What is this

[allison86]

Dug this up at the park today this park was a Army Fort during the Civil War n Washington State after the Civil War a mental hospital was built there but later moved across the street which is now Western State Mental Hospital it's a big Park I have no idea what this is there is writing on it but it's mostly letters and numbers not words

 

[nhbenz]

For some reason it reminds me of a chunk of a carburetor (probably spent too much time working on em today). But it looks as though there are two alignment pins on the bottom and there's just a small piece of what was a screw hole (near the penny in the picture of the top)

 

[allison86]

The area of the park is found it was a farm for the mentel patients during the 1920s until the 1950s my guess was it was a part from. Farming a equipment

 

[Bramblefind]

I found this message on a google search which seems like it may be a match to the numbers and lettering - for a windshield wiper motor?

windshield wiper for '31 | 1929-32 | VCCA Chat

Just cleaned off the vacumn w/s wiper motor I bought a few months ago that came off a '31 chev truck. Left the frame there but brought home the motor, dash and gauges, and w/s frame with motor. It has no brand name on it that I can see but the numbers are: PAT'D 1522344 155493 1562122 1565493 1567328 RE 16322 CANADA 1923,26,27 PAT.PEND Is that an original for my '31 chev coupe?

 

[allison86]

I am know 100% sure line 6 says canada.1923,26,27

 

[allison86]

On the patent image it won't let me see

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Perhaps in the 1920s Canada's patent numbering system still copied the British system... giving the year as the first part of a patent number. As in, 1923-#26 and #27.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I found this message on a google search which seems like it may be a match to the numbers and lettering - for a windshield wiper motor?

windshield wiper for '31 | 1929-32 | VCCA Chat

Thats gotta be it!! The 2nd patent is missing one number but thats gotta be a match. Reissued 16322 Canada 1923,25,27 Patents Pending What a great team effort starting with Jeff of Pa!


PAT'D
1522344
155493 1562122
1565493 1567328
RE 16322
CANADA 1923,26,27
PAT.PEND

View attachment 1313616

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

On the patent image it won't let me see

It looks like it came from a vacuum windshield wiper motor from a '31 chev truck, possibly made by Trico. The next step is to google the numbers and look for a wiper motor patent to verify. And then look for this motor and find the matching part. A lot of patents on a wiper motor.

 

[allison86]

I love you guys

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Yea the first utility patent number is windshield related.

 

[allison86]

Your awesome

 

[allison86]

I am 75 % sure this is from a 1931 chevy windshield wiper it matches a lot of the numbers

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I am 75 % sure this is from a 1931 chevy windshield wiper it matches a lot of the numbers

Im about 99% sure its from a vacuum windshield wiper/washer motor assembly from about that era. All the numbers match and the patents are windshield wiper or washer. But because it probably just a broken part from the item, its no sense searching any further. I think its solved

 

[DCMatt]

I found this message on a google search which seems like it may be a match to the numbers and lettering - for a windshield wiper motor?

windshield wiper for '31 | 1929-32 | VCCA Chat

Trico vacuum wiper

 

[Bruce R]

Can you say " obscure relic " ?

 

[DCMatt]

Can you say " obscure relic " ?

Can you say, "Figured it out anyway!"?

You people are impressive.