I think it means Provisional Patent. Should be a space - Prov Pat ?
Dallas Congleton
1967 BJ8
1953 MGTD
----- Original Message -----
From: <Wwycoffbn7@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:58 PM
Subject: PROVPAT
> Listers,
>
> Cast on the side of the pot jacks used in many of the big Healeys is the
> sequence "PROVPAT" . It seemed like it should mean or indicate
> something.
> However, a bit of asking and web searching has turned up nothing for me.
> This
> would not be the first time I have looked for something in all the wrong
> places. But my bet is that someone on the list has the deep knowledge
> and knows
> what this is all about.
>
> Does anyone know why it is there or what it is. One would tend do doubt
> that Shelley would go through the work to put in the casting if they did
> not
> really want it there to communicate something.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Bill
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