mystery metal object

[mojjax]

It's shaped like a book , but it won't open . There is some sort of image on it . One end has a hole in it , the other end says "PAT.APL'D FOR" .

Any ideas ?

 

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[creskol]

May be a book shaped butane cigarette lighter.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Looks like a book, feels like a book, smells like a book? Wonder why it doesn't quack.

I can't read a sealed book. Perhaps all of the lost knowledgle of the ages is contained therein.

 

[Broken knee]

How about a perfume container? HH
Broken Knee

 

[ArfieBoy]

May be a book shaped butane cigarette lighter.

No butane fuel port, no moving part to fire it up... I think that's out. I have no ideas! Good luck finding out.

 

[Jeff H]

Can't make out the image. Maybe a pencil sharpener

 

[Sheldon J]

Can't make out the image. Maybe a pencil sharpener

Thought of that but the hole is too small

 

[bradyboy]

could it be a charm bracelet ?
Brady

 

[duffytrash]

match striker

 

[creskol]

Here is another thought .. a detachable key chain fob:

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Based on what I can see of the image, I'd say the following word may come into play ...

"Naughty"

As in "naughty" French peek-a-book.



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Mojjax ~ Did you "peek" into the hole?

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

P.S. ~

Mojjax ... have you attempted to see if the eraser end of a pencil fits into the hole?

Maybe it's one of those deals. You know how books and pencils kind of go together!

I believe the term I am looking for is "pencil topper."

Thanx.

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[ivan salis]

risque lookie book =-) nudie image was at one time visible

 

[trikikiwi]

I believe it is one of these




A magic match.

Cheers, Mike

 

[bradyboy]

I would think it is functional andhas a purpose due to a patent pending mark
looks pretty small
Brady

 

[mojjax]

I believe it is one of these




A magic match.

Cheers, Mike

I think Triki might be right ! I probed the hole with a bent paperclip , and was able to pull out some cotton that was jammed in the bottom .

 

[Breezie]

Nice ID Mike Here's a website with some info about pre-flnit lighters:
http://www.vintagelighterbook.com/html/pre-flint_lighters.html

Breezie

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

~ trikikiwi ~



Great ID! I never would'a guessed it.

Here's one from e-bay that is similar.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-SIL...les_Tobacciana_Smoking_LE&hash=item3367a52b6e

(Lots of close up pics ~ Scroll to very end of description )

[ I'm wondering if it's possible to have two different patents that are so similar? ]

ANTIQUE SILVER LIGHTER STRIKER NIELLO CONTINENTAL C1920

 

[mojjax]

Thanks for the great links Breezie & SBob

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Because the lighter is marked "PAT. APL'D FOR" I am curious about that aspect of it. I found the one shown below which is a 1934/35 U.S. Patent. But it indicates it is an "improvement" on an earlier lighter with the following foreign (French ?) reference numbers ...

F23Q2/00; F23Q2/10; F23Q2/00; (IPC1-7): F23Q2/32

Patent searches are complicated enough. Searching foreign ones is even tougher.

I am assuming because Mojjax's lighter has the patent info written in English, that it has a U.S. patent ... (But I'm not 100% sure about this).

I intend to do a little more searching and see if I can find an exact match. If you don't hear back from me soon, it means I came up empty handed.

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