Little help needed on this one

[Hill Billy]

I dug both of these pieces on an early site that appears to date around 1820's-?
They are made of brass and one still has silver plating on it.
They both read W.E. Arnold PAT. 184?
They are two inches long and and inch tall and 3/16 " thick.
Does anyone know what they are?

Thanks Hill

 

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[creskol]

Can't find the patent, but a W.E. Arnold patented an "Endless Chain Coupling" on May 2, 1854, Pat. Number 10,852

Whether it is relevant or not to your find, I don't know?

 

[Hill Billy]

Can't find the patent, but a W.E. Arnold patented an "Endless Chain Coupling" on May 2, 1854, Pat. Number 10,852

Whether it is relevant or not to your find, I don't know?

I did find 2 links of chain made of brass.
Thanks, keep looking. I can't find any patents under that name.
I figured this would be a hard one to solve.

 

[daroofa]

I found 1 patent in 1849 for WM. E. Arnold. Its part of a window sash. Nothing stands out as exactly matching you pieces, but it is a possibility.

http://tiny.cc/ln5om

 

[Hill Billy]

I found 1 patent in 1849 for WM. E. Arnold. Its part of a window sash. Nothing stands out as exactly matching you pieces, but it is a possibility.

http://tiny.cc/ln5om

I don't see the exact piece there but it does sound like it may be it.
After reading the patent, I'm not sure I understand how it works.
Thanks for your help Roofa

 

[PChammer]

I would almost say it looked like the inside of an old utility knife but the shape isn't exact

 

[BuckleBoy]

Actually, I think others were on the right track with this one. The link above for the widow sash locks doesn't show a design which matches what you dug. It looks like the patent year is correct (1849) according to the post up above, but I can't find an 1840s patent for a sash lock (which may have the correct design). Either way, here's one from the 1860s... with a better shot of the lock itself. The patent is a later patent (1860s) but the casing looks similar to your pieces (open on both ends, and held together with a screw--See FIGURE 2).

http://www.google.com/patents?id=Ug...s&cad=1#v=onepage&q=William E. Arnold&f=false

 

[IronSpike]

I agree it's the right track

Found the 1849 patent as well as a 1855:

http://www.google.com/patents?id=rP...1&cd=2#v=onepage&q=sash fastener 1849&f=false

http://www.google.com/patents?id=sk...=1#v=onepage&q=sash lock W. E. Arnold&f=false

 

[WishfulThinker]

No luck finding any info., but kind of looks like a HANDPLANE Blade and Metal Top Clamp from very old tool;
Like something out of "The Woodwrights Shop", old wooden block plane.


138 Patent
http://books.google.com/books?id=bf...&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[BuckleBoy]

No luck finding any info., but kind of looks like a HANDPLANE Blade and Metal Top Clamp from very old tool;
Like something out of "The Woodwrights Shop", old wooden block plane.


138 Patent
http://books.google.com/books?id=bf...&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

W. E. Arnold is mentioned in that book on pages 698 and 699 for "Improvements in window sash locks"

Where do you see the hand plane?