1671 ??

[lee]

had the chance to detect a house built in 1669 today but only found 9 wheat pennys and a lead horse but i did find this....i think its a lock or somthing but whats doing my head in is it has a patent on the back and it reads.....PAT may 1671 :huh: can this be right ?.
anyway here is some pics with the crap camera im still useing.

 

[CTDirtFisher]

I can see PAT but can't read the rest...

 

[lee]

it acturly reads for some reason PAT ....f....MAY.....1671 , what the f is for i dont know , didnt thay used to use f for s back in the day ?

 

[del]

i don't think they used Patent dates that far back Lee , not here on this side of the pond anyways.
i would think the casting would be extrememely more basic and crude if it was that early ,
it looks more Victorian era than early colonial . maybe a lock plate of some kind to a door , or something like that.

Dan

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

it's most likely pat date may 16...71 which siginifies 1871 .

 

[CTDirtFisher]

it's most likely pat date may 16...71 which siginifies 1871 .

Yes... Dave nailed it !!

 

[lee]

i think you could be right.....still.....cool find i think

 

[Rob L]

Thats a nice find. Its always good when you find something that you don't know wlat it is, cause its fun trying to find out what they are.

 

[Toadman]

I was thinking it's a false lock plate... |:cheering: |:cheering: |:cheering: |:cheering: |:cheering: |:cheering: |:cheering: |:cheering: