Is this medallion from a car?

I have a friend whose grandfather worked at an auto plant. A**** his estate were several of these medallions. Can anybody identify them or what they were used for? The inscription on these medallions reads:
CHF.CO.
N.Y.
U.S.A.
40
Crescent
PATENTED

They are about the size of a postage stamp. I may incorporate them in my build. Many thanks for your input.

 

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Kind of looks like something that would be laced up.

maybe some kind of a boot protector ?
Goes in with your laces kind of like the welders boots with the leather flap over the laced area?

 

Being patented it may be from a piece of machinery used in the plant; or a hand tool.

 

It does kinda look like laces or wires could have p***ed through the holes. I was thinking it may have been some kind of hose clamp, not unlike a safety wired connection. Any other guesses?

 

I wonder if you could search patent records to get more info?

 

To add to the mystery several similar medallions turned up in the same collection. All Crescent. The small one has the number 20 stamped in it. The large one has the number 607 stamped in it. I'm clueless, but I'd like to use them if I knew what their purpose is. It looks like "CBF Co." not "CHF Co".

 

Back up. I love a good mystery.

 

Hello, I'm new here, I saw this thread and I to love a good mystery. I did a little searching and found that these are fasteners made by the Crescent Belt Fasteners Company. they were used to fasten the ends of a belt for a conveyer or pully driven machinery.

 

Welcome @Mat Man ,nice job solving that mystery. Stick around, we can always use a guy with your skills.

 

Nice work @Mat Man

 

Way to go @Mat Man. You get a gold star!!

 

Way ya go @Mat Man !!

now that you pointed it out it makes perfect sense!!

 

Thank you so much @Mat Man!!!
They are really an elegant looking piece of hardware to my eye, evocative of a time in our industrial history when even an insignificant little bit of hardware deserved to look beautiful and well crafted. In addition to working on hot rods I do some metal sculpture. I think I will incorporate these into a future metal sculpture, as well as possibly using them on a car. Any suggestions as to how and where?


Some of my sculpture work:

 

Nice work, I’m impressed. The Heron
(I think that’s what it is) is my favorite.

 

"They are really an elegant looking piece of hardware to my eye, evocative of a time in our industrial history when even an insignificant little bit of hardware deserved to look beautiful and well crafted."

I definitely agree, a much different time than the cheap, disposable industrial ways of today! Very nice metal sculptures!

 

Thank you Fordors and Mat Man.