James,
Many thanks for the references, If you could send jpegs of the ads that
would be great. I had been thinking that the bracket might belong to some
form of agricultural machinery or wagon hardware, so the jump-set idea
appeals.
I'm having trouble picturing "interlocking revolving shutters", so maybe
the description in the ad will help!
A colleague had suggested cook stove or fireplace hardware, though the
surviving screws suggest that the bracket was attached to a wooden
substrate.
Thanks again
Nick
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> There are actually several different "Bennett Patents" out there from the
> late 18th and 19th centuries, in various fields of endeavor.
>
> Here's one possibility; a bracket or other piece of Bennett's Patent
> Double Oven Cooking Stove. This information is derived from an
> advertisement in The Guardian (London) newspaper, March 6, 1852 (page 12,
> rt column).
>
> Here's another: in the February 1, 1859 issue of the newspaper, The Irish
> Builder (Dublin), on page 5 (rt column), an article describes window
> treatments using "Bennett's patent interlocking revolving shutters."
>
> and one more: from the Detroit Free Press (Mich), June 13, 1880, an
> advertisement for "bennett's patent jump seat", for wagons and buggies.
>
> I can send you jpegs of the adverts if you like, and other possible
> Bennett Patents if these seem an unlikely fit.
>
> James Davidson
> Anthropology Dept
> University of Florida
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Bon-Harper <[log in to unmask]>
> To: HISTARCH <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tue, May 2, 2017 10:26 am
> Subject: Mystery bracket
>
> Dear All,
>
> I'm looking for help identifying a cast iron bracket recovered from an
> early 19th c house site in virginia. The bracket consists of two
> perpendicular plates that slot together. The larger plate measures 8 in
> long by 1 in wide and has three countersunk screw holes. The face is
> stamped "BENNETT PATENT".The shorter plate is 4 inches long with 2
> countersunk screw holes.
>
> I've had no luck
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