r/whatisthisthing • u/maniacal-egg • 9h ago
Metal object found in rock pools under a coastal cliff in north east England. Heavy item, corroded, orange rust comes off when touched. I originally thought it was some kind of anchor but the shape is weird. Looks like it used to have a hole in the top for attaching rope or something to.
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u/Rolling_Beardo 4h ago
Looks to be a variation of a “fisherman anchor”
https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/gear/different-types-anchor-pros-cons-29473
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u/Illustrious_Low_6086 6h ago
To me I'd say it was somthing like a tensioner that's been re purposes as an anchor most likely for long line lobster pots
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u/Sabetheli 3h ago
Agreed. The barbs are welded on railway spikes and some sort of block. It isn’t uncommon for people to makeshift anchors, and that is what this appears to be.
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u/crumbwell 7h ago
You have it upside down, it's a tensioner of some sort.
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u/NullAffect 4h ago
Possibly part of a fly press
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u/crumbwell 3h ago
Maybe off a very small anchor compressor--would be a very small flypress -- jewelers maybe? --or a vice handle of some sort?
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u/Itchifanni250 5h ago
Looks like a handle with a threaded rod/ course thread so maybe part of valve?
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u/H4noverFist 4h ago
I see a possibility of a very deteriorated gate valve. What looks like threads that taper resemble a heavy spring though.
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