Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

When I was closely looking at my first WW8 Serial number 385288 this morning, the newest date I had seen was on the Serial plate 1878. When I looked at this little piece with a magnifying glass, I could read another date-- 1881. Looks like this pushes our time line out a little more.

Texas Jan

Does anyone else have a date on this part. My 1876 WW 8 that I just got has a different piece on it that is more simplified.