Identifying a part I found

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wrndln

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I got the part in the picture with some model A nuts, bolts and other model A items. It is not the greatest picture, but shows it fairly well. Does anyone know what it is? I have never seen anything like it.
Rusty Nelson

 
I'm not sure but I think it may be a washer used on the 4 door sedans to bolt the body to the frame. The elongated piece digs into the wood to keep the carriage bolt from turning when tightening.
 
Ed,
Yes, the pointed end is bent up or down a little.

Timberbeast,
I am not sure how the item would be used, but the square hole could be where the under part of the head of a carriage bolt might fit. I have never had or worked on a fordor, so I have no knowledge of how it would be used. I do know there is a lot of wood used in a fordor.
Rusty Nelson
 
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Depending on the size, it looks very much like the "washer" that captures the top mounting bolts on the 1940's fords radiators. By memory, they were 5/16 fine thread carriage bolts.
 
Cockshutt Kid,
I think the square hole is more the size Marco mentioned 7/16". I haven't measured it, but I believe it is at least 3/8" square and probably 7/16", not for a 5/16" carriage bolt. I think it is probably a fordor wood sill washer like was suggested, which I have no use for. I just was curious as to what it might be, as in 40 years involved with model A's I had never seen anything like it.
Rusty Nelson
 
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