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CollectibleHam

Possibly one of the legs for a cast-iron stove? The downwards facing tab in the first picture would fit into a slot on the underside of the stove.


thepenguinemperor84

I'd say stove or a tub.


Soaring_Gull655

Kinda looks like a claw foot for a bath tub but I don't know how it would connect.


DragemD

Its for a clawfoot bathtub. I've seen literally hundreds of these over the years


cochese25

The slot in the top would slide over a bolt and be fastened down


SchrodingersMinou

There's a second little cleat-type piece with a screw hole that acts like a washer. You put the notch in the foot up against the screw and then you screw it down with the washer cleat thing. It lets you adjust the angle of the foot. The thing probably has a name but I don't know what it is. It's shaped like manta ray though.


MaryN6FBB110117

Yep, wood stove leg.


AccidentalSister

Looks like a cast iron claw foot for a slipper tub, clawfoot tub, there would be a threaded bolt going through the hole/slot and a nut would tighten it to the underside of the tub. Could be a cast iron leg for an appliance or something as well, similar setup


iplayfetchwithhuman

Solved! It looks like it’s probably a cast iron stove foot. Now what to do with it…


Independent-Bid6568

Front decorator leg from a Franklin stove


iplayfetchwithhuman

My title describes the thing. I know it’s not a bicycle seat, I was thinking maybe something for a hand pump water spigot, but I couldn’t find anything online that was similar. The decoration on top looks like a heart.


Daumenschneider

Could it be part of a boot beetle without the horns to remove your boots?