Anyone know what this is

[mspence]

Found in an old slave quarters area, that was used up to the early 1900's. The eyelet on top has a little metal grommet or such that spins within the eyelet. This makes me wonder if it was the top to a locket or such that would swivel to the left or right? The center has a detent that protrudes on the reverse.

Thanks for looking

 

[The Rebel]

Nice Find. Its part of a 2pc locket. You have the front. the back side was deeper, so you could place a picture in it. It swiveled open at the top where the chain went thru.

 

[DCMatt]

Nice Find. Its part of a 2pc locket. You have the front. the back side was deeper, so you could place a picture in it. It swiveled open at the top where the chain went thru.

Agree. Late 19th - early 20th C two piece locket.




DCMatt

 

[nhbenz]

Hmm, maybe there was a jewel in the detent?

 

[CoilyGirl]

That's really pretty.

 

[mspence]

Thanks a lot for the help. Anyone got an idea of the date?

 

[mspence]

Thanks a lot for the help. Anyone got an idea of the date?

for the knife? Same period 19th early 20th?

 

[mspence]

This is the pile from my bags after I tossed out the bunch of the reg, square nails, shotgun shells can slaw etc

 

[Breezie]

Nice Find. Its part of a 2pc locket. You have the front. the back side was deeper, so you could place a picture in it. It swiveled open at the top where the chain went thru.

Exactly! Neat find Breezie

 

[Breezie]

The item to the right of the cake knife at 3:00 is a suspender buckle. WELCOME to the forum! Neat finds, Breezie

 

[Breezie]

The item to the right of the cake knife at 3:00 is a suspender buckle. The brass item at 9:00 looks like part of a lock. WELCOME to the forum! Neat finds, Breezie

 

[mspence]

Thanks Breezie! Hope to get out sometime in the next couple of days and find the other half of the locket and perhaps a slice of cake the knife was cutting!!!

 

[Breezie]

Thanks Breezie! Hope to get out sometime in the next couple of days and find the other half of the locket and perhaps a slice of cake the knife was cutting!!!

Hopefully you'll find the other half of the locket . . .now . . .as far as that cake is concerned, I'd be 'skurd' of that! Is the knife marked? Breezie

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The brass object below the suspenders-strap buckle is a civil war era US army infantryman's knapsack strap hook. Relic-diggers call it a knapsack "J-hook." Part of the small disc on yours is broken off.

 

[DCMatt]

The item in the upper right is a shoe button hook.

DCMatt

 

[mspence]

The item in the upper right is a shoe button hook.

DCMatt

Hey Matt are you referring to the iron larger object?

 

[DCMatt]