I have run across 6 JD valve springs with the p/n of T15939. I can't find out much about them on the internet but it appears that they may have been used in older JD garden tractors that were powered with Tecumseh engines. Can someone out there with a parts manual for one of those 10 or 12 HP JD GT's look up the valve spring part number and verify if indeed these springs are for the Tecumseh engine.
The springs I have are p/n T15939. I was just made aware of a master parts lookup index and it says they are for a 350 and 450 crawler, 1010 tractor. I don't know how I came up with the connection to a Tecumseh engine but the mystery appears to have been solved. Thanks to all who responded.