OLD ORIGINAL PRIMITIVE 18th CENTURY EARLY IRON HOOK & RING HANGING OR TIE BEAM SPIKE. rare pig tail hook form along with closed ring. a very utilitarian piece of the time. when pounded into an old barn beam, just about anything could be hung such as a betty lamp / lantern or could of been used as a tie hitch for numerous farm animals. has an old early iron surface original in excellent age appropriate condition. the spike itself measures 7'' in length and the round ring is 2 1/4'' in diameter.