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    Chunky (antique?) Gold Bracelet

    And thanks for the design number ideas, you learn something new every day, or every comment on this site!
    Post by: Thomahawk, Dec 26, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Chunky (antique?) Gold Bracelet

    Thanks to everyone for their thoughts! Being in Australia I'm usually going to bed while most people are just getting up, hence the delay in...
    Post by: Thomahawk, Dec 26, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Chunky (antique?) Gold Bracelet

    Thanks, I know I should get it tested. That is a gold mark which doesn't necessarily mean that it is for sure.
    Post by: Thomahawk, Dec 26, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Chunky (antique?) Gold Bracelet

    Merry Christmas to all! I'm having great difficulty finding anything on this bracelet and the odd numbers associated with it. The item came out of...
    Thread by: Thomahawk, Dec 25, 2023, 14 replies, in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Small, unusual metal object

    True, I will endeavour to be more descriptive in the future. And you are right so I checked it again and it is definitely magnetic. Strange indeed.
    Post by: Thomahawk, Sep 14, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Small, unusual metal object

    Thanks peoples! The item in question was dug up in an old heritage house garden built in the 1870's. It seems it might have come in as fill as...
    Post by: Thomahawk, Sep 13, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Small, unusual metal object

    One other interesting thing is that if it was to be hammered into wood for example, it would be very sharp as in the picture above. This is far...
    Post by: Thomahawk, Sep 12, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Small, unusual metal object

    Thanks to Lark and Rayo, have seen and put in a few fence posts in my time but have never seen such a well made staple! Anyway, it's different and...
    Post by: Thomahawk, Sep 12, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Small, unusual metal object

    Hi folks! Dug this item up recently and it's got my attention, but I can't find anything in research. It's metal and magnetic but looks a little...
    Thread by: Thomahawk, Sep 10, 2023, 12 replies, in forum: Antique Discussion
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    500 year old mystery item?

    Interesting, as the lettering on the cylinder is in red.
    Post by: Thomahawk, Jul 14, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    500 year old mystery item?

    Goes back to the idea that the cylinder could have originally contained something other than the magnifying piece.
    Post by: Thomahawk, Jul 13, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Weekend find

    You could have just as much fun with 'Pull my finger!'
    Post by: Thomahawk, Jul 11, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    500 year old mystery item?

    Thanks Kylie, yes I enjoy this item because it is unusual and had me guessing for a long period of time. It's great to have so many people give...
    Post by: Thomahawk, Jul 11, 2023 in forum: Antique Discussion