You may want to try and contact a transportation museum with you photographs.  I believe that there Sturbridge Village, in Massachusetts has a good collection of antiq

--- On Sun, 10/18/09, Andrew Robinson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Andrew Robinson <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Help in Identifying Automobile Parts
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 1:08 AM
> Hello all,
> 
> I am working on my master’s degree on a couple of sites
> in Southwest
> Michigan.  We located a number of automobile parts on
> the surface or just
> below the surface.  One of the parts appears to be an
> axle,
> another might be a gearshift or emergency brake with a
> spring-loaded handle,
> and “T 240” stamped into the metal.  The site
> dates from the
> mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.  I am
> wondering if anyone has any
> information/sources to assist in identify the parts and/or
> the vehicle model
> these parts came from.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/39493264@N08/
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Andrew Robinson
> Master's Candidate
> USFS Archaeological Crew Lead
> Colville National Forest, Newport, WA
>