Tim carson Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Just acquired these two and needing help identifying them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Sorry I can't help with an ID. However taking pics of iron straight on with a direct flash causes reflection that washes out details. Next time try dusting it with chalk or even flour, wiping it off LIGHTLY and lighting it at a shallow angle from one side. Oblique lighting. The flour and shadows cast by surface details will bring out stamped in characters more distinctly. How important is it to know the makers? Are you going to be using them or looking to flip them. You aren't going to get much interest putting them on display. If you're going to take up the craft their mechanical condition rules. The screw and screw box condition is everything. They look great. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim carson Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 So after my mild restoration I can make out letters but I can't quite determine what they spell if anyone can see this and recognize it that would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 "THIS SIDE TOWARDS ENEMY" Have you tried the flour trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim carson Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Um want me to find the wet spot? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 No, dust some flour over the letters and then wipe it off the surface. As Frosty noted above, this will leave flour in the letters themselves, making them easier to read. Also, the lighting in your last photo is still too harsh; try a soft light coming from a low angle to the side and no flash. (Also, I'm not sure what you meant by that comment, but I suspect that the moderators might consider it suggestive of something not appropriate to a family-friendly forum. Might want to change that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim carson Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Are you still using a flash? The highlights are still pretty blown out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim carson Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 When I look at this picture that I took I can see all the letters The flash doesn't affect anything so I'm not sure what's going on between here and there the problem is I can't see in between the letters because there's nothing to see it's like you know scratched out or whatever but here's another picture just for the heck of it I know that if someone has one like it they're going to recognize those letters and know what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Well I can see a date and a weight; the other letters are harder to make out. Note that a lot of postvises were made by a manufacturer and stamped for the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Might help to know where in the world it's located. I think I can see part of Columbian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 The straight leg was also used by several other makers; I don't recall my Columbians being dated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurFinFeather Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I had an older Columbian that looked just like that and had the weight (50), date (1916) and the name (you can see the "ian" above the 6) all in the same spots as yours. You have to look close but it is visible in this photo. In a different light I could make out other letters in Columbian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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