag bolt. Now for what? No idea! 

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I'm taking a wild stab here, but they seem like general purpose tools, kind of like a crowbar. We used to have a woodburning furnace and used a very similar tool with the round handle and hooked end. It was used to position logs in the burning chamber and to open/close the hot door.

 

If it was my listing I'd call them iron or wrought iron pokers or pry bars.

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Are these really lag bolts? - the threaded sections appear decoratve and each tip is different

 

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Good point, pun intended! I know very little about tools. My response was just a starting point. Should have put a question mark at the end of my suggestion. Hand wrought screw eye whatnots! Parts of them do have a screw section, sometimes in the middle. Customized for something particular. 

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Thinking of some listing points now - hand wrought tools, antique whatsits, 10% discount for correctly naming .....

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Love the discount feature!

Wood working gimlet tools? Something for blacksmiths? Adjust your engine on your Ford model T? I give! 

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I think they are leather tools or button hooks

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They look like some kind of sculpting tools, maybe for sculpting clay? One of them looks like a hand bit.

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@eastmeetswest wrote:

Thinking of some listing points now - hand wrought tools, antique whatsits, 10% discount for correctly naming .....


One of my favorite parts of selling at country flea markets (other than the money stuff) is when the oldtimers can identify the whatsits that I pick up because they are interesting.  But nottaclue as to what they are.

 

If you can wait until May laughing I'm pretty sure I know of at least 3 who could tell what these are.  And not even argue with each other about it.  laughinglaughing

 

And yes, I have given discounts if someone can identify and wants to buy.

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Some kind of old Textile Weaving Loom Tools?


KrazzyKats  •  Volunteer Community Member  •  Buyer/Seller since 1998

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This reminds me of an episode of my favorite show---Andy Griffith.  They were having a yard sale and someone asked what an item was.   Andy said that if I knew that I'd have to charge you more for it.

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They look like a antique handmade cooking skewer set like the ones seen hanging in this listing;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/19thc-Heart-Shaped-Wrought-Iron-Skewer-Holder-with-Five-Assorted-Skewers/15...

 

or here;
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=primitive+wrought+iron+skewer+set&t=h_&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images&iai...

 

Not saying that they are, but it's my guess.

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Hoof picks, they were part of a set of hand made farrier tools (I asked my grandad lol)
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Farrier tools (hoof picks) makes a lot of sense to me.  Thanks to you and to everyone who replied - I can always count on this board to come up with answers.

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