This is an old one-sheave block from a Chesapeake Bay skipjack that came from Crisfield, MD quite a few years ago. These old wooden work boats and their attendant rigging often needed overhauling after a season or two of working the bay for oysters, and the old ship yards along the Bay routinely toss out nautical fittings such as this. The pulley block on this one is about 8" in diameter.
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