Attention early T guys who knows what this is
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Attention early T guys who knows what this is
By ROBERT BERGSTADT on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 02:24 pm:anyone know what these are and hint, very rare, Bob
By John F. Regan on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 02:35 pm:roll up window strap fasteners?
By charley shaver on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 02:50 pm:got a hole box new.charley
By ROBERT BERGSTADT on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 02:52 pm:1909 10 fasteners for the buggy rail, Bob
By charley shaver on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 04:23 pm:tons of cars& buggy's used them. charley
By Noel D. Chicoine, MD, Pierre, SD on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 06:24 pm:Tons of cars and buggy's may not be very many due to the average weight of each.
By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 10:42 pm:They look like button holes of some sort.
By Herb Iffrig on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 07:07 am:Can someone post a picture of one of these being used?
By Mike Hanson on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 08:48 am:They attach the top to the buggy rail. See attached photo of my January 1910 touring.
By John Haynes on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 09:40 am:Mike,
Could you provide a close-up of how they are attached please.
By Herb Iffrig on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 03:22 pm:Is this pre Murphy fasteners?
By Walter Higgins on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 09:15 pm:Antique Auto Top Hardware sells these as a "knob eyelet" and the part over which they are pushed is called the "carriage knob".
By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 11:40 am:
This shows how they work although mine are home made and smaller. The one on the left is a repro I bought.
Rich
By Dave Huson, Berthoud, Co. on Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 01:09 pm:The hollow ones were also used on carpets in the closed cars.