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Title: What are these for?
Post by: NOT Northwoods on August 07, 2015, 08:43:28 PM

It's a pair one right and one left apparently. The wooden handles which look like white oak or elm are a full 6' long. Each has 4 sets of hooks with the center two being connected and are cast iron with the words best as I can make out " G DEE - 8 and the other G DEE 9 - Dixon Ill.  Pat Jan 23 1888. On one the hook has been broken and repaired by blacksmith with what I can see is an Ox shoe. Hmmmm.

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Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: Twilight Fenrir on August 08, 2015, 08:44:01 AM

Carrying the Ark of the Covenant?
(https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.eM6qf33qm4mdD0FD1Y8ZTA&pid=15.1&P=0)

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: JoeCB on August 08, 2015, 09:23:23 AM

My guess, they are not for carrying, the poles are too long and lack any kind of handle "grip" form at the ends. I'm thinking some sort of canvas canopy support. Canvas would have been sewn around the poles. The hooks, allow for quick attachment to a frame.

Joe B

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: Billman49 on August 08, 2015, 12:41:07 PM

Similar to timber carriers....

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: tc on August 08, 2015, 07:07:06 PM

Quote from: Twilight Fenrir on August 08, 2015, 08:44:01 AM

Carrying the Ark of the Covenant?
(https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.eM6qf33qm4mdD0FD1Y8ZTA&pid=15.1&P=0)

So funny ! Have to admit I know what they are for and they are for carrying something that was quite valuable. They were used in a logging camp. Used for moving something infrequently but which was awkward and quite fragile. Lots of tools were left at camps between seasons but this one thing they most likely took because it was valuable and rather expensive at the time.

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: Billman49 on August 09, 2015, 04:25:05 AM

Cast iron cooking stove or range???

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: NOT Northwoods on August 09, 2015, 04:50:04 AM

Right Bill that is what they are for. Early cast iron cook stoves were particularly fragile because they were cast pretty light. Very awkward to move without carriers like this. These were definitely used before turn of 20th century because Oxen went out of use pretty early here. Horses worked so much better.

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: Billman49 on August 13, 2015, 02:58:53 PM

I have a vague recollection of seeing pictures of these in use - not something that you find in the UK...

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: lazyassforge on August 14, 2015, 11:53:18 AM

Stove carrier is correct! I really didn't believe it but here is an ad for it!

Hope this helps!
Bill D.

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: blackoak on August 16, 2015, 11:57:50 PM

Are the traps Newhouse?

Title: Re: What are these for?
Post by: Billman49 on August 17, 2015, 03:53:58 AM

GEORGE DEE AND SON'S BASKET AND LYE WORKS. Located at the corner of Garfield and Kniest avenues, the business was established and incorporated in 1893.

The company manufactured Dee's 98% Lye and a range of willow and stave baskets in addition to berry boxes and "Dee's improved stove carriers."

The company advertised its capacity as 80,000 baskets, 75,000 berry boxes, and 150 cases of lye per day.

"Geo. Dee & Son's Basket and Lye Works," Dubuque Daily Herald, January 1, 1895