brass thingy

[cm5838]

it says r.m. patrick on one side and patent jan 10 1854 on the other. It looks like a chain link to me, but i don't understand why it wold be made of brass.
Charles

 

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[littleneckhalfshell]

..... It looks like a chain link to me, but i don't understand why it wold be made of brass.
Charles

if it is the side plate of the "connector" link, it might be made of brass to better FIND it in the legnth of roller chain to disconnect it? I know that a brass link would have helped me a lot of times when I was looking to disconnect a chain to work on it and had a devil of a time finding where it came apart. I would guess a search of the patent would be the definite answer on this one.

 

[JakePhelps]

Wow nice old find sherman I would say maybe the master link in a bike chain, but did they have bikes and chains then? Also looks maybe like an electrical contact maybe? hmmm i would try a patent serach

 

[JakePhelps]

True....maybe it was screwed into something?

 

[DigEmAll]

This is a rope dog, used to tension the main rope on a tent. The rope runs freely through one hole and is tied to the other, making a loop. The loop is placed around the stake or tree and under tension it "bites" the rope holding it tight. Nowdays these are made of a piece of aluminum and are longer and round, like a dowel pin, with a hole on each end.

 

[DigEmAll]

That sounds a little hard to understand... see if this helps.

 

[cm5838]

that would explain why there is no wear on it from other metal parts.
charles