What do I have here?

John Achmann · Sep 24, 2016

So I have been cleaning out my uncles place. At one time it was a Chevy dealer and a case dealer ship. Found many nos parts and some short line parts. I have found four of these anvil looking things. They look like a cleat to put on a dock to tie up your boat. There was a tag on the one that said it was from a tool company out of Minneapolis Minnesota. So what is it? Was it a small anvil to rivet on the sickle sections? What's your thoughts?

Logan in SE Texas · Sep 24, 2016

To me that looks nautical in nature. I would call it a large boat/ship cleat. Figure 8 rope around it to secure line, could be used in a large barn with an overhead rope trolley system.

Steve@Advance · Sep 24, 2016

I'm guessing some kind of anvil.

The bolt holes are too small for a cleat that size.

Moonlite37 · Sep 24, 2016

I was going to say it is a tinner's stake although I never saw a double one. But also why would someone have four stakes alike, So I must agree with others that it is a dock cleat or pad eyes All cleats and pad eyes I saw were welded down m Could this be from wooden docks or wooden ships?

kent@junction · Sep 24, 2016

would be called a kevel if on a barge deck

ss55 · Sep 25, 2016

It really resembles a boat cleat. Might be handy for boot making, but the ends look like they are curved up slightly.

pete black · Sep 25, 2016

The flatened surface suggests something other than a boat cleat. Also the mounting holes does seem substantial for large boats.

fixerupper · Sep 25, 2016

Well being a land lubber I don't know much about boat cleats but like what was said the bolt holes seem a little anemic for that purpose. I'll vote for it being some kind of a lightweight anvil. The top is flattened, one end is blunt and straight across and the other end is more pointed.

4wdtom · Sep 25, 2016

At first I too said "boat/ship cleat". But the points about the size of the mounting holes being small and the flat end of one of the ends make me think it isn't a cleat. Some kind of specialized anvil, maybe for forming sheet metal for something. It doesn't look strong enough to real whale on the ends of the horns, so light hammering as in sheet metal. Yeah, that's what I'll go with.

FBH44 · Sep 25, 2016

If it's heavy double-hot-dipped galvanized, I'd say nautical. If not, I'd say for sure NOT nautical.

Handyman · Sep 25, 2016

To me it looks like the left end is rounded off and the right end looks to be squared off and flattened.

Kim · Oct 1, 2016

Testing, please ignore.

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