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Don ellis
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Marking on rear spring

Post by Don ellis » Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:26 pm

This is on the top leaf on a 20’s rear spring. Does it make any sense to anyone?


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Re: Marking on rear spring

Post by Don ellis » Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:27 pm

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should probably add the picture


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Re: Marking on rear spring

Post by Don D » Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:05 pm

Don,

I have just restored (sandblasted, primed and painted) a set of rear springs. On the end of the largest spring eye that same word is impressed with no number. I was wondering if it was the name of the manufacturer/supplier because also impressed on the spring leaf upper surface in two place is impressed the word FORDX. I know this does not answer your question but validates your findings. I too am interested to know more.

Have a great day,
Dom

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Re: Marking on rear spring

Post by Pep C Strebeck » Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:48 pm

Dom Denio wrote:
Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:05 pm
On the end of the largest spring eye that same word is impressed with no number. I was wondering if it was the name of the manufacturer/supplier because also impressed on the spring leaf upper surface in two place is impressed the word FORDX. I know this does not answer your question but validates your findings. I too am interested to know more.

Have a great day,
Dom
Look for the Mather Spring Company of Toledo, Ohio. They are listed in a few different trade journals/books of the day, S.A.E. Handbook (1929) and different iterations of the Chilton Automobile Directory. Here is a link to an earlier post where someone had found a Mather made spring.


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Re: Marking on rear spring

Post by Don D » Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:19 am

Joseph,

Thanks for the information in your reply.

Have a great day,
Dom

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