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It is one of five...it is a hay rake...used to turn over hay after it is cut...so the bottom side will dry. I like the sunflower idea.
I like the sunflower idea, give the garden a pop of color or hang it on a privacy fence. I believe Judy is correct. part of a hay rake pulled by a tractor.
My first glance all I could see was the sun with the rays branching out!!
A fantastic wall hanging! Just make sure you cover the back that is against the wall. Don't want a rust ring ! Please keep it. Hang it up add ribbon to the inside or the ends.
use it to make a hanging light fixture add baubles and light kit.
Hi Carol, awesome find, score! I'm all about repurposing (my business is "Tossednfound"...) but I love this piece just the way it is. My thoughts were, using spacers, sandwich this piece between a table top and a thick piece of glass. Of course that's a HUGE table and an expensive piece of glass so.....my next idea was to use it as a bench back. Just rest it on the floor or ground directly behind a simple farmhouse wooden bench in the entry or garden, creating a sunrise back of sorts. I wouldn't paint it but for this project, I may paint the tips of the tines (5 or 6 inches, a bright orange or turquoise). What a cool and unique conversation piece!
I would make an anemometer. Cut the tops off aluminum cans. Make two holes through the opposite sides of the cans, and thread onto spokes about every third or fourth spoke. Mount high on a pole. Should be able to point cans horizontally, so they spin with the wind. Should look like an umbrella. Use the shiniest cans you can find.
A lot of great ideas here. You could also clean it up and paint it a bronze or if you like maybe even a pop of color and then place a clock fixture in the center with large numbers around it. Please post again with your finished product. Great find!
I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this already but I would sand it down, then paint it either silver or gold, whichever goes best with your decor. Then I'd either use it as a pot hanger in the kitchen (with or without lighting). Without changing the patina, I'd hang it on a wall or ceiling and attach photos to it with clothespins (or clothespins and ribbons if it is coming from the ceiling, like a mobile) or if you have a large window hang out in front of the window and using a similar idea of twine and clothespins (for show), hang som small herb seedlings in the black plastic starter pots. First, put the plastic starter pots into something that can catch the water, wrap them in burlap but only up to the top of the container so the sun can still get to it and attach the name of each plant with a clothespin on a piece of paper that has a protective plastic (like an ID often has) to keep it from getting ruined with the water. Wrap a beautiful playful ribbon, maybe a plaid, to bring color, around the burlap!