shade roller ends

[taz42o]

These round items have been posted here many times with no positive ID .
Although it was suggested they were for window shade rollers there was never any proof of that.
Here is one post..

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/169699-no-idea-one.html

And here is the picture that shows them as shade roller ends.

 

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[DCMatt]

Good eye and good memory, taz. Now we have the proof.

DCMatt

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I love it when "Original Period document" proof of an unidentified relic's ID gets found (and posted for public view). Thanks, Taz. Does the document's source tell the date of that catalog?

 

[CC Hunter]

Great information taz42o!

As far as time-frame, I've personally found a good number of these various window shade parts in context with other period artifacts in 1860's-1880's sites. Not sure how early they may date, yet they do not seem to show up with any frequency in American Civil War period sites or earlier. Popularity of use appears to be more in the late Victorian era.

CC Hunter

 

[taz42o]

I love it when "Original Period document" proof of an unidentified relic's ID gets found (and posted for public view). Thanks, Taz. Does the document's source tell the date of that catalog?

No it does not tell the catalog date. It was used to ID the rack pulleys (at top)with the patent date on them of 1867, I would say CC Hunter is about right on the time frame.

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