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Title: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: 3baygarage on May 03, 2017, 03:22:56 PM

10" long

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: 3baygarage on May 03, 2017, 03:25:25 PM

More pics

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: Northwoods on May 03, 2017, 03:33:09 PM

A sliding sleeve would bringing the forked ends together and secure, allowing the prongs to be snapped into the inside of something and then released for removal?  But what?

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: 3baygarage on May 03, 2017, 03:37:36 PM

Yes, the fork end squeezes together with moderate pressure.

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: bill300d on May 03, 2017, 04:57:17 PM

Folding shelf or table leaf support would be my guess.

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: bill300d on May 03, 2017, 05:02:32 PM

Here you go http://robinsonsantiques.com/table-leaf-supports/table-leaf-supports-1-4.htm (http://robinsonsantiques.com/table-leaf-supports/table-leaf-supports-1-4.htm)
Hope you have the other two parts, they must be hard to come by.

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: Northwoods on May 03, 2017, 05:14:47 PM

Swell, 3bay.  Now all you need to do is find someone with the two other parts.  ;-)

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: john k on May 03, 2017, 11:17:22 PM

Have 2 old tables that these items hold the leaf up.   Wonder what happened to this ones table?

Title: Re: Old Iron Forked Object What is it?
Post by: 3baygarage on May 04, 2017, 09:00:25 AM

Quote from: bill300d on May 03, 2017, 04:57:17 PM

Folding shelf or table leaf support would be my guess.

Thank you, you guys are the best!

Another mystery solved.

I see there is a company selling these online for just $15 a set btw. The antique guy may be gouging, lol. Unless of course new = lesser quality.