✅ SOLVED “NEW HOME” copper piece ???

[ModernMiner]

So I dug this copper strip thingy yesterday at a late 1800’s house. I almost tossed it, but I saw something engraved into it.
It says:
NEW HOME
PAT’D JAN’Y 9

Not sure if there were other numbers after the “9” or not?

It measures : 3.5” x 1.25”
and is made of copper.

As you can see, there is a half moon looking cutout and two small holes too.

I know it’s a long shot, but WTH.
Thanks for any input,
MM

 

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[Red-Coat]

‘New Home’ was a sewing machine manufacturer in Orange, Massachusetts between 1882-1930. I didn’t search extensively without a year to go on, but they were granted a patent for design improvements on 9th January 1883, although I couldn’t see any parts illustrated in the patent which look like that. It might be some other part of a machine incorporating that design improvement, or there could be another patent with a 9th January date which they utilised but wasn’t specifically assigned to them. If it is from one of their machines, I would think it would be brass, not copper.

 

[pepperj]

If off the sewing machine, I can remember a little plate that could be removed to set the bobbin in.
Same open groove.

 

[Robot]

Hi ModernMiner

Not much to go on...But I believe this is a Roof Flashing used by the Perkins Brothers Company

onstruction.

Perkins Enterprises is a family owned and operated company based out of Bryson City, North Carolina. Specializing in building beautiful mountain homes from the ground up!

 

[Bramblefind]

Yes - here is the New Home sewing machine part. The patent info etc. on your piece makes me think it could have been from a very early model.

 

[ModernMiner]

Holy smokes!!! You guys are amazing.
Thanks for all the info. I’m calling this one “ SOLVED”.
MM

 

[pepperj]

Hi ModernMiner

Not much to go on...But I believe this is a Roof Flashing used by the Perkins Brothers Company View attachment 2129513 onstruction.

Perkins Enterprises is a family owned and operated company based out of Bryson City, North Carolina. Specializing in building beautiful mountain homes from the ground up!

Just a query: How did you arrive at this thought?