I believe there is a dowel missing that would hold the rolls of cable between the two sides. The kit is worn.
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Antique Hand-Forged Rose Head Stone Splitting Wedges –19th C Quarry – Set of 7
These are authentic quarry and stone mason tools, used to split granite, bluestone, and brownstone by driving them into pre-drilled holes with a sledge. The rose-head crowns were intentionally forged to withstand heavy impact and prevent cracking — a hallmark of early blacksmith work.
LOG DOG RING Hand Forged Loggers Raft Float Antique Mule Drag Primitive Wedge
The rings were left exposed. A rope was fed through the ring and then through the ring of another log to build a raft to float the logs down river to the mill. They were also used so that mules could pull these big logs through the marsh to the river.