3 what is its

[fmerg]

here are pictures of 3 things i dug this past week end
any ideas as to what they are
picture 1 solved cattle tag early 1900's

some kind of tag i think
its about 4 inches long and has the following letters/numbers
77690 chatua county Alb pat. U.S.B.A.I.

next
solved (ink well cover)
there are no threads on this any where

last is this thing

if it was not for the small hole at the top i would figure it was part of some kind of lid
the hole makes it look like it was suppose to have a ring or wire running throught it

 

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[lostcauses]

Bell looking thing with hole in the top may be a candle snuffer.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

There was a square item posted a few years back with the same flower shaped center but I cant find it. One of the guesses was a cover to an ink well.

 

[Chug And Red]

Im not positive but I belive that that is a Cattle tag !!!!! first pic

I typed in the pat U.S.B.A.I and found this link

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt...=pat+U.S.B.A.I&fr2=sb-top&fr=fptb-hptb5&sao=1

this artical is long

U.S. Bureau of Animal Industry [hereafter U.S. BAI], Diseases 1916, p. 409. 12 ... Man's Greatest Victory, p. 115; U.S. BAI, Diseases 1916, pp. 416-17. ...

 

[Rancho Leo]

#2 kinda looks like a die from an old cookie press

 

[Mike in Berks]

There was a square item posted a few years back with the same flower shaped center but I cant find it. One of the guesses was a cover to an ink well.

you got it bigcypresshunter i think i found the post you were
thinking of ?
http://www.treasurenet.com/f/index.php/topic,32295.0.html

nice find fmerg

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

There was a square item posted a few years back with the same flower shaped center but I cant find it. One of the guesses was a cover to an ink well.

you got it bigcypresshunter i think i found the post you were
thinking of ?
http://www.treasurenet.com/f/index.php/topic,32295.0.html

nice find fmerg

Thats not the post I was thinking of. Its even better. It solves the other post too if I can find it. Thanks.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

#2 kinda looks like a die from an old cookie press

BAM! you beat me to it!
I was going to say that too.
Fmerg, It's so good to see your getting out.
Keep doing great things buddy

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Heres the old post I was referring too. Fmerg solved about 3-4 unknown threads.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=244040.msg2244951#msg2244951

 

[Chug And Red]

Thank you for the Pm Who would have thought tag for a Goat from What i sent you!!! Thank you Chug!!!!!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thank you for the Pm Who would have thought tag for a Goat from What i sent you!!! Thank you Chug!!!!!

Goat or cattle tag? Good ID. Do you have a link?

 

[fmerg]

Thank you for the Pm Who would have thought tag for a Goat from What i sent you!!! Thank you Chug!!!!!

Goat or cattle tag? Good ID. Do you have a link?

sorry dont have a link to prove its a tag for a goat
i showed the post to a 80+ year old person and he had a small farm when is was younger the tags numbers some how told him what the animal was
i have asked him to write down what he remembers about the tagging system

 

[Woodland Detectors]

There was a square item posted a few years back with the same flower shaped center but I cant find it. One of the guesses was a cover to an ink well.

you got it bigcypresshunter i think i found the post you were
thinking of ?
http://www.treasurenet.com/f/index.php/topic,32295.0.html

nice find fmerg

Thats not the post I was thinking of. Its even better. It solves the other post too if I can find it. Thanks.

Nice ID Dale

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

We got 2 out of 3 aint bad. Can we see some more pics of the last unknown item?

 

[fmerg]

We got 2 out of 3 aint bad. Can we see some more pics of the last unknown item?

sure just tell me what angle you would like
i know that the picture shows what looks like a number but it is nothing more then an imperfection it the metal

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

For starters a pic of the back or maybe a top view. It looks as if its flat but my guess is its round but cant tell by the pic..

Top, bottom and side view should better help visualize the 3 dimensions.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I want to see the bottom of item #3. I think I have an ID for you. Judging from the bubbling in the metal on it, I think it was a pewter military whistle that was for some reason intentionally or unintentionally partially burned by fire (which is a shame). The shape of the bottom does not suggest that it was originally made in the shape that it is now.

But the loop part, top half of the item, and size of the item are consistent with that ID. And keep in mind that pewter has a Very Low melting point. It might have fallen off a chain from around someone's neck our out of their pocket near a campfire or onto a hot stove and been quickly melted by the heat, rendered unusable, and discarded. And of course, it could've been intentionally melted too.


Best Wishes,

Buckles

 

[fmerg]

Re: 3 what is its updated pic #3

ok here are the pic's you asked for