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Old farm hardware needs identifying

handyse

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Hi all,
Hoping someone can tell me what this was used for. We have found several of these while detecting two old farm sites in Western New York.
We found most of them at one old house site that has been cleared off and turned into fields before the 1900's as it is a part of our farm and we know the history since the 1900's.
This site has produced coins but none dated newer than 1865 which is about when we think it was abandoned.
The two loops are one piece and made of steel. The round disc is cast around the loops and the material is heavy, non-magnetic and seems like hard lead similar to modern wheel weights.
Some of these show extreme wear to the loops and one still has a link of chain attached to it.
They seem like some sort of horse rigging but searching google images has come up short.
Thanks for looking.
 

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I believe that is a chain link from a cistern pump. a number of these in the chain were pulled through a pipe and pulled the water up from the cistern.
 
You nailed it. I did a little searching and have no doubt you are correct.
Twenty minutes after posting this I had the answer which is pretty amazing.
Thanks firemanphob
 
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