Some kind of odd looking bracket

..but what is it for? The bent hooks on the back puzzle me.

 

Are you sure the hooks are not on the front?

 

You're not the only one that wants to know what it is ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthis...was_this_antique_metal_piece_use_to_hold_the/

https://www.reddit.com/r/metaldetecting/comments/1omvcxd/wall_mount_bracket/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MorrisHistoricalSociety/posts/3311648848967385/

 

wow , that reddit bot...... too much of a bitch for my taste....

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  match box holder seems plausible , but that's a lot of metal and screws just for that !