The rusty tool and machinery thread.

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Certainly to do with something on the bottom a river.

[765489]

Catching a certain type of fish ?

[490808]

LOL hopefully if I say not fish I won't put you off too far.

[490808]

I'll rephrase that fish isn't the first word that comes to mind.

[Osciiboscii]

Thatching ?

Thought of that too....CO seems to suggest a watery environment. Dyke maintenance maybe?

[Osciiboscii]

Eels ?

[765489]

Long handle or short handle ? Shellfish harvesting?

[490808]

Yep that it an EEL FORK

Link to picture of a statue that shows its use https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-bronz ... 06661.html

[Osciiboscii]

Yep that it an EEL FORK

Never knew there was such a thing.

[490808]

Never knew there was such a thing.

Thats why I picked it

[Osciiboscii]

Tch.....my apple tart burnt over this......

[765489]

Yep that it an EEL FORK

Link to picture of a statue that shows its use https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-bronz ... 06661.html

I couldn't help notice in that photo that theres one that seems to be making its way up his trouser leg

[765489]

Tch.....my apple tart burnt over this......

I was pacing the kitchen wondering what the fck could you harvest in a river that was not a fish but was a fish haha

[490808]

So here's another. I'll be honest and say I've never seen one in the South and the picture comes from a NI museum. At least it is 100% farming this time.

[Osciiboscii]

I was beginning to think strings of mussels or something, before we got to "river"

[Osciiboscii]

It's for spinning something around anyway...

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Making rope out of baling twine ? My uncle in Galway I remember I seen him do this but wasn't that tool. But it's Defford something for twisting something.

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On dry land this time. I've even got a picture for the reveal that shows kids in Killarney learning how to use it, was worried for a bit it might not have been used in Ireland.

[765489]

I was beginning to think strings of mussels or something, before we got to "river"

I was thinking Pearl mussels were widespread in all rivers years ago and people used to eat them

[490808]

Making rope out of baling twine ? My uncle in Galway I remember I seen him do this but wasn't that tool. But it's Defford something for twisting something.

Yes but not from bailing twine something we had lots of before plastics.

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Here it is in use



(http://www.muckrosshouseresearchlibrary ... Feile.html)

[765489]

That's a great job, never knew anything like that existed. Might send on to the brother to see if he can make one for the craic.

[490808]

You can buy one on Etsy

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Here's a nice old antique probably cost you a fortune to buy to put logs in by your fire but it had a specific use, agricultural if not farming, but probably not found on many farms. I had to pick this view as they normally state the name I'm looking for on the side. More rustic ones without all the metal hoops would have been in much more common use.

Tangentially related to something mentioned in this thread but not eels.

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Anyone know what this is for ? Belonged to a friend of mines grandfather but he hadn't a clue what he used it for. Was thinking it was some sort of hand weeder.

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