Primitive Blacksmith made 19th C Well Hook

Price: 90.

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This is a piece I have enjoyed for many years in my own collection. It is an early blacksmith made iron metal fabrication used to drop into water wells to retrieve items that have gone into the water. Could be a bucket for example. This item just has form and beauty and obvious usefulness. Plus it's just graphically pleasing and fun to hang things from. It measures 6 1/4" high X 5 1/2" across the arms. Great patina and look. Circa 1830s - 1890s.