Unknown cast iron part

[lazyassforge]

A friend had sent these pictures to me hoping for help identifying this part. It came with some blacksmith equipment through an auction in Ohio. There is no writing on the part. I thought a swage for horseshoes but it doesn’t seem heavy enough to me.

Thanks for any help, Bill Davis

[mvwcnews]

Perhaps a "bottom" for forming sheet metal? Used with a separate "top" swage of some kind?   You would not want a hammer to get too close to those shapes.

[skipskip]

I'm trying to picture what the finished product would look like, but I did poorly on that part of my SAT'S


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[lazyassforge]

I have thought a lot about this piece. Probably much more time than I should donate to this question! I appreciate everyone who has wondered what it is! If I come up with any clues, I’ll post it here.

Thanks, Bill D.

[Northwoods]

I'm trying to picture what the finished product would look like, but I did poorly on that part of my SAT'S


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It can't be a nut cracker, and so I am stumped.
Whaddya get when you put a sheet of soft metal between the mating halves and apply pressure of some sort?  A pencil holder? 

[lazyassforge]

Well, all I have are some pictures from a friend of mine. I had wished I had it and then I could press it into a piece of tin backed up with rubber to give me more ideas. If I get my hands on it you can bet I’ll do some experiments with it!!!

Thanks! B Davis

[JoeCB]

I think what MVWCNews said, there would be a top half of a swage.

Joe B