Pat’d Sept 25, 1888

[Electricbutter]

Any ideas? Thanks

 

[GB1]

a tack of some sort

 

[A2coins]

That's cool the date on it funny thing is someone will ID it lol

 

[Electricbutter]

That's cool the date on it funny thing is someone will ID it lol

I think it’s cool too. Probably some kinda button. Someone will know for sure.

 

[Anduril]

A control to set the margin stop for a manual typewriter?

 

[Anduril]

How sure of you on the Patent Date?
Looks like it could be 1869? Maybe any combination of 18xx, where each x is either a 6, 8 or 9.
And any day after the 20th (blurry).

 

[bdsawyer]

My first thought was a piece/lever to a cast iron mechanical bank.

 

[ripvanb]

Interesting thing for sure. Looks like it might have been conected to something from the bottom? It has a nice patina to it.

 

[DCMatt]

My first thought was a piece/lever to a cast iron mechanical bank.

I like this idea.

 

[Electricbutter]

How sure of you on the Patent Date?
Looks like it could be 1869? Maybe any combination of 18xx, where each x is either a 6, 8 or 9.
And any day after the 20th (blurry).

 

[Electricbutter]

Interesting thing for sure. Looks like it might have been conected to something from the bottom? It has a nice patina to it.

I agree definitely had something on the bottom

 

[Electricbutter]

A control to set the margin stop for a manual typewriter?

I did find this key in the same yard that I assumed was from a typewriter?