🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Mount Unkown text or drawing

woody50 · Nov 9, 2022

Catalog Number a792-unc-une
Type Mount Unkown
Dating ?
Material Copper
Mass gram 15,28
Size (mm) lwh 8 x 38,6
Diameter Ø (mm)
Find Place England

Does the drawing on this mount mean anything, or just someone's initials?

GlowingArtist · Nov 10, 2022

I do have an art degree and suspect these impressions are some kind of artistic decoration.

tamrock · Nov 11, 2022

Maybe a monogram of some fancy style ??

CRUSADER · Nov 12, 2022

Initials of the owner of the horse.
Early 19th C
Horse harness Mount - might have gone on the blinker.

GlowingArtist · Nov 12, 2022

The blinker? Automobile?

CRUSADER · Nov 13, 2022

GlowingGem said:
The blinker? Automobile?

Horse blinkers are used on horses to keep their focus forward & away from distractions from each side.

VaGent · Feb 28, 2023

CRUSADER said:
Horse blinkers are used on horses to keep their focus forward & away from distractions from each side.

I always thought they were called "blinders"!

Blackfoot58 · Feb 28, 2023

VaGent said:
I always thought they were called "blinders"!

It depends where you live. If you have batteries in your torch and a bonnet on you car, they are blinkers. If you have a flashlight and a hood on your car they most likely are blinders.

creskol · Feb 28, 2023

VaGent said:
I always thought they were called "blinders"!

They are called both. In the UK, they are more often than not called blinkers. In the USA, they are more often than not called blinders.

GlowingArtist · Feb 28, 2023

Blackfoot58 said:
It depends where you live. If you have batteries in your torch and a bonnet on you car, they are blinkers. If you have a flashlight and a hood on your car they most likely are blinders.

Haugh? Did you say you carry a flashlight with your hands while driving? Too much info too late at night

GlowingArtist · Feb 28, 2023

What is a car blinder?

Red-Coat · Feb 28, 2023

Etymology:

Blinker - Etymology, Origin & Meaning

"one who blinks," agent noun from blink (v.). As a type of horse eye screen to keep the… See origin and meaning of blinker.

www.etymonline.com

woody50 · Apr 11, 2023

CRUSADER said:
Initials of the owner of the horse.
Early 19th C
Horse harness Mount - might have gone on the blinker.

Thanks for the info Crusader! Hope you are finding a lot nowadays!

dozer dan · Apr 11, 2023

Blackfoot58 said:
It depends where you live. If you have batteries in your torch and a bonnet on you car, they are blinkers. If you have a flashlight and a hood on your car they most likely are blinders.

And you can store it all in the boot!