Let me start by saying this kinda item isn't within my field of knowledge, however if you can find someone who is restoring either a car or more likely a bus that these would've originally been fitted in they would love to find original parts such as these.
Quite how you'd find the right person I've no idea but I would think there are websites for car/bus enthusiasts that specialise in vehicle restoration.
@icedsky Despite it not being my field of knowledge, I'm going to say it's far more likely they were stripped out from a streetcar once it became obsolete because I don't think the seats would've been preserved after a bad crash.
@icedsky I'm sure you can find a buyer for them, even if you can't find someone restoring a vehicle they are the kind of thing that goes very well in a man cave.
I'd start by looking online for people who restore vehicles, I dunno if there's any kind of museum for streetcars/buses but that'd be another avenue, people absolutely love to find original parts such as these.
@AntisocialTroll I've just started searching for a place to possibly donate at least a couple of them. Will drag a few down from the attic and clean them up at least. From what I can tell they fold and flip. Like reversible.
@dale74 I checked all over them. Only a single set of numbers. 4704. Usually old stuff like this made of cast iron had a patent date and a company name in a couple spots. Cant find any on these. The guy I bought the house from said they were from the old Tacoma city streetcar or trolly system. But wasnt sure himself because they came with the house. There was a couple different eras of those some electric, some horse drawn. A few steam powered too I believe. Cant figure out which one these were from.
The item pictured is likely an antique seed planter, possibly manufactured by the Heywood-Wakefield Company. Heywood-Wakefield was a furniture manufacturer that existed under various names from 1826 to 1979
@Musicman Not a good idea to use a sander on an antique piece, it removes the patina which is highly desirable, far better to hand sand with a very fine grade wire wool.
