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[Dug]

Dug this small brass plug today. Noticed that it has a "Pringles Pat. July 4 1882. Wondering what this is. Anyone have access to a patent search?

 

[tamrock]

Funny. I thought Pringles was a made up name like Eastman made up the name Kodak. What's the other side of that thing look like?

 

[Dug]

Funny. I thought Pringles was a made up name like Eastman made up the name Kodak. What's the other side of that thing look like?

Sorry about that. Posted. This item is two piece and the bottom with the pat mark spins and is held in with the pin you see in the pic I added.

 

[nhbenz]

Button for gloves apparently: https://www.google.com/patents/US260411
this one has the picture: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US260411-0.png

 

[BARKER]

Hi; The Makers Name was Pkingles NOT Pringles ok. Here is the Patent info ID:

[TABLE="class: patent-bibdata, width: 450"]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Publication number[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]US260411 A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Publication type[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]Grant[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Publication date[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]Jul 4, 1882[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Filing date[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]Jan 4, 1881[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: patent-bibdata-list-row"]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Inventors[/TD]
[TD]Eugene Pkingle[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: patent-bibdata-list-row"]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Export Citation[/TD]
[TD]BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: patent-internal-links"]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

PEACE:RONB

 

[Roger Mn.]

Hi; The Makers Name was Pkingles NOT Pringles ok. Here is the Patent info ID:

[TABLE="class: patent-bibdata, width: 450"]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Publication number[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]US260411 A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Publication type[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]Grant[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Publication date[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]Jul 4, 1882[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Filing date[/TD]
[TD="class: single-patent-bibdata"]Jan 4, 1881[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: patent-bibdata-list-row"]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Inventors[/TD]
[TD]Eugene Pkingle[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: patent-bibdata-list-row"]
[TD="class: patent-bibdata-heading"]Export Citation[/TD]
[TD]BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: patent-internal-links"]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

PEACE:RONB

Don't Click on Bakers bottom Export Citation it will be down loaded to your computer.

 

[nhbenz]

Barker, that's a typo in the listing. The signature on the image page is clearly Pringle.

 

[Dug]

I double checked the item with a Loop and the die maker for the item spelled it PRINGLE. If you notice the meat of the patent reads Pringle also.

I guess no one could figure out how to pronounce Pkingle and changed it.

Thanks for the detective support!

 

[Roger Mn.]

The patent date on the button says 1887 .

 

[Dug]

The patent date on the button says 1887 .

Negative, I just checked it under a loop and it is a two. The 2 even has a slight upward flip in the bottom right corner. Tough to see with the pics but verified with a loop.

 

[cudamark]

Looks like a snap to me.

 

[BARKER]

Hi Folks;

i simply followed the Patent link that nbenz showed in his post. If it is not right then at least I tried ok. Thanks. PEACE:RONB

 

[highnam]

Great ID nhbenz... I agree with cudamark that the button looks like a snap....even the patent details describe a snap type button. I would think that this is one of the first versions of snap being used...they were commonly used on work clothes after 1900.
I wonder if he sold his design of work buttons to different work glove manufacturers?

 

[17GoCubsGo44]

Here is all the information you will need!

https://www.google.com/patents/US260411

 

[Dug]

Thanks all for the detective work. No doubt that someone at the patent office goofed when they listed Pringles name as Pkingle on the listing header.

 

[jessexco]

was researching mine and found this board. figured i should post pics