Ken,

Frankly I have been letting this simmer in my brain for a while.
Although way from answering your dilemma, the two things that keep
coming to me are: 
1.  The similarity to contemporary brick ties with a seismic rod that is
attached near the front toe of a typical angle-shaped brick tie bolted
to the back-up. I know this would normally be installed at every 6th
brick course but...
2.  The similarity of reinforcing CMU walls adjacent to openings. Is any
other reinforcing in the wall? Can you check? What is the spacing and
type of brick ties in the wall? What is the back-up masonry, wood
framed, other?

I would not immediately discount these rods.

This is the best I can do.

Good luck and please let us know if you can find any more info.

Eric Hammarberg, Assoc. AIA
Vice President
Thornton Tomasetti
51 Madison Avenue
New York, NY  10010
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COD,
> It's possible since they are so odd that they were somebody's stupid
bright idea and do not serve any real purpose, taking care of some
imagined problem, but you never know.
>   
That was my first thought but it seems to obvious to be true.
> Anybody like Ralph got a 1950s-era Architectural Graphic Standards
laying around that can be looked at to see if it has a standard detail
for this?
>   
Ralph is looking for it in his mailbox along with the dues checks.
> Would Tom Jester's Twentieth Century Building Materials book shed any
clues?
>   
I could ask or look it up but kind of doubt it would cover this.
> Let no serious question go unanswered, even if it is a useless answer.
Seriously useless.
Not useless. Seriously helping me to envision what they may have
intended.

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