What could this be?

[sonnyjam]

What is this? Its 2 5/8" long, and 1/4" wide. Made of copper. The top of the clamp has some kind of oval emblem but, not readable. Thanks.

 

[River Rat]

the end part without the clamp reminds me of a telegraph machine/morse code

 

[Broken knee]

the end part without the clamp reminds me of a telegraph machine/morse code

id clip

 

[kuger]

I think its a ink pen clip

 

[ole_grisley]

I can not resist this one
1700s roach clip.
the devil made me say that.

 

[mile-ender]

I can not resist this one
1700s roach clip.
the devil made me say that.

 

[cedarratt]

1800's Card cheater/holder.

 

[Breezie]

Yes, it is an 'up the sleeve' Card Cheater. I have several, and most were made by Wizard with the patent date of 1889. The round portion was used as a cuff stud, while the teeth portion held the card up into the sleeve. The one I've pictured from my collection has the sleeve clip instead of the round stud button. Breezie

 

[72cheyenne]

1800's Card cheater/holder.

Yes, it is an 'up the sleeve' Card Cheater. I have several, and most were made by Wizard with the patent date of 1889. The round portion was used as a cuff stud, while the teeth portion held the card up into the sleeve. The one I've pictured from my collection has the sleeve clip instead of the round stud button. Breezie

Holy smokes cedarratt and Breezie! That is a great ID.

Neat piece.

 

[kuger]

WOW!!!Great I.D. and awesome find!!!I stand corrected,I was sure it was one of those clip on pen clios with the end bent over but looking closer I see that the jaws are hinged......my bad sorry

 

[Breezie]

Here's a pic of another one I have showing the patent date of Feb 5, 1888. Breezie

 

[vayank54]

WTG cedarrat & Breezie. I looked at that thing a couple times and had no idea.

 

[shaun7]

Didn't people get shot for that in all the wild west films?

Great find

 

[SkyPirate]

That's an awsome find!

 

[Deftone]

U all give up so fast . Nerds!

 

[Breezie]

Thanks ya'll, but things are easy to ID if you have several of them staring you in the face. I collect gambling/gaming memorabilia among other junkque. Breezie

 

[Kansas]

I posted the same item on here last January 6th '09

PBK posted this: http://www.google.com/patents?id=Hv...+shirt+cuff&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1

I guess you could use it to hold a card, but they were made to hold cuffs on shirts.

~KANSAS~

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I posted the same item on here last January 6th '09

PBK posted this: http://www.google.com/patents?id=Hv...+shirt+cuff&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1

I guess you could use it to hold a card, but they were made to hold cuffs and collars on shirts.

~KANSAS~

Very similar to card cheater but cuff adjuster it is. Good catch Kansas.

And for those of you that said roach clip and thought it was funny, we now know who the potheads are.

 

[Breezie]

I posted the same item on here last January 6th '09

PBK posted this: http://www.google.com/patents?id=Hv...+shirt+cuff&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1

I guess you could use it to hold a card, but they were made to hold cuffs on shirts.

~KANSAS~

Kansas, yes you are correct; technically they were sold as cuff holders and advertised as cuff holders, but were also used to cheat in faro and poker for a hold-out card. I guess it's like 'cigarette rolling paper' of today, which is generally used for rolling something else, yet sold for cigarettes. As long as people have been gambling, people have been cheating. Breezie

 

[Kansas]

I am sure there were many variations and used for different reasons.

I was only commenting on the one Sonnyjam posted.

~KANSAS~