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Title: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified
Post by: Bus on December 28, 2011, 01:54:02 PM
A reader from St. Louis identified and sent me the patent for the two bracket like items shown top, right Lot CB093 in the Burkey Auction Catalog.

http://www.wrenchingnews.com/burkey-auction-2012/catalog.html (http://www.wrenchingnews.com/burkey-auction-2012/catalog.html)

They were patented as Vehicle Bow Top Holders by Clarence Blair of St. Joseph, Michigan on July 22, 1919 and assigned to Auto Specialties Mfg. Co. of San Francisco, Calif.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=FKROAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=1,310,519&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q=1%2C310%2C519&f=false (http://www.google.com/patents?id=FKROAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=1,310,519&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q=1%2C310%2C519&f=false)

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/burkey-2012/burkey-CB090-93.jpg)
Title: Re: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified
Post by: rusty on December 30, 2011, 03:12:32 PM

Bus, what are the upside down shaped mushroom things in the bottom right corner?
Title: Re: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified
Post by: Bus on December 30, 2011, 09:10:40 PM
Rusty,
Wish I knew. Look like miniature anchors?
Title: Re: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified
Post by: lauver on December 30, 2011, 10:23:57 PM
Bus & rusty,

Also looks a bit like miniature grapling hooks.
Title: Re: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified
Post by: RWalters on January 01, 2012, 05:09:03 PM
The items in the bottom right corner are Herter's iron decoy anchors, circa 1950s.
Title: Re: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified
Post by: Bus on January 01, 2012, 08:56:10 PM
Quote from: RWalters on January 01, 2012, 05:09:03 PM
The items in the bottom right corner are Herter's iron decoy anchors, circa 1950s.

Thanks, I should of known that.
Title: Re: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified
Post by: rusty on January 01, 2012, 09:22:34 PM

Decoy anchors. OK, there's something new :)

Never thought about what keeps them from floating away into the sunset....