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I found a Geo. F. Howe & Co., manufacturers of boot.s. Estab-
lished business in 1855. :dontknow:

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-e...s-statistical-gazetteer-containing--vor.shtml

Geo. F. Howe & Co., manufacturers of boot.s. Estab-
lished business here in 1855, under firm style of Hastings,
Howe & Co. In 1859 this firm was changed to Tilton,
Howe & Co., and in 1861 again changed to George F.
Howe & Co. This latter firm employ upwards of 125 hands.
Consume $200,000 worth in stock ])er year, and produce
125 cases a week. The power is furnished by a steam en-
gine, 9 horse power, manufactured by Campbell & Whittier,
Koxbury, Mass.
 

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Could the "F" be an "E" ?
 

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Looks like a 'D' to me. You can see the 'F' in the word "For" and the other letter does not match.
 

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traderoftreasure said:
i also see a 21 on the item.
Good Eye ! I never saw that , til now :o
 

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JCRIII said:
It the bottom half of an old lock. Hope this helps!!! JCRIII
Can you post a pic or link? Is it F.Howe?
 

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Can we see a side or bottom view?
 

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Hi All thanks for the help. Here is the bottom and side pic,along with one more of the front.

Bubba65
 

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I don't know how to match this up to the mystery middle initial but since I see you are in NY I thought I would pass this along.

From the 1875 Troy, NY directory -

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Bubba65 said:
Hi All thanks for the help. Here is the bottom and side pic,along with one more of the front.

Bubba65
Thanks for the new pics. It would be a cheap looking padlock but I guess its possible that the innards are missing because the holes dont go all the way through, but where is the keyhole?
 

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I'm going for the sewing machine part. My mom had an old trundle sewing maching and that piece strikes me as something that would slide into the area where the needle dropped in and out of. An adapter of some sort for different needles. I know hers had all kinds of whats-its with it to change things around. The indented curve is like where the piece that would open to expose the bobbin and then drop back into that curved slotted area.
Al
 

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