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OxShoeDrew
03-23-2014, 12:58 PM
Got out before dawn this morning for a short hunt.:thumbsup01: Dug a cool old saddle decoration, 7 buttons, musket ball, and an unknown item. Kinda looks like a pincher bug. :lol:
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Drew
fyrffytr1
03-23-2014, 03:52 PM
Is there a hole at the top of it? Maybe a fancy zipper pull from a pocketbook or something like that?
OxShoeDrew
03-24-2014, 01:02 PM
Nope, no hole. It has so many intricate parts that it looks as though it would be a "part" of something bigger....but it is very ornamented and doesn't look to have been broken off of anything else. Thanks!
Lodge Scent
03-24-2014, 04:46 PM
Drew I have stared at that earwig looking thingy for 5 minutes and can't even hazard a guess ! How about some more pics. I want to know what the heck that thing is.:thinkingabout:
OxShoeDrew
03-24-2014, 06:38 PM
Drew I have stared at that earwig looking thingy for 5 minutes and can't even hazard a guess ! How about some more pics. I want to know what the heck that thing is.:thinkingabout:Sorry, it does have a hole. :grin: I guess you're right about it being a zipper pull. Thanks!!
Ronandari
03-24-2014, 06:48 PM
That's pretty ornate for a zipper pull but that is the most likely thing that I can think of. Neat piece.

Ron
coinnut
03-24-2014, 07:29 PM
I have no idea what that thing is Drew :lol: but it looks older than a zipper pull. Is it pewter? From what I read the zipper really didn't take off until after the 1900's. Some reading here:

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa082497.htm

The other piece you have may be the back plate (Escutcheon) from a small drawer. The engraving is similar to some of the plates we see on larger drawers. The knob would have held it in place. Just a guess on it.
Digger Don
03-24-2014, 08:54 PM
Congrats on your finds. my guess would be a zipper pull also
fyrffytr1
03-24-2014, 09:03 PM
If not a zipper pull maybe part of a piece of jewelry like a bracelet, pendant or ear ring?
Longhair
03-24-2014, 11:39 PM
Scarab charm or pendant?

Nice finds Drew!:thumbsup01:
del
03-25-2014, 02:32 AM
its pretty intricate for its size , heck it could even be somekind of Native American trade piece or talisman charm piece . it does look kind of insect related doesn't it .
Tom
04-01-2014, 10:29 AM
Nice finds there.