✅ SOLVED Aluminum - Germany - thing ???

rhoffart

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Hopefully someone can ID this item. Thanks for looking.

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HutSiteDigger

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Think that says OER MANY... only thing I can get out of it, does not look like a G, I think that is someones last name if you go to this link you can see people had the last name OERMANY http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&gsln=Oermany&gsln_x=XO&gss=angs-c that may be a name tag...


1880 United States Federal Census
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Name: M. E. Oermany
Birth: abt 1827 - France
Residence: 1880 - Precinct 18, Leon, Florida

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)
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Name: Junior Oermany
Residence:

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Name: Hyman Oermany
Spouse: Madeline Oermany
Residence: date - city, Pennsylvania, USA

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Name: Madeline Oermany
Spouse: Hyman Oermany
Residence: date ity, Pennsylvania, USA

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Name: Rju Oermany
Residence: 1972 - South Shore, Nova Scotia, Canada
 

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Wow, I have to learn how to research. Thanks for the info. I'll get a better look at the "O" or "G" tonight.
 

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NOLA_Ken

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Nah it's Germany, you can see the hook of the G just barely, it's not a very crisp casting. My first thought was a cut up key, but it's big for that. It's too bad the writing on the back is cut off, that might have helped.
 

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That poor soul... :laughing7:

The item looks like it was cut with a torch or something. I'd like to get a better look at the cut area.

I'll shoot some more tighter shots this evening ... thanks
 

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Here are a few more shots taken on 1/4 graph paper.

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BillW212

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A guess would be part of a wall mounted bottle opener. These things are usually made of that kind of metal. What you are calling the back may actually be the
front, (and possibly upside down?) judging from the bevel of the hole where it would be screwed to a wall. If that's the case, what word (German or otherwise)
ends in 'sus' ??? Totally a guess, but the best I can come up with.

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A guess would be part of some sort of wall mounted bottle opener. And what you think is the back may actually be the front, judging from the bevel of the hole where it would be screwed to a wall. Just a guess. Something like this: CYMBA Starr X wall mounted Bottle Openers and cap catchers.

Yes, the countersink seems to be backwards ...

By the feel (very lightweight) I would rule out bottle opener. I think It would not hold up.

Oh, just looked at your link ...
 

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