Author Topic: Odd Bracket Like Items Identified (Read 3423 times)

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

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

rusty · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2011, 03:12:32 PM »

Bus, what are the upside down shaped mushroom things in the bottom right corner?

Bus · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2011, 09:10:40 PM »

Rusty,
Wish I knew. Look like miniature anchors?

lauver · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2011, 10:23:57 PM »

Bus & rusty,

Also looks a bit like miniature grapling hooks.

RWalters · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:09:03 PM »

The items in the bottom right corner are Herter's iron decoy anchors, circa 1950s.

Bus · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2012, 08:56:10 PM »

The items in the bottom right corner are Herter's iron decoy anchors, circa 1950s.

Thanks, I should of known that.

rusty · « **Reply #6 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....

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