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Dug this metal device out of a farmer's trash heap, what is it?


doggonemess

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Greetings all,

 

I was picking around a farmer's dump site (probably from the '50s) and found this metal... thing. It looks almost like a large set of tongs, but the ends don't have pincers, just rusted chunks that look like bolts. For a moment I thought it was the suspension for a wagon seat, but then saw that it slides in the middle. I'm completely stumped. Can anyone give me a guess?

 

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Thanks!

Jamie

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I've been involved with a number of carriage/buggy restorations and that really doesn't look large enough to go a Horse draw carriage by the looks (of what I can see) of the "bottom" it would appear to be more like the baby carriage variety and the Pegs sticking out would be for the wheels.  I doubt it would have been a buggy part.  What is the material?    

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