1864 Indian, large skeleton key, unknown metal toy soldier hat with bust on top?

[Kmatch7]

Hit the same spot we have been hitting. Old 1800s farmland. Got some nice keepers. No clue what the hat is. Super fragile. Might be some writing but can’t make it out just yet. Few buttons and a mystery item or two. The key hole fits the skeleton key perfectly.

 

[grasshopper]

Nice! Love the old key.

The loop item before your IH is a candlestick holder.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Ooh! Love the portrait hat!! Let us know when you get it cleaned up & identified!
Nice finds!

Iowa Dale

 

[trdking]

oh My I am liking this find lot. Portrait hat is Phenom

 

[Kmatch7]

Hey thank you. Could you elaborate on a portrait hat? I’m not a rookie but never really saw one post or hear anything about this before. Did a quick google search while I had a minute and Didn’t see anything.thanks!

 

[A2coins]

Nice key and cane topper looks like a honey hole Keep rippin

 

[OreElse]

Those are some pretty nice finds!

 

[Kmatch7]

the hat it’s a cane topper? I don’t know anything about this I just knew it was something pretty unique and reminded me of a GI Joe hat. I know it’s much older. Haha

 

[tomhighland]

Awesome finds. Congrats.

 

[Brendan75]

Hi, nice finds. Congrats

 

[BLK HOLE]

Very cool finds, congratulations

 

[Hawks88]

Nice bunch of saves. Congrats

 

[☠️🏴☠️SCOLINO🏴☠️☠️]

Nice finds

 

[trdking]

Hey thank you. Could you elaborate on a portrait hat? I’m not a rookie but never really saw one post or hear anything about this before. Did a quick google search while I had a minute and Didn’t see anything.thanks!

I am in your boat. I have never seen one and it is awesome. It looks like there is a name under the portrait? Clean it up and look for marks and names. Hat shape makes me think French.

 

[trdking]

Like This https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepi

 

[Kmatch7]

But why is it tiny and metal?! Lol

 

[Whyme]

Nice finds! I like the IHP but I really like the little metal kepi hat! It needs a little more cleaning to see if there is writing there. Congrats!

 

[Subterranean]

I think your image is of Admiral Dewey, Hero of the Spanish American War. IMHO. Awesome finds. Sub

 

[Inspector]

Nice hunt with some pretty cool digs, that hat really has me intrigued, hope you get a identity on it. Great IHP, congratulations on all the saves

 

[Kmatch7]