This one has me stumped. I found it this past Saturday. It appears to have been nickel plated at one time. There are some numbers stamped on the back but I can't quite make them out. Might be 2883?
Wow , my first thoughts are it looks strangely like a bent side plate from an old musket rifle but these are very seldom "nickel plate" or silver washed Tony . I'm assuming its broken on the non looped side ?
Ah ! that would explain the nickel plating as that was very popular on old cast iron stove fronts and early refrigerators and "ice boxes" handles and hinges. Nice Id Tony !:notworthy: