Anybody missing a garter snap?

[BomberJohn]

Got out to a park and a local high school field this morning. Besides 75 cents in clad, I found a few interesting items. 2 are whatzits.

The first is a garter snap. Initially I wondered what kind of ladies had been hanging around the park field. But my research finds it is for men. It is a Boston Garter Velvet Grip hose (socks) supporter snap. It has a patent date of 12-13-(18)92.
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Right after that, I found what looked like a foldered over thin copper coin the size of a penny. The ACE 250 rang out as a penny/dime over it. I got home and carefully opened the disc. It appears to be some kind of token. It hsa an indian head in the center. The only text I can read is "WOOD" in front of the indian's forehead and the letter "N" (possibly "NI") behind indian's feather head dress. Any ideas? Looks like play money or something.
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UPDATE: After lots of research, I believe this is a play coin. It appears to say WOODEN NICKEL across the top and possibly PLAY COIN across the bottom. I found one play coin that seems to have the same font and similar style graphic. It says: THIN DIME - PLAY COIN.




The last interesting item was some kind of aluminum tag/seal. I can read "MASS "?". C." on one side. The other has a serial number of 96236. Have no idea what it is.
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Thanks for looking. HH
BomberJohn

 

[aa battery]

nice 1s

 

[BomberJohn]

Updated original post with picture. Believe to coin is a play coin.

 

[kdismuke1]

It belongs to Joan Collins. The garter clip.

 

[Nana40]

Cool play money, John! Nice research on your finds too!

Nana

 

[Monty]

Warsawdaddy is an expert on those garters! Isn't that right daddy? Monty

 

[warsawdaddy]

Yep,and it's definetly off of men's socks,absolutely not off a lady's garter belt,guaranteed!

 

[BomberJohn]

Yep,and it's definetly off of men's socks,absolutely not off a lady's garter belt,guaranteed!

Do I dare ask the obvious question? LOL

 

[BuckleBoy]

Updated original post with picture. Believe to coin is a play coin.

You're exactly right. 


Nice sock snap too!


-Buckles

 

[warsawdaddy]

Yep,and it's definetly off of men's socks,absolutely not off a lady's garter belt,guaranteed!

Do I dare ask the obvious question? LOL

If you were a young man of age during the days of nylons,you would not have a question.It was a sad day for mankind when they came out with pantyhose.Nylons were much sexier.

 

[Monty]

Especially the ones with the line down the back! Monty

 

[BomberJohn]

Especially the ones with the line down the back! Monty

I'll third that, too. Even though that was a bit before my time. But, gotta love the classics.

Especially the ones with the line down the back! Monty

Your tag/seal seems to be unused ... If so the "stem" end would be through the hole & flattened ...

Nick, I think it was used because the stem looks to me to have been cut by a wire cutter type tool. Notice the pinched end of the stem. I'm thinking now that it is a Massachusetts Electric Company seal/tag.