need some help... Solved: Civil War clothing stamp

[BobinSouthVA]

any ideas. Eagle has two arrows and 13 stars. the slot goes straight back and at the very end has groove thats not very deep. seems to have a screwhole on the side to lock whatever was slid into it in place.

thanks for looking.

 

[zztop357]

Re: need some help. some kind of holder with eagle design

It reminds me of the bottom lock to a bank

 

[creskol]

Re: need some help. some kind of holder with eagle design

I have seen these before, and as I recall, they were some sort of stamp where interchangeable letters/numbers fit into the slot.

Update: I found it! It is Civil War era, and I have included a photo taken from page 53 in Crouch's book on Civil War Relics

 

[traderoftreasures]

Re: need some help. some kind of holder with eagle design

I have seen these before, and as I recall, they were some sort of stamp where interchangeable letters/numbers fit into the slot.

Update: I found it! It is Civil War era, and I have included a photo taken from page 53 in Crouch's book on Civil War Relics

sweet id ceskol

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Re: need some help. some kind of holder with eagle design

Woohoo. awesome ID creskol. and here I was sure it was some decorative piece of farm equipment.

Thanks.

 

[IronSpike]

Great ID and relic