Originally Posted By: Rookhawk
The absence of the "not for ball" and the 12b and/or 14 on the flats make me think it is not in the pre-1875 window, but rather on the other side of the 1875-1887 threshold. If I knew more about what I was looking at, who was alleged to have made it, etc, I'd be more confident.



Low patent use numbers lead me to agree with Terry.

Mike