the oldest thing iv'e ever found with a patent date...what's yours?

[GRAY GHOST]

hello again, everyone. shown is a pre - civil war era portable candlestick holder, with a patent date of april 21, 1857. it unscrews just as well as it did many years ago when it was lost or forgotten. i was told that the spiked section would be driven into a tree or log and a candle would be melted onto it for a small portable light, or it could be impaled into the bottom of a candle when you had a more level surface to put it on. it was found about a half mile away from a known battlefield, and is solid brass. so... go figure. about 2.5" long. thanks, and enjoy! hh,

 

[scott charp]

wow grey that is too cool! I GUESS THE OLDEST IVE FOUND TO DATE , OR my son actually is that 1900 morgan, but hey saturdays almost here right??? happy hunting my freind ill let ya know how i do! scott charp

 

[JB(MS)]

A safe at an old townsite about 20 years ago that had the patent date on a tag attached to it. The town was moved when the railroad came through in 1887, guess the safe was too much trouble to move. Photo isn't very sharp but maybe the 1845 patent date shows.

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[GRAY GHOST]

wow, jb, that's just neat. almost makes you wonder if robbers forced the door open, and made off with the loot. and don't fret, scott, your're onto a good ol' hot spot too. hh, and thanks.