Can You Help ID This Bow Tie?

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milco

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I found this along with a lot of iron at a hunt a couple of weeks ago where I met up with Fire Fighter 43. The bow tie is made of brass and is about two inches wide. Can you ID this? And what is it's age? Items at this site have ranged from the 1850's to 1950's. Thanks for lookin'!
 

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fyrffytr1 link=topic=10299.msg114128#msg114128 date=1339472310 said:
What does the back look like?
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hey Milco is it just thinly stamped brass with the reverse image on the back or is it a hollow piece and looks exactly the same on the reverse??
 
:wow: Now that is interesting! I like that. Wow! Keep us posted. Would love to know what that is. To me thats as good as finding any silver coin! Congrats!
 
del link=topic=10299.msg114167#msg114167 date=1339525116 said:
hey Milco is it just thinly stamped brass with the reverse image on the back or is it a hollow piece and looks exactly the same on the reverse??
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This item is thinly stamped brass and there is the reverse image on the back. I cannot see any sign that it was fastened to anything else. I will post some additional pictures tonight. Thanks for lookin' everyone, I am really stumped on this one.
 
milco link=topic=10299.msg114225#msg114225 date=1339591674 said:
This item is thinly stamped brass and there is the reverse image on the back. I cannot see any sign that it was fastened to anything else. I will post some additional pictures tonight. Thanks for lookin' everyone, I am really stumped on this one.
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it looks like an item for decoration , i see gold gilt in the recesses on the bow which tells me it was probably all gold colored at one time . i'm curious to see the back cleaned up too to see if theres any solder or brazed marks where it would be attached to something or maybe where little wire hooks held it to something.

Dan
 
nice picture of the reverse Darren |:cheering: |:cheering: see the discolored area in the middle (it almost looks like two small discolored blotches is it just dirt or does it look like a greyish metal or stain. those could be solder or brazed marks where it would be fastened to something like a brooch , sash belt ect. or two little hook would be soldered there to put in into somehting like a large fancy ladies hat or somekind of wall decoration. if you use a little diluted CLR and a toothbrush on the front you'll see the gold in the recesses come out .

Dan
 
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