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Hi y'all. Just got my first detector which was how I found this forum today (google). Thought I'd share a recent "above ground" find from this past weekend in case anyone is interested or can help me learn more about what it all is. Thanks and looking forward to hanging out here a ton in the near future...
This is a seemingly random collection of stuff from a guy who claimed he rescued it from the basement of an old rotted out home in the Chattanooga area prior to demolition some years back. He really had no idea what it was other than someone told him it was probably French and German and really old.
Here is all I can tell/guess about it:
--the 11.5 x 11.5" tile set appears to have originally been mounted on a wall in plaster and the lower section reads "ano 1605". Not sure if the 4 outer tiles are original. Probably not.
It reads "LVCEM POST TENEBRAS SPERO". My best guess is that it is either the hallmark of some kind of fraternal order or maybe a family crest? Would love more info on the origin translation images and symbols if anyone knows.
--the 2 to 3" diam. custom-made bracelet appears to be a French-made German commemorative composed of Copper Brass and maybe Nickel or some other amalgam? It has two types of leaf trim possibly oak on the right.
It reads "1914" at the base of the black German cross (which also has a W in the center and a crown above) and "Feldzug...1914-15" is neatly etched on either side of the cross. A german friend of mine mentioned that there were German "crusades" in Western Africa at the time and that Feldzug means crusade. Neatly etched in cursive inside the bracelet is the name "Chaumont" above "A Will". "Chaumont" is a town in France. I'm assuming "A Will" made the bracelet.
--There were also a bunch of old banknotes mostly francs which I will include. One of them was from a German prison according to my german friend. The dates again are from the 1914 to 1919 range which makes me wonder if this stuff maybe originated from a WW I vet.
My sincere apologies. The horrible pics of the bracelet and tiles were taken with my Crackberry. I have more images of the banknotes if anyone is interested and I can take better pics upon request.
This is a seemingly random collection of stuff from a guy who claimed he rescued it from the basement of an old rotted out home in the Chattanooga area prior to demolition some years back. He really had no idea what it was other than someone told him it was probably French and German and really old.
Here is all I can tell/guess about it:
--the 11.5 x 11.5" tile set appears to have originally been mounted on a wall in plaster and the lower section reads "ano 1605". Not sure if the 4 outer tiles are original. Probably not.
It reads "LVCEM POST TENEBRAS SPERO". My best guess is that it is either the hallmark of some kind of fraternal order or maybe a family crest? Would love more info on the origin translation images and symbols if anyone knows.
--the 2 to 3" diam. custom-made bracelet appears to be a French-made German commemorative composed of Copper Brass and maybe Nickel or some other amalgam? It has two types of leaf trim possibly oak on the right.
It reads "1914" at the base of the black German cross (which also has a W in the center and a crown above) and "Feldzug...1914-15" is neatly etched on either side of the cross. A german friend of mine mentioned that there were German "crusades" in Western Africa at the time and that Feldzug means crusade. Neatly etched in cursive inside the bracelet is the name "Chaumont" above "A Will". "Chaumont" is a town in France. I'm assuming "A Will" made the bracelet.
--There were also a bunch of old banknotes mostly francs which I will include. One of them was from a German prison according to my german friend. The dates again are from the 1914 to 1919 range which makes me wonder if this stuff maybe originated from a WW I vet.
My sincere apologies. The horrible pics of the bracelet and tiles were taken with my Crackberry. I have more images of the banknotes if anyone is interested and I can take better pics upon request.
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