Old cellar hole mystery item!

[Domoryder77]

I found this at a site where I found some colonial buttons, a Massachusetts copper and other old relics! This was found about 50 feet from the cellar and was on the other side of the rock wall! Initials I believe say either J.B. PAT or J.R. PAT! Any ideas??

 

[hoser]

Well it seems pretty clear it is a form of a latch. The "L" portion is clearly the latch or lock. The long arm is released by hand or the use of a cam. How's that for thinking outside the box. I'm intrigued. Very cool.

 

[GTimberMT]

Some sort of a lever I would guess. Something smaller. That's all I got.

 

[Jose159]

possibly part from a flintlock,matchlock, or wheellock trigger mechacnism?

 

[metaladdict]

Clock part?

 

[DuboistownDan]

Thing for a scale of some type? Pivots on the hinge point and points at the balance scale?

 

[DuboistownDan]

Second guess. Part of some indexing mechanism for a piece of machinery or machine shop tool.

 

[mine sweeper]

I have seen hammers that ring the bell on old wind up chiming clocks that look similar to this