✅ SOLVED Two artifacts to ID

[CoilyGirl]

Found both at the old 1920s house site that keeps producing.The first is a pretty solid brass piece about the size of a light socket cover with the words Muselle on one end and decorative pattern on the other end. There is a pretty edge all the way around the piece too.The other piece is a heavy brass,says Michigan on it and the little extension moves from right to left.

 

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[CoilyGirl]

Here's another picture of the one artifact in full but the picture should go up and down,not longways.

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[creskol]

can you post a pic of the first piece in its entirety.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Creskol,just did,can you see it?

 

[creskol]

Creskol,just did,can you see it?

Nope this is all I see,

 

[CoilyGirl]

Let me try again.

 

[creskol]

Great! Got it .. just what I was thinking .. It is a dial plate off of a floor model Musette radio.

 

[CoilyGirl]

One more pic

 

[creskol]

Yup .. dial plate .. Nice find!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Well I'll be! Thank you Creskol! Any idea how old a radio like that might be?

 

[creskol]

Well I'll be! Thank you Creskol! Any idea how old a radio like that might be?

Early-mid 1930s

 

[creskol]

What else does that Michigan thing say on it .. I see lettering .. just can't make it out.

 

[cw0909]

i cant make out the word/#s? next to Michigan, can you read it, got a pic of the backside

 

[CoilyGirl]

I can't quite make it out either guys .I wonder if it is some kind of a bell?

 

[JOHUNT]

#2 looks like the side plate of an old fishing/downrigging reel

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Coily can you take a pic of the back of the one that says Michigan and does the hole in the center of it go all the way thru or does it stop?

 

[nhbenz]

It looks electrical to me, and I think the other writing might say 10 AMP. What size is it?

nope, scrap that idea
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[CoilyGirl]

Coily can you take a pic of the back of the one that says Michigan and does the hole in the center of it go all the way thru or does it stop?

I just routed out the center hole with a piece of spaghetti so it does go all the way through.Here's a picture of the back of the piece. My guess on the diameter is about 1 and half to two inches.

 

[nhbenz]

I'd edited my last post with a link with one. Here's the relevant patent: Patent US384762 - Petee d - Google Patents

 

[CoilyGirl]

Benz you may be onto something! I will show the patent post to my mister as it is far too technical to me. I found an old back to a railroad timekeeper's pocket watch at this same site.