✅ SOLVED 1800s, Colonial, Fur Trade? Little Help Please.

[Terry Soloman]

Found near Kingston, New York, on pre-Colonial (1677) farmland. Can you help me rule in or out the Trade Ring possibility? Thanks!

 

[Icewing]

I vote in, but have no idea how to go about dating rings.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Thanks Icewing! We have several Colonial and Fur Trade era experts here on Tnet, and I'm sure one of them will help me out when they see the post.

 

[tlane38003]

No idea but sure is a cool find

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[Terry Soloman]

No idea but sure is a cool find

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Thanks!

 

[DCMatt]

Search 'Jesuit ring'. I saw a couple that are of a similar style from the fur trade era. Most have letters or a symbol on the top. Any markings visible on yours?

 

[nagant]

No documentation but looks close. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/d2/92/ed/d292ed90eb9ebf5474b1f969b42add9e.jpg Page here https://www.pinterest.com/pin/484559241127547364/

 

[bill_wabo]

Terry, can you provide a picture of the front, to see if there's any inscription? I have found a master's archeologist thesis from Laval University on Jesuits trade rings, it's about 500 pages and 139 Mb acrobat file (pdf format). PM me if you want the link. There are a couple rings that look like yours, but not sure. The thesis is in french but I can translate the parts your find interesting. Maybe your ring is not in it, but I think you'll find it interesting still.

 

[flyadive]

Come on terry! You know better, better photos and size?? If my eyes are seeing correctly, I see some Remnants of gold Plating ?? Over a steel ring?

 

[Terry Soloman]

Terry, can you provide a picture of the front, to see if there's any inscription? I have found a master's archeologist thesis from Laval University on Jesuits trade rings, it's about 500 pages and 139 Mb acrobat file (pdf format). PM me if you want the link. There are a couple rings that look like yours, but not sure. The thesis is in french but I can translate the parts your find interesting. Maybe your ring is not in it, but I think you'll find it interesting still.

You can see where the tip of my digger hit the inside of it.

 

[Terry Soloman]

After speaking with two American history professors at Stokes Hall, Boston College, the ring is a Hudson's Bay Company trade ring, circa 1795-1800. Thanks to everyone that helped or looked!