mystery item from old farm house

[Goes4ever]

found this today at an old farm, back is lead, front looks to be either brass or copper. Any idea what it is? I also attached pic with other items so you get an idea on its size

 

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[creskol]

Looks like a printer's block , depicting a disc, a piece of farm machinery. Neat find!

 

[Goes4ever]

I kinda thought it might be something to do with printing.........

 

[jeff of pa]

I'm going to agree with Print Block.

Would look like this on Paper

 

[creskol]

I'm going to agree with Print Block.

Would look like this on Paper

Now, the real challenge will be to research the clues given, such as the letter in the upper left corner, and determine what company this advertisement was for, and in what year.. It has to be early 1900's ..

 

[mojjax]

Nice !

 

[mrjosh]

The peice of equipment is a horse drawn disc. I will have to look around to see possible maker.

 

[Mackaydon]

It looks like a twin 15-disc horse drawn cultivator and the number 15 might refer to the number of discs. Dare I say that I remember levers adjusted the depth of the cut.
Don.......

 

[NHBandit]

If you have an old ink pad around somewhere like what you would use with rubber stamps you can use that to see what the printed picture would look like. I sometimes buy old printing blocks if they are of a subject that catches my eye. Just bought 2 at a local flea market. One is a 66 Chevelle & one is the Texaco logo.

 

[extractor]

Print Block

 

[allen]

sounds like it is solved to me

 

[mojjax]

Here's a couple David Bradley's . from a 1927 Sears Catalogue .

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It looks like a twin 15-disc horse drawn cultivator and the number 15 might refer to the number of discs. Dare I say that I remember levers adjusted the depth of the cut.
Don.......

I agree disc cultivator and I see the levers but the number does not print. I enlarged Jeffs image of what it would print like on paper. I think the thingy in the upper left corner may be a company logo.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here's a couple David Bradley's . from a 1927 Sears Catalogue .

Looks much like the second pic mojjax. The 3rd lever is in a different location and its double but otherwise very similar..

 

[OldNBroken]

...and a nice button, injun, and gold ring. Good finds sir!

 

[Arid-Zone-A-seeker]

I think, that the 15 stamped in refers to the "font" size.

 

[KLGourley]

That is so COOL!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think its basically solved.