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[Shawnboylk]

I’ve seen these before I just can’t remember what they are any ideas

 

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[Tpmetal]

tent line tension thing

 

[Shawnboylk]

tent line tension thing

Makes sense I found a bunch of grommets to

 

[Tpmetal]

Makes sense I found a bunch of grommets to

its an oldie, i believe this style was used in civil war, but doesn't necessarily mean it is from the civil war

 

[Shawnboylk]

its an oldie, i believe this style was used in civil war, but doesn't necessarily mean it is from the civil war

Cool well at least it’Old I found a bunch of grommets around it and some lantern pieces so either someone was camping out are they dumped all that stuff there in a trash pile

 

[fyrffytr1]

Not used during the civil war. They were patented Nov 30 1880. I have found several at A Spanish American war camp site near me. Some with the patent date but most without.

 

[Tpmetal]

Not used during the civil war. They were patented Nov 30 1880. I have found several at A Spanish American war camp site near me. Some with the patent date but most without.

thanks for the correction! Edit. There are some books that have them listed as civil war as well. Are you sure?

 

[cutty]

Found one at an old boyscout campground in Ohio once

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Tpmetal wrote:
> thanks for the correction! Edit. There are some books that have them listed as civil war as well. Are you sure?

Some books on identifying civil war relics contain a lot of wishful thinking. I've posted the following rock-solid proof about the correct ID and the correct time-period of these brass "tent-slip" tent-rope adjusters, many-many times here in the What Is It? forum. (Sigh.) Here's the proof again for you.

Images below:
(1) Original US Patent diagram dated 1880 (15 years after the end of the civil war), showing this specific version of metal tent-rope adjuster.
(2) Copy of original US Army order, first adopting these metal tent-rope adjusters in 1889 (24 years after the end of the civil war).

Like I said, some books on civil war relics contain a lot of wishful thinking.
And so do many-many "civil war relics" sellers on Ebay.

 

[Tpmetal]

Tpmetal wrote:
> thanks for the correction! Edit. There are some books that have them listed as civil war as well. Are you sure?

Some books on identifying civil war relics contain a lot of wishful thinking. I've posted the following rock-solid proof about the correct ID and the correct time-period of these brass "tent-slip" tent-rope adjusters, many-many times here in the What Is It? forum. (Sigh.) Here's the proof again for you.

Images below:
(1) Original US Patent diagram dated 1880 (15 years after the end of the civil war), showing this specific version of metal tent-rope adjuster.
(2) Copy of original US Army order, first adopting these metal tent-rope adjusters in 1889 (24 years after the end of the civil war).

Like I said, some books on civil war relics contain a lot of wishful thinking.
And so do many-many "civil war relics" sellers on Ebay.

Thanks!