Hi all,
Found this piece by the old cellar hole I was working. No idea what it was, and nobody chimed in with any ideas either.

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Found a Hames bell at the site recently not far from this piece. Got to thinking, maybe part of a Hames bell harness? Here's a mock-up:

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Thoughts anyone? Seems to be a perfect fit, and very period to mid to late 1800s.