What is it?

[eveled]

Anyone recognize this?

 

[Charlie_K]

I don't recognize what it is, but it looks like some sort of bracket you'd see attached to an outside light. It's far too complicated to be a simple shelf mounting hook.

 

[eveled]

I was told it’s a tool. It looks like a piece of wood or a pipe goes into the curved part and the screw presses it into the spike.

 

[Danke42]

It does look like it would attach to a wall with the screw at the top. Are there any marks cast in the flat part that's against the table?

 

[eveled]

Sorry I don’t have more info. Just the picture. It was presented as a challenge to us at work.

 

[Danke42]

Curtain rod holder?

 

[Mongo]

Clearly, it's a pornographic sculpture.

 

[tiguy7]

It might be a support for a bar's brass rail.View attachment 1309870

 

[Rupestris]

Curtain rod holder?

I was thinking along the same lines but an old bar foot rest mount. Something mounted to the bar with an additional 'leg' that connects to a bracket on the floor.

 

[315]

What about a coat rack, where a pole is attached to hang coat hangers on? The big blob thing is for a hat????

 

[eveled]

I just got the answer. It’s a support for a line shaft. Like on a belt drive machine shop. The cup catches the oil dripping out of the bearing. The square with the hole is some sort of pivot for the actuating lever.

 

[315]

Interesting. I never would have thought it was industrial based.

 

[eveled]

Apparently is was in the barn, but not mounted or in use.

 

[Charlie_K]

Interesting. I never would have thought it was industrial based.

It certainly doesn't look industrial.

 

[Arathol]

It certainly doesn't look industrial.

Yup, industrial it is. You see those in pictures of old knife factories, where a water wheel driven shaft is running down the center of the shop with leather belts running the grinding wheels.
Here is something similar in an old machine shop-

 

[eveled]

Great picture Arathol.

Industrial was different back then for sure. Things still had style

 

[Charlie_K]

Yup, industrial it is. You see those in pictures of old knife factories, where a water wheel driven shaft is running down the center of the shop with leather belts running the grinding wheels.
Here is something similar in an old machine shop-

That's so beautiful.

Edit: That also explains my confusion. I didn't see the Milwaukee bag next to it, and assumed it was only 6" long at the furthest points.