Smokeman Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Merry Christmas All, I pulled this chain out of a creek bank a few years ago and since have been trying to figure out it's use and a ball park of its age. It is 15 feet long and appears hand forged. I was hoping that some of you might help me out with its use and age. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 looks like a logging hook like the one in bp0392 hey smokeman i come to your area at the nottingham flea market twice a month near the herrs factory just womdering how far you are from there i live in claymont, about thirty miles form there sometime i would like to visit you shop , i love to see what others are doing . hope not to be invasive or forward chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Logging chain. Age ? 1900 to recent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 The straight pin with the eye in it is puzzling to me. I've used what we around here would call 'log dogs', but they are quite different in design than what is shown in your picture. The ones I've used look much like BP0392, with a sharp right angle on the point which is driven into the log. 'L' shaped, but more like 120 degrees so the point actually digs into the log. These must be made of heavy stock, 3/4 to 1 inch, to withstand being driven in and also knocked loose with a sledge over and over again. Hammering on the eyes of the 'dogs' I have used would soon destroy them. I'm only guessing at this point, but the chain may have been used to support something heavy in a barn(with pin being driven into an overhead beam). Might have been used as a linking device for a horse-drawn sled or other farm implement. Or it might just be a really old log chain. Kind of interesting....I hope some of the historical smiths here will know how it was used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sandy_creek_forge Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I too am leaning towards logging equipment. When I get a chance, I'll mention it to dad and see if he has any insight. He grew up with my grandpa and great-uncle running sawmills, so he's more familiar with the older equipment. I just wrap a chain around the end of the log and start dragging:) -Aaron @ the SCF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeman Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thanks for the information guys, it does make for a nice wall hanger in the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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