3RD HUNT AT NEW FIELD---2HRS--- GIVES UP NICE SILVER !!!!!!!!

[AQUA]

Found more oxen shoes..couple rifle shells.

And BANG... detector range in a 79 ID ..

Dug and found the body at 8 inches..i was thrilled to see silver and the beautiful design!

Covered my hole and re-checked the hole and nothing....2 more feet and BANG 72 ID.!!

At 6 inches there was the top to it...SWEET !!!!!

 

[treblehunter]

I would have trouble sleeping, all I would want to do would be dig that field up. Congrats, I like the luster on the one pic.

 

[Michiganne]

Very nice relic. Congrats!

HH

 

[olekyground]

Wow. That's awesome! Love the horse design. Thanks for posting

 

[AQUA]

Here are the matches that were still in the case

too cool

 

[Woodswoman]

Here are the matches that were still in the case

too cool

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Doesn't it make you wonder about the person that owned it. Who they were, how they lost such a thing... I know it makes me wonder Again, cool find !

 

[Argentium]

Aqua , as to the question of dating , short of a hallmark like the aforementioned "date letter" found on English silver - the best you can do is to look at similar
examples - perhaps listed in books on antique silver , or online thru ebay listings - I think it is safe to say that this piece is 1910 at the early side and 1930 at
the later dating . I base this more on style than anything else - I've seen some very fancy ones in the Art Nouveau style (florid or scrollwork ) more 1890's /1900.
Yours really is in the Edwardian style , with the rural country gentleman motif . The matches are the icing on the cake very special ! I'm just shy of a Banner vote.

 

[AQUA]

Aqua , as to the question of dating , short of a hallmark like the aforementioned "date letter" found on English silver - the best you can do is to look at similar
examples - perhaps listed in books on antique silver , or online thru ebay listings - I think it is safe to say that this piece is 1910 at the early side and 1930 at
the later dating . I base this more on style than anything else - I've seen some very fancy ones in the Art Nouveau style (florid or scrollwork ) more 1890's /1900.
Yours really is in the Edwardian style , with the rural country gentleman motif . The matches are the icing on the cake very special ! I'm just shy of a Banner vote.

wow..tyvm ARGENTIUM

Is a nice find for me.... very excited about it......but didn,t realize it was that it was that good of a find.

The matches are definitely a plus for the find...adds a lil extra to it. Didnt realize what they were til I looked at them closer.

It will be going to the local jeweller to be fixed up.. but not perfectly as I want it to keep its old look...and then into my display case.

 

[pepperj]

Very cool find and getting it straightened up would do it justice for sure and would be looking great in the display case, liking the strip of matches that were inside also.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

My date range was based on facts of the mark, not a gut feeling of the style.

From here. Everyday Uses for Your Sterling | StyleBlueprint

"The word “STERLING” in capital letters generally indicates that a silver object was made in the United States. Any article marked STERLING in America must contain a minimum of 925 parts silver for every 1000 parts of material. This ratio, called the “sterling standard,” was adopted in the United States during the mid-1860s"

and from here. When was sterling silver first marked as 925

"In 1904 the Silver had to be marked with the .925 in an oval shape"

 

[doninbrewster]

Beautiful pieces! These are the type of thing that makes for a nice display. Great match safes.

 

[Birky]

That is a beautiful piece AQUA, congrats to you!

HH,
Chris

 

[The Iron Maiden]

What a great find! Fantastic you managed to get both pieces. Matches are the icing on the cake!

 

[g-olden years]

SPLENDID! Andi

 

[AQUA]

My date range was based on facts of the mark, not a gut feeling of the style.

From here. Everyday Uses for Your Sterling | StyleBlueprint

"The word “STERLING” in capital letters generally indicates that a silver object was made in the United States. Any article marked STERLING in America must contain a minimum of 925 parts silver for every 1000 parts of material. This ratio, called the “sterling standard,” was adopted in the United States during the mid-1860s"

and from here. When was sterling silver first marked as 925

"In 1904 the Silver had to be marked with the .925 in an oval shape"

WOW..that makes it much older than I expected..although I hoped for it t o be old !!!

Off to the jeweller with it tomo..see what he will charge..any of you guys know its value...

Just wondering so I kinda know where to draw the line on what to spend at the jeweller.

 

[Argentium]

Aqua - again with regard to dating , don't allow the fact that a particular hallmarking standard came into effect in a given year , to confuse your dating of the
piece in question . The facts as given accurately by Rick (Nova Scotia ) , do not either tie your piece to a date of the mid-1860's or to a date of 1904 ,( though
i suspect 1904 to 1910 is a decent guess for your piece ). Regarding value , have you looked on e-bay or done any online research for comparables ?

 

[lookindown]

Ive got silver rings marked sterling that I know were made in the 40s and 50s....beautiful find, I voted banner.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[AQUA]

TY GUYS

heading out to that field again later today after I drop off the match safe at the jeweller

will post my new finds when I return home

 

[Tnmountains]

Thats a nice match safe. I have only dug smashed brass ones. Yours is the best dug I have seen. Good info here.

 

[Goldiver]

Sweet match safe!

Steve