1780s commemorative cufflink

[jt101319]

Great cufflink found in heavy iron a few feet outside of a cellar hole , probably made to commemorate the first hot air balloon flight in 1783 (On October 15, 1783, Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes were the first human passengers on a Montgolfiere balloon. The balloon was in free flight, meaning it was not tethered. On January 19, 1784, a huge Montgolfiere hot air balloon carried seven passengers to a height of 3,000 feet over the city of Lyons.)

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Early, historic, and cool!
Kudos!
Carl

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Awesome SET of cufflinks, and a neat back story to their origin...Great save! Ddf

 

[Brendan75]

Hi, great find. Congrats

 

[Ahab8]

Really nice set of links! I love finding early links.

 

[thrifty76now]

Wow,that is just an amazing find.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the beautiful cufflink!

 

[Rubka888]

This is so cool! Thanks for the background info as well

 

[Shakakka]

AMAZING!

One of the best scenes from one of my favorite movies is VERY relevant here!

 

[Steve in PA]

Great cufflink! I have seen these found from time to time and would love to find one myself. Nice that you got a linked pair.

 

[CRUSADER]

Good dating evidence, as I had always placed these types (size, shape & construction) at circa 1790s

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome find !

 

[A2coins]

thats freakin sweet

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Informative research and to get a linked pair is cool.

I found one of the same style many years ago , Patch was the only one to id that it was a "hot air balloon " .

Very nice find ! ~ Good Day indeed ~

 

[Hawks88]

Super find. Congrats