✅ SOLVED Dug this at a old home site, need help please!

[MackDigger]

Ok I thought it was junk till I put some water on it and started seeing words, then dates! The oldest I can make out is 1908 but you can also see 1909 and 1912 up the left side. It's square has one punched hole and I included objects for size comparison. Can't make out many of the visible words.

 

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[MackDigger]

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[yaxthri]

Reminds me of a manufacturer's plaque, maybe from some old electrical appliance, generator or a car's motor?
I see the word "MOTOR" top right in capitals... Can't make out the first part.

 

[MackDigger]

If its car related and has dates with 1909 and 1908 it could be worth something, no?

 

[MackDigger]

this is driving me crazy!

 

[CurlysGold]

The dates are patent dates. Looks to be an old car ID tag. Like this one Vintage Body ID Identification Tag Badge Plate 1940 Packard Motor Car Company | eBay

 

[mical66]

i think curly is right . but to answer your question , unless in almost pristine shape it is worth little to nothing. and even in pristine shape its only valuable if you have a buyer . i see alot of antiques on here that are in such bad shape they are told they are not worth any monetary value , but worth alot to the finder as a keepsake.

 

[treasure search]

Too bad is damaged...metal is tin luminum alloy probably used on washing machine (old ringer type) or refrigirator motor. to allow service person know data about engine and or gears. I havn't seen this style plaque on antique cars...but, who knows.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

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[detectingarizona]

it might just be a plate were the ser. numbers would be, and the dates inspected, like on a fire extiguisher, that would explain the 1908 and 1909 dates on the plate, did you try running some hot water over to try to exspose more info on the plate?

 

[MackDigger]

Yeah I ran hot water and that's about all I could see. And yeah definitely inspection or repair dates from something. I think this thing is really cool I wish I could nail down EXACTLY what it is and what it's from.

 

[CurlysGold]

They are patent dates.

 

[CurlysGold]

I already told you what it was.

 

[MackDigger]

I appreciate that curly but I still don't know exactly what it came off.

 

[CRUSADER]

My Dads thoughts:

I think it is a Part Number plate with different mark type options ending in 1908 to 1914 in a vertical line within each rectangle number section. You can see the [19]10 ending under the 1909 line, the 19[12], the 1[9]13 line and the 191[4] in the final boxed section with all various letters or numbers in each section prior to those figures.

 

[MackDigger]

A part number plate that came off of what though? I appreciate all the help I just really want to nail this one down.

 

[MackDigger]

People on the other three think they see Ford motor on the top. Anyone here see this?

 

[detectingarizona]

i think it is off some sort of fire extiguisher, i can not spell it at the moment, spell check aint working!

 

[treasure search]

I think curlysgold is close ...try pencil eraser gently rub small test area ,possibly show more detail.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If its car related and has dates with 1909 and 1908 it could be worth something, no?

In such poor condition the monetary value would be zero.