That one is pretty darned neat with the gate and wall on the back! Thanks Deb!
[ATTACH] Sorry .. I should have expanded a bit more. It is a snuff box.
Probably worth a little more than the $5.00 I paid for it. It is stamped C. Parker Pat. Jan 24, 1860[ATTACH]
Because they are all curled, I think they are all post-mint damage.
Is his name Pox?
Good call!
It is a bead spreading tool, similar in nature to this one:...
https://collections.sea.museum/objects/22025/buckle-recovered-from-the-wreck-of-the-dunbar;jsessionid=EE06A50BE4B4C4728DDF0AB96A8BA9F7?ctx=981d02fc...
You know who uses them and who doesn't by the tobacco stains on their under britches.
Has the bottom been replaced? Just curious if those are bandsaw marks on it?
Here is a better photo after it is cleaned up a bit. This measures 2"x3"[ATTACH]
I was digging a waterline trench today and turned up this thin brass plate. Looks like there may have been some plating on it originally. Any...
Это точно красиво! Как выглядит спина?
Thanks a bunch! I appreciate the help!
It was fond in an old shed.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Whatever they are, they are really nice pieces.
I sent the photos and what info I had to an antique fishing reel collector. This is what they had to say: “The Great Lakes Model 1 spincast reel...
I'm vegan, Walter!
I found this lying on a sandbar in a local creek. Just curious how old it is? Has a vey heavy cast body and says Great Lakes followed by 3 stars...
Thank you for your replies and thoughts everybody. This is proving to be a tough one.
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