early 1900 novelty?? must see..

[texan connection]

my friend Found this in a spot anywhere from 1850s to early 1900s, He had 2 people tell me what they thought the statment that the man was making is, can any one confirm it? Also what is he riding it looks looks a bird or something and how was it diplayed (maybe on a fence or cast iorn stove)? It is about 10" long and cast iorn, any help would be appreciated

 

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[PBK]

It's part of a tobacco cutter, used to cut plug or twist tobacco. Probably made by Brighton in the 1870's.

Do a search on "elf tobacco cutter" and you should get some good hits.

 

[texan connection]

Wow I am impressed, PBK you are the king, The 2 people that saw it said the little man with his thumb to his nose was a way of saying Kiss My___ . any thoughts on that, Thanks agien

 

[nhbenz]

Sometimes that PBK actually makes me mad how dang quickly he ID's stuff ... the rest of us want to have some fun too, ya' know! Nice find Tex!

 

[AU24K]

It looked to me at first very risque...a woman climbing a ....
My bad.
I should know better.
Scott

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Dang it all....i was going to say it looks like a lever for something since it has the cog part and also clearly cast features on each side

It looks like a man resting on his elbow

Yep PBK I Found this

 

[texan connection]

Wow PBK thanks agien, I just looked it up, and what were looking for was the first stage coach drop B-4 the Railroad in Hearne Texas called Browns spring, It was a store, P.O., and saloon between 1850 or so to around the 1900, since this is dated 1870 and was a item used by store owners, I believe we have a Heck of a clue as to where the stage drop was, The ground around there was littered with Old stuff, so we may have been on top the store. What a great Help Thanks agien .

 

[AU24K]

By the way Texan connection, Calvin and Hobbes is my FAVORITE comics!
Scott

 

[Silver Searcher]

PB K's very good on (American artifacts).

 

[contractorod]

I would really like to know how you found the answer in 1minute and 43 seconds!!!!Thats unreal

 

[PBK]

I would really like to know how you found the answer in 1minute and 43 seconds!!!!Thats unreal

I cheated: I already knew what it was.

Took me a minute or two to find the photos, though... and I'm not exactly a demon on the keyboard, either!

 

[contractorod]

Either way great work!!!

 

[bogeymcq]

What a fabolous find!!

Kudos to you PBK for being able to identify the item so quickly & nicely!

And what a small small world for I just recently had received an email in reference to the bove item from Kovels.com. . someone had requested information on the item via their "Collectors' Corncerns" section!! How cool is that to be just reading about the item then seeing someone find one

Again. .one great find!!

Bogart

 

[Leon]

Very neat find, WTG!!!
And as for PBK,, He simply amazes me on his ability to ID some of this stuff...
Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[Moonshadow]

Very neat find!! Way to go PBK on the ID!!

HH,
Moon

 

[diggummup]

What a fabolous find!!

Kudos to you PBK for being able to identify the item so quickly & nicely!

And what a small small world for I just recently had received an email in reference to the bove item from Kovels.com. . someone had requested information on the item via their "Collectors' Corncerns" section!! How cool is that to be just reading about the item then seeing someone find one

Again. .one great find!!

Bogart

Yes and hear is an excerpt of what it says-A little added info for texan connection-
Around the turn of the 20th century,Wrightsville Hardware company,(now John Wright co.) of Wrightsville,Pa.,made an unpainted cast-iron,countertop tobacco plug cutter,topped by an elf thumbing his nose at the world.Called the brighton #3 cutter,it was reissued by John Wright co. in the 1970's.Both the original and the 1970's Wright tobacco cutters are embossed "Brighton #3" on the base.But there may have been earlier 19th century versions of the same design--cutters without the embossed Brighton mark.Yours looks like an old cutter in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.Like your cutter it has a curled tobacco leaf in place of "Brighton #3" and a large tobacco leaf on the handle.Older and newer Wright tobacco cutters sell for around $80.00.

 

[cheese]

I've always known the "thumb to your nose" to be as you described. Kind of a sneering "nah-nah" gesture. I believe the fingers would wave as if you were playing a trumpet, or waving like a sissy .

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

Wow PBK thanks agien, I just looked it up, and what were looking for was the first stage coach drop B-4 the Railroad in Hearne Texas called Browns spring, It was a store, P.O., and saloon between 1850 or so to around the 1900, since this is dated 1870 and was a item used by store owners, I believe we have a Heck of a clue as to where the stage drop was, The ground around there was littered with Old stuff, so we may have been on top the store. What a great Help Thanks agien .

I was just up near Hearne a while back. Was at the Alcoa plant doing fiber optics for TXU....