Against the wind asked:
Does anyone have the website (s), that will identify an item that has been awarded a patent?
The website at the link below has a Search function which lets you enter a US Patent number, and the website will instantly retrieve a .pdf copy of that Patent, and display it on your computer monitor. For a patent on a physical object, the Patent info consists of a diagram which names the object, along with a detailed text section which describes the object and how it functions. www.pat2pdf.org
Here's an example of an early (1892) US Patent document, which includes the Diagram section and the Description/Specification section.