The wing nut suggests that it or what it was attached to was adjustable.
It appears cast.   Is it iron or pot metal?  I suggest that it might be
part of a piece of agricultural equipment where the teeth once held some
adjustable part at various angles or heights.  

KRD  

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Subject: Re: Artifact ID: Bracket? Andiron? SW USA

Jenny,

A colleague of mine who is into andirons thinks that what you have is a
bracket, based on its size.  Hope this helps.

Niki Kimball

Monique E. Kimball, M.A., RPA
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Subject: Artifact ID: Bracket? Andiron? SW USA

Hi all, 


Any help identifying the artifact found at the following link would be
much appreciated: 
https://sites.google.com/site/histarchcollective/bracket-andiron-from-hi
storic-site-in-the-sw-usa 


This item is an isolated surface find, without any solid archaeological
context from a post-1870 historic site in the southwest US. It appears
to be burned, and current thoughts were that perhaps it is a simple
decorative bracket, or part of an andiron. 


Many thanks in advance for your help, 
Jenny 



Jennifer Lewis 
PhD Student 
Department of Archaeology 
Simon Fraser University 
Burnaby, BC 
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