What is this

[allison86]

Dug this up at the park today this park was a Army Fort during the Civil War n Washington State after the Civil War a mental hospital was built there but later moved across the street which is now Western State Mental Hospital it's a big Park I have no idea what this is there is writing on it but it's mostly letters and numbers not words

 

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[vhs07]

How big is it and what's it made of?

 

[kcm]

I can't make out the lettering from the pics. Can you pass on what it says line by line?

 

[jewelerguy]

it is several patent numbers on a piece of cast metal. could be from a toy, a lawn mower, an old carburetor, or just about anything. if you can post a good clear close up of the numbers, we can most likely tell you what it is from

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

If you look closely you can see it says 'you have taken the crazy MD'er bait. Now, please go and report to the intake section at the main entrance'

 

[allison86]

 

[allison86]

I think it's just letters and numbers not words

 

[jeff of pa]

definitely mostly numbers

the Top says PAT'D

Not sure on the Bottom.
if I had to guess PATS PEND

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

definitely mostly numbers

the Top says PAT'D

Not sure on the Bottom.
if I had to guess PATS PEND
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Great work Jeff. It appears to be about 7-9 different patent numbers. I think the first 5 numbers start with 15 or 16. For example one number 4th row down, on the right, underlined, looks like patent number 1,507,370. This would be a 1924 patent date. Patent/Date Chart The 6th line down looks like patent dates.

 

[jeff of pa]

Great work Jeff. It appears to be about 7-9 different patent numbers. I think the first 5 numbers start with 15 or 16. For example one number 4th row down, on the right, underlined, looks like patent number 1,507,370. This would be a 1924 patent date. Patent/Date Chart The 6th line down looks like patent dates.

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Yep, I'd say the 6th line ends 1925,26,27

though the 1925 could be 1923

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think the date I underlined is more likely 1,58*,3*0 that would make it a 1926 patent because the date above it is 1,562,**2 and they are probably sequential.. http://community.pressenter.net/~richard/patent.htm

 

[jeff of pa]

I think the date I underlined is more likely 1,58*,3*0 that would make it a 1926 patent because the date above it is 1,562,**2 and they are probably sequential.. Patent/Date Chart

I'd guess 158*320

and possible 1,583,320

which I'm not Convinced

http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=...&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

lots of possibilities. maybe 1583320, 1587320. But Im worried that with so many patents, this could be a small unrecognizable item, from a large piece of machinery.
Utility Patents are only good for so many years (maybe 15-20) so we can date the item as late 1920s- 1940s

 

[jeff of pa]

care to do some Number checks ?

US Patent Full-Text Database Number Search

put Number in hit Search, Hit Images

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Can we get the size of this item? Is it brass or cast iron?


I gotta go. Maybe ill try later.

 

[allison86]

Thanks guys you help me a lot you guys are awesome

 

[jeff of pa]

only #'s I'm 100% on are

15**3*0

with
High Confidence on

1,5**,320

** could try 00 to 99 and hope some part resembles it

 

[allison86]

 

[allison86]

My step dad thinks it's lead it's very thin

 

[allison86]

I am not sure what kind of metel it is my step dad said it might be lead