Montana Farm Relics? *SOLVED*

[unclejesse67]

I went and bought an MXT the other day. Then I went down to the inlaw's farm near Laurel MT and hit a few old sites on the property. It was a dissapointing few days of hunting. There is an old 1800s stagecoach stop on the property that I had high hopes for, as well the old school house and a few abandoned homesteads. The only coin I found was a 1975 penny. I did find a couple of brass (or copper) things that I was wondering if someone could identify:

The thing with threads on it is about the diameter of a quarter and says: E. ?. Atkins & Co. Indianapolis Ind. Pat. Dec. 27 1887.

The other things will have to go in another post due to pic size limitations.

Anyway, thanks for the help.

-Evan

 

[incajoe]

Re: Montana Farm Relics?

It's a wax seal/stamp AND a STELLAR find...

Congrats...

Nick

Nope, can't be. The text would have to be backwards.

 

[junkdigger]

Re: Montana Farm Relics?

That is a screw to attach a handsaw handle to the blade.

 

[unclejesse67]

Re: Montana Farm Relics?

I thought about wax seal but ruled that out. It kind of reminds me of a knob or drawer pull but I just don't know. Thanks for the replies.

 

[unclejesse67]

Re: Montana Farm Relics?

That is a screw to attach a handsaw handle to the blade.

You got it. Thanks.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

unclejesse67,

neat find.

"It was a dissapointing few days of hunting."

Give it time; get to know that machine; if you work
at it, the better finds will come.

Hope you find a bunch.

have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Montana Farm Relics?

That is a screw to attach a handsaw handle to the blade.

You got it. Thanks.

Yep... good ID... Cool find

Welcome to Treasurenet unclejesse.

 

[Functional]

junkdigger;

If your interested in more info on that item, just Google: E. C. Atkins & Co. Indianapolis Ind.

You can even find a map showing where the company was located.

F.