Round thingy with swiveling point

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ModernMiner

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B|lker said:
OK, my final guess is a drapery rod holder that mounted to decorative trim around a window.
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That was my guess too. Something to do with a window treatment.
-Doug-
 

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I think your thingy held a little flag on a mailbox. But more important that fingerprint I have seen on CSI. I was you wasnt it?
 

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TRHunter said:
I think your thingy held a little flag on a mailbox. But more important that fingerprint I have seen on CSI. I was you wasnt it?
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:sign10: Very funny. ;D
That's a great guess too.
-MM-
 

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hi everyone,
i'm new to this, indulge me...
my first impression was that it is a "quick release" latch for a roll-up window shade.
 

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blondie said:
hi everyone,
i'm new to this, indulge me...
my first impression was that it is a "quick release" latch for a roll-up window shade.
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Do you mean a sprung roller type shade/blind of the 1950's and 60's ?
The connection rings a bell with me.

and Welcome to TNet too
Cheers, Mike
 

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Do you mean a sprung roller type shade/blind of the 1950's and 60's ?
The connection rings a bell with me.


yes, triki, exactly. the kind that a small manipulation would send them spinning and flipping like in the cartoons. i think when i was a kid i had to "fix" one.
 

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man this thing is driving me nuts!!!! swear i have seen one before!!!! seached page after page of old house hardware.. no luck.. i keep thinking window blind harware.but no luck finding a pic.. do you think it is old,, what kinda sight did you find it... it looks like the pointy thing is threaded.. but into what ...and theres stops built in so its range of movement is limited... thats what puzzles me.. it might be off of some kind of furnature.. but i have been searching woodworking hardware..no luck.. im thinkin its a hinge..but where the stops are throw me off.. if it off some kind of louver the stops would keep it from closing all the way.. just angle from left to right... man i dont know!!! ill keep :icon_study: :icon_study: :icon_study: :icon_study:
 

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allsmith said:
man this thing is driving me nuts!!!! swear i have seen one before!!!! seached page after page of old house hardware.. no luck.. i keep thinking window blind harware.but no luck finding a pic.. do you think it is old,, what kinda sight did you find it... it looks like the pointy thing is threaded.. but into what ...and theres stops built in so its range of movement is limited... thats what puzzles me.. it might be off of some kind of furnature.. but i have been searching woodworking hardware..no luck.. im thinkin its a hinge..but where the stops are throw me off.. if it off some kind of louver the stops would keep it from closing all the way.. just angle from left to right... man i dont know!!! ill keep :icon_study: :icon_study: :icon_study: :icon_study:
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Thanks allsmith.
I dug this piece up in the side yard of a 1779 plantation house I hunt. Even as of today the house is still occupied, so I have no clue what era this would have been from? If I had to guess, I'd say early 1900's, but who knows?
Thanks,
MM
 

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I think its a storm window casement or screen casement lock....mounted on outside of house ...put storm window in and little pointed thing fits into a groove to lock window in place /or screen
 

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I think it is a device to hold a line taut and then lift the lever to release it, Specially if the inside is in the form of a cam( rotates off center). Could be used on an awning, fishing line holder or anything else that needed to be caught and held tight. But what do I know? I have mane and used such cam lock devices for years and in various sizes. Bob ::)
 

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This piece is an attachment for the old wind-up style music box or other novelty piece. The handle looks to be a bent from its original upright position. I am certain that this is the hand crank for a wind-up device. - relix
 

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lonesomebob said:
I think it is a device to hold a line taut and then lift the lever to release it, Specially if the inside is in the form of a cam( rotates off center). Could be used on an awning, fishing line holder or anything else that needed to be caught and held tight. But what do I know? I have mane and used such cam lock devices for years and in various sizes. Bob ::)
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That was my thoughts but I dont think it has a cam and cannot hold a line tight.
Can it tighten up on a line, ModernMiner?
 

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relix said:
This piece is an attachment for the old wind-up style music box or other novelty piece. The handle looks to be a bent from its original upright position. I am certain that this is the hand crank for a wind-up device. - relix
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A pic would be nice.
How would you crank it? Like a ratchet? It doesnt go all the way around. Could you explain.
 

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