✅ SOLVED Any Ideas on this eagle?

[erfranks]

I dug this. Had put in display case. But going back into my saves. Looked closer at it. Looks part of a brass eagle. It had something in chest. Not sure what. But in the edge of wing it does have writing on it. I see “EB 13 1853”. Looking in front of the EB I do not see a F , but could be FEB 13 1853. Any ideas on what could be part of. Sword? or something? Looks like could be Napoleon Eagle.

 

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[Blackfoot58]

The 18 and the 53 appear to be quite far apart. I follow your inclination. I’m just not convinced; yet. Eagles were symbolically used by many groups: nations, fraternities, armies, sororities, etc. Everyone from the Nazi party to ancient Rome used the eagle. Someone will know. Thanks for posting

 

[Red-Coat]

I would be pretty sure that’s a patent date. I read it as FEB 15 1853, which aligns with the US Patents Bulletin. Patents were granted with the publication date in the bulletin which was traditionally on Tuesdays… so February 15th is a valid date, but February 13th is not.

Only eight utility patents were published that day, for the following inventions:

Steam Engine Valve-Gear
Car Seat
Knitting Machine
(Machine for) Making Spikes
Paging Machine
Artificial Teeth
Saw Set
Seed Planter

You can rule out the artificial teeth (LOL), so I would guess it to be a small ornamented part from one of the other contraptions. Patent illustrations don’t usually show the ornamentation on machine parts if they aren’t functionally essential. Manufacturers granted use of the patent would be free to embellish their machines with their own ornamentation, motifs, emblems, trademarks and such.

Further research is down to you (or anyone else who is prepared to invest their time) but, in case it helps, these are the illustrations from the relevant patents:

 

[Bramblefind]

Fun find! When I put the Feb 15 1853 date into Worthpoint a number of these sewing birds showed up -

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BIRD DATED 1853 PIN CUSHION CLAMP SEWING BIRD | #4575808142

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BIRD patent Feb 15, 1853 PIN CUSHION CLAMP SEWING BIRD. This original era clamp still has much of the original gold tone plating on it. The screw and clamp work as they should. Sold

www.worthpoint.com

 

[Red-Coat]

Fun find! When I put the Feb 15 1853 date into Worthpoint a number of these sewing birds showed up -

Bingo! Well done.

I didn’t fully explore design patents (as opposed to utility patents). This one is very early (number: 546)… so early in fact that it was hand-written!



It was granted to Charles Waterman of Meriden, CT and he licenced it for manufacturing purposes to Bradley & Hubbard of West Meriden, CT. After expiry of the patent, the design was widely copied by others but the copies don’t have the Waterman patent date on the wings.

 

[erfranks]

Fun find! When I put the Feb 15 1853 date into Worthpoint a number of these sewing birds showed up -
Thank you to everyone who help ID this

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BIRD DATED 1853 PIN CUSHION CLAMP SEWING BIRD | #4575808142

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BIRD patent Feb 15, 1853 PIN CUSHION CLAMP SEWING BIRD. This original era clamp still has much of the original gold tone plating on it. The screw and clamp work as they should. Sold

www.worthpoint.com

Thank you. I think you have found it out. I can see that.. very nice.

 

[erfranks]

Fun find! When I put the Feb 15 1853 date into Worthpoint a number of these sewing birds showed up -

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BIRD DATED 1853 PIN CUSHION CLAMP SEWING BIRD | #4575808142

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BIRD patent Feb 15, 1853 PIN CUSHION CLAMP SEWING BIRD. This original era clamp still has much of the original gold tone plating on it. The screw and clamp work as they should. Sold

www.worthpoint.com

After looking at your picture. I think I have found more of this…. Because I disks also found the clamp. I thought it might have been a decorative buckle of some sorts.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Cool, interesting find! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.

 

[erfranks]

After looking at your picture. I think I have found more of this…. Because I disks also found the clamp. I thought it might have been a decorative buckle of some sorts.

Here are some of the other parts that I did not think that went with the bird.