Heart Shaped locket? UPDATE

[Pepper2004]

Today was my first time out MD'ing in over a week. The weather has been nasty and I had a nasty cold too. On my second dig I found this. It looks golden in color and is slightly heavy. It has writing on the front but I can't make out what it says. I only washed it with water. Any suggestions on what to use to clean it up better? This is all I found today. The neighbors kid came down and aggravated the $%^& out of me so I quit for the day.

 

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[The Beep Goes On]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

Glad you got out Pepper And sorry about the neighbor kid

HH!
TBGO

 

[Noodle]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

Hi Pepper, looks like a pet tag to me, off of a collar. -Noodle

 

[Pepper2004]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

Thanks, TBGO. He'll be in school tomorrow so maybe I'll be able to hunt longer.

Noodle, you may be right. Must have been a huge dog! I'm going to try some toothpaste and brush it. Maybe then I can read the name on it.

Pepper

 

[txkickergirl]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

sorry to hear about your cold, hope all is well now, its great that you got out. I think its a pet tag too.

 

[topdog]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

Nice find.

 

[kdismuke1]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

HI PEPPER NICE FIND. HOPE YOU GET TO FEELING BETTER.

 

[Pepper2004]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

Thanks all. I do feel much better thank you. Did a little MD'ing today and found a dime and 4 pennies. I seriously don't think this find is a dog tag. It is 1" by 1" and the hole is very small. Plus there is a name on it but I can't get it clean enough to read it. I'm going to take it to my dealer and ask him about it when I pick up my loop cover. If it is a dog tag then I can change my title. lol

 

[trusty]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

Nice find. Was in your state last week, 75 miles east of Macon. About froze to death, but it was warmer than Michigan. Weather was OK for a couple days & got to go MDing for the first time.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Re: Heart Shaped locket

hope you feeling better and the weather gets better too. I think it might be a dog rabie tag myself but not sure

 

[Pepper2004]

Re: Heart Shaped dog locket?

trusty, glad you got some MD'ing in while you where here. It has been pretty cold this month.

bgf, I changed my title on my thread.....lol...I was so hoping I had found an old cheap piece of jewelry! I changed the title so I wouldn't miss lead anyone. I really did think it was jewelry. If I could just make out the name on it I would be happy.

 

[Nana40]

Re: Heart Shaped dog locket?

You KNOW we gotta know what it says! Here's what I do....put it in a bowl of water and dishwashing liquid. Let it soak a bit and then clean it with a toothbrush..dab a little more soap on it too. Then...get out a magnifying glass for a close up look-see!

Nana

Second thought here...is it engraved or is it just stamped on with ink? Reason I ask..I found a neat tag a couple of days ago and when I went to clean it to see what it was, it had the name of a company and a five digit phone number that I almost washed all off. :P

 

[Pepper2004]

Re: Heart Shaped dog locket?

You KNOW we gotta know what it says! Here's what I do....put it in a bowl of water and dishwashing liquid. Let it soak a bit and then clean it with a toothbrush..dab a little more soap on it too. Then...get out a magnifying glass for a close up look-see!

Nana

Second thought here...is it engraved or is it just stamped on with ink? Reason I ask..I found a neat tag a couple of days ago and when I went to clean it to see what it was, it had the name of a company and a five digit phone number that I almost washed all off. :P

It's engraved. I'm going to try out your suggestion. It's driving me crazy not knowing what is written on it and it looks to be a name.

 

[Burdie]

Re: Heart Shaped dog locket?

Is it silver ? you said it was heavy. I sure liked the post keep up the good work. HH
Burdie

 

[Pepper2004]

Re: Heart Shaped dog locket?

Nana40, I'm 99.9 % sure the name is Loretta!! I tried to find a font that looks like it but haven't yet. The tt's are crossed with a slanted loop.

Burdie, I don't know what it is made of. My MXT goes from 25 cent then to silver. It is heavy and very strong material. It is not iron. I tried to zoom in with my camera and see if the name shows better for online but it didn't do such a good job.
I'll try working with some pictures in different light.

 

[Pulltab Parson]

Re: Heart Shaped dog locket?

Hey Pepper,

I think it's a heart shaped tag of some sort, looks to be about 1" x 1"

nice that you got out, I wish that I could do the same, but I still have about 6 in of snow on the ground

I often clean those things with hot water dish soap and an old toothbrush. That seems to get most of the dirt off so at least I can read what the item says.

just my 2cents

 

[Noodle]

Re: Heart Shaped dog locket?

If it is a dog tag, and one inch by one inch sounds about right, it was probably one of those that people mail order with the name of the pet engraved on it, and sometimes with the family phone number. They're a little heavier than the rabies tags you get from the vet. Let us know what you find! Hope you're feeling better!

 

[Pepper2004]

I had to go to my Whites dealer today and pick up some things I wanted. I showed him this. He said it was old, and that is was jewelry. It was coated with silver but he didn't know what the other metal was but it's not iron. He has these GIANT magnifying glasses and he said I was correct the name on the locket is Loretta!! whooopppeee! My first jewelry!

 

[The Beep Goes On]

That's awesome! Now that you've broken the ice, you'll be finding lots of stuff now.

HH!
TBGO

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Congrats on it glad it was jewerly and not a tag, First one cool makes it very special