Metal detecting find

[Cuthbert]

Hi everyone. A newbie here. Found an item need help identifying it

 

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[Lenrac2]

Nice find Newbie! Not much help here but I bet someone may know!

 

[Mud Hut]

Nice! That is a horse's bridle rosette.

 

[invent4hir]

Welcome to TNet! That is one great find

As Mud Hut correctly IDed that is the (back of) a horse bridle rosette. I believe that patent date is associated with the Enterprise Manufacturing Company which was founded in 1880 by Ernest Pfleuger. See HISTORY OF BRIDLE ROSETTES IN AMERICA at https://squinn465.wordpress.com/wel...=7706611812290322616df8c5eaab2dac#comment-314

 

[Red-Coat]

Interesting, in that there are two patent dates: Mar.14.82 and Aug.12.84. As invent4hir suggested, both were filed by E.F. Pflueger (note spelling) of Akron Ohio.

Patent 254,841 (granted 14th March 1882) was for “coating some surface of the harness, preferably a part of the bridle, or a thin metallic plate or other similar surface adapted to be attached to the bridle or harness, with a substance that shall be luminous the dark”.

Patent 303,318 (granted 12th August 1884) was for the attachment itself, including a claimed feature that it “shall be plainly visible at night”:



From 1861 onwards (until recent times) US patent terms were usually 17 years from date of issue, so your rosette isn’t later than about 1899… otherwise it would have a later date for renewal of the first patent.

 

[Red-Coat]

PS: Welcome to Tnet

 

[invent4hir]

Interesting, in that there are two patent dates: Mar.14.82 and Aug.12.84. As invent4hir suggested, both were filed by E.F. Pflueger (note spelling) of Akron Ohio.

Patent 254,841 (granted 14th March 1882) was for “coating some surface of the harness, preferably a part of the bridle, or a thin metallic plate or other similar surface adapted to be attached to the bridle or harness, with a substance that shall be luminous the dark”.

Patent 303,318 (granted 12th August 1884) was for the attachment itself, including a claimed feature that it “shall be plainly visible at night”:

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From 1861 onwards (until recent times) US patent terms were usually 17 years from date of issue, so your rosette isn’t later than about 1899… otherwise it would have a later date for renewal of the first patent.

Red-Coat thanks for the extra education. I contacted the author of the blog & was waiting for confirmation on the earlier patent date. You just saved me some effort, as I now can include the company name with the rosette I found in the display case I'm donating to a local park district (owner of the property where the rosette was found).

 

[Cuthbert]

Thanks for the info. I am so totally excited about that find. Having info about it is great.

 

[Red-Coat]

Thanks for the info. I am so totally excited about that find. Having info about it is great.

Lots of folks who are great at providing IDs and information on the forums. It's a nice find and I'm curious to know... is it actually still "luminous in the dark"?

 

[invent4hir]

Thanks for the info. I am so totally excited about that find. Having info about it is great.

IMHO the info, especially if it includes who once owned the artifact, is priceless. Every artifact has a story, if we're willing to listen...

 

[ARC]

IMHO the info, especially if it includes who once owned the artifact, is priceless. Every artifact has a story, if we're willing to listen...

IS that what i have heard coming from my detecting pouch from time to time. ? ? ?

Thought i heard some Mt.Dew pull tab info coming from it last time i detected.

:P

 

[invent4hir]

IS that what i have heard coming from my detecting pouch from time to time. ? ? ?

Thought i heard some Mt.Dew pull tab info coming from it last time i detected.

:P

AARC, too funny We've all heard more than our share of pull tabs from the pouch. After awhile you develop selective hearing, like with your spouse...

 

[Cuthbert]

For everyone’s info the horse bridle rosette does not glow in the dark. Left it in the sun all day long.

 

[islamoradamark]

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[angelito1]

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