What are these? Mitchell New York Patented

[PWRstroke_smoke]

Wondering what these guys are, marked for left and right with patent info only.

 

[Old Man Roger]

No clue, but it gives me a boat vibe. Here for the knowledge.

 

[PWRstroke_smoke]

Bump

 

[Farmer J.]

No clue, but it gives me a boat vibe. Here for the knowledge.

I have no clue either, but if they were from a boat shouldn't they say 'port' and 'starboard' instead of left and right?
They make me think of something like latches to secure tension on a fabric roof convertible car.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Can’t believe no one has figured it out yet.

 

[Beerhippie]

One half looks like it might be a gunnel clamp, but that other half with the blind throat....

Old Man? You holdin' out on us?

 

[Copymutt]

Older boat fixtures are usually brass.

 

[Old Man Roger]

One half looks like it might be a gunnel clamp, but that other half with the blind throat....

Old Man? You holdin' out on us?

Not at all, I was just surprised someone here hasn’t figured it out. It’s not often garage journal gets stumped.

 

[Copymutt]

Taking a wild *** guess. Aftermarket brackets to hold a windscreen on early autos.

 

[turbowoodworker]

That sounds like a possibility, or early ragtop hardware.

 

[Copymutt]

What? Nobody recognizes a saw set when they see one

 

[Old Man Roger]

Bump

 

[Beerhippie]

Older boat fixtures are usually brass.

Cast aluminum was quite common for things like lantern holder brackets for night fishing. Bronze is most common for salt-water vessels.

 

[alfadan]

Well you can search the Patent Office website for Mitchell and scan over the 40,000 search results!

Assuming these Edwardian ****** clamps were actually patented.