A Toe tag on the beach?????

[diamondjim]

Strange day, loaded up for the beach under cloudy skies. About half way there the sky opens up with one rippin' rain storm. Inches per minute...it was intense. By this point I figure the rain will at least clear out the tourist and we could watch the impressive downpour in peace on the beach. The line of traffic heading off the island was the non stop...

About a half hour later, the clouds parted, the sun came out and we had endless beaches all to ourselves.

I've never really found much on this island, but I haven't hit it in awhile, so I thought I'd give it another try. First non-trash item I found today goes on the list of the strangest things I've ever dug...

thought it was a dog until I read it "cochran funeral home and creamatory." With an id #? Like maybe a toe tag? If so, how did this critter get on my beach and where is the toe it was attached too? Weird...

Also pulled cute bracelet later, maybe sterling beads, but I doubt it, clasp is junk metal. Still cool.


Even a beach that has produced little in the past is starting to show signs of life with the return of tourist season.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

BigCypress? Your tag looks more like a charm, i have an old antique bracelet, that i found, that has the same charms. I'll try and find it and post a picture if i can.

Thanks for your help,Trish. Thinking back on it now, mine may not be a toe tag. It may be a token momento or charm. The official looking numbers on the back are not consistant with love tokens however and it is still a mystery. Does yours have any numbers?

 

[trish76642]

BigCypress? Your tag looks more like a charm, i have an old antique bracelet, that i found, that has the same charms. I'll try and find it and post a picture if i can.

Thanks for your help,Trish. Thinking back on it now, mine may not be a toe tag. It may be a token momento or charm. The official looking numbers on the back are not consistant with love tokens however and it is still a mystery. Does yours have any numbers?

hmm. i'll have to look, but the facings look just like yours, different names of course... even has the same font....i'll see if i cant find it for you,,but i'd say definately a charm.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Maybe the parent wanted to remember the grave number and had it engraved G-1506. Geneology searches however could not come up with a match in the Florida Death or Birth records. I am guessing 1800's. I would be willing to return it to a family member if I could find one.

Sorry to hijack your post Jim but these tags all have a name and I find them interesting.

 

[Foiled Again]

Hello all:

Last year I too found one of those strange tags on a man made lake in Thunder Bay Ontario Canada. The lake is drained in the fall and allows me to detect in areas not normally available. Anyway, this tag was in an area normally under 3 or 4 feet of water.

You can see by the tag that the deceased was cremated in California, a few thousand miles from my location. I believe that when ashes are given to relatives, the tag is included to avoid mistakes with identification of ashes as was mentioned above.
This tag looks like it was nailed on to a box or something.

My guess is that the tag got scattered with the ashes of this person. One of my strangest finds.

Happy hunting

Foiled Again

 

[STH69]

Weird find?

 

[Bridge End Farm]

different and cool

something you don't find everyday

congrats on the memory item

 

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[woj]

I pulled one of these too a few years ago...I'd have to "dig" it up again to post a pic....not sure of where I found it either...

Thanks for jarring my memory, interesting find, always wondered if others have found them.

 

[ivan salis]

nothing lulzy (laughible) about it --ever read "moby dick" ? ---twas none other than the great white whale who sank er. patrick stewart was ok as capt ahab in the remake -- but you can't beat the classical capt ahab ---gregory peck