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Jan 11, 2009, 06:20 AM
#1
small container
I have no clue what this is. I found it in NC hunting a friends place. It has tiny hinges and opens to another compartment which has a hole in the center. There are initials on the face. It is seriously fragile so, I couldn't clean it any further. I guess if I were to guess, It looks like a tiny photo pack? I dunno? help please....
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Jan 11, 2009, 06:35 AM
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In the academies many books, at the circus many sacks of peanuts, at the club rooms many cigar butts.
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Jan 11, 2009, 10:35 AM
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Jan 11, 2009, 10:46 AM
#4
Re: small container
 Originally Posted by SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS
Photo holder?
I agree - it looks like two sets of initials and a date engraved on the front.
Is it silver? Brass?
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Jan 11, 2009, 01:18 PM
#5
Re: small container
Im sorry, It seems like soft brass or even lead
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Jan 11, 2009, 01:40 PM
#6
Re: small container
I initially thoughts were a sovereign holder but the more more i look at it the more i doubt it.
Sasnz
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Jan 11, 2009, 02:30 PM
#7
Re: small container
Originally Posted by sage
Im sorry, It seems like soft brass or even lead
Might be tin...
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Jan 11, 2009, 02:47 PM
#8
Re: small container
looks earlier than 'photo' era, but I would guess that the circular area, (almost looks like the top of a heart on the one side) was for some form of depiction of a loved one. Maybe even a wedding picture. The cover seems to have two sets of initials and maybe a "+" in between them? Sort of a 'Tom loves Sue' sort of thing.
It is really small isn't it!
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Jan 11, 2009, 03:03 PM
#9
Re: small container
Pressed powder or rouge compact. I have 2 of them from the 30's or 40's. Initials are the makers....such as C G=Covergirl.
Good luck and HH, zztop
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Jan 11, 2009, 03:50 PM
#10
Re: small container
 Before there were photo's, some well to do's would have a miniture painting done of a loved one to carry off to battle. I saw some such items in a museum many years ago. The detail was amazing and closely resembled a photo. This could be one of those. They were usually fairly ornate and most were in gold cases. However, the size and construction style looks very close and I suppose some could have been cased in lesser metals. Check with an art museum that has some knowledge of this type of art. I have seen some amazing miniture paintings in very small locketts and gold cases just like this. Where's my Grog? 
Count Your Blessings but Remember Your Dreams!
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Jan 11, 2009, 09:54 PM
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 monty
Re: small container
Ladies compact, makeup on one side and a small mirror on the other? Monty
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