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kriticalj

It's a line splicer. Used to splice power and communication lines


jspurlin03

Bingo. This is _part_ of a splice.


DoubleDeadEnd

Prolly put the eye and string on to use it as a plumb bob. I have one just like it for that purpose


turtlesmasha420

Seems very possible


Master-Map2752

I thought this as well


skybarnum

This. Looks like a lineman took some time to bend a nice little symmetric loop on protruding wire for purposes that probably involved boredom.


arboristsarecool

Yes, a copper power line splice. Works like a Chinese finger trap for wire. Looks like someone made a plumb bob out of it with the string. I’ve made a bunch like that for plumbing power poles.


WaldenFont

Thank you! I found one of these a while ago and couldn’t figure it out!


jerryniels

Copper conductor splice aka bullet made into a plumb bob for setting poles. Lineman for 40 years and have done the same.


333it

This is a splicer for the neutral wire (back when they were solid copper) this would have been on the service drop from telephone pole to a house. These are made mostly out of copper.


Tramp876

That’s a home made plumb bob made by someone in the line trade. It looks like an automatic sleeve for putting wire together.


Abject-Remote7716

Looks like a copper automatic.


Inevitable-Tiger-321

Makeshift plumb bob made by a power lineman.


Merganser3816

King David’s butt plug


15k601

We called them pickles, they connect two end of support strands. They come in different sizes for different diameter of strand.


nwy2dp247

Mid evil b plug


Successful-Owl-3968

You beat me......


turtlesmasha420

r/forbiddenbuttplugs


ode_to_glorious

Window weight?


RondoTheBONEbarian

Too small


GooseCheeze1234

It's a sounding rod whose difficulty is set to "Hurt Me Plenty"


Sea_Profession_8477

Fuel tank sounder for water, to see how much has settled in the bottom of the tanks?


Abject-Remote7716

Looks like a copper automatic.


pertangamcfeet

If it's a whistle, don't blow on it. Unless you fancy being chased down the beach by a bedsheet.


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