Arizona Relics Late 1800s Early 1900s - Please Help Identify!

[Old Pueblo]

Some stuff we found yesterday at an old place here in Southern Arizona. Please let me know what you think, as Im trying to determine the age and/or origin of this stuff. Thanks

 

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[Old Pueblo]

Bottle appears to be machine made, due to the seem you see under the lip, but Im not an expert. It also has bubbles, is turning purple, and has a "2" mold number on the bottom, if that helps.

 

[Old Pueblo]

The buckle thing looks like it says "Serenity" or something like that on it. Its difficult to read. Im going to take a toothpick to it and see if I can clean it up a little better, and then Ill post another pic.

 

[nhbenz]

The glass stopper is from Eno's fruit salt. Popular in the late 1800's I believe.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thank you, I was hoping somebody could say whether or not that type of Eno's stopper was in use in the 1800s.

 

[Old Pueblo]

I believe I have seen some of the little MG buttons here on Tnet before, but I dont remember anything about them. And I cant remember what they used those hook things for in the last photo. Tin cans or something?

 

[The_Piratess]

Congrats on your really neat finds! Love the old glass still with the stopper that is an amazing find and that little, french horn too.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thank you, I think the French horn is lead. It looks like something from a cracker jack box or an old game piece or something. It would be interesting to know more about it.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Some more fun stuff. And for the record, I did not find a lot of this stuff, including the best of it, but was there with the person when it was found. My favorite is the date nails or the shotgun shells, although the stoppers and insulators and clay marbles are pretty cool too. The marbles were all found next to each other, like they had been left there since little Johnny went inside for lunch, 100 years ago. The shotgun shells include the UMC Nitro Club with the flower design, which dates to about 1895 to c.1905 or somewhere around there, a UMC New Club (1895-1902) without the flower, an Austin Cartridge Company shell (1895-1909), and a 1901 Winchester Leader. The date nails are a 1910, a 1915 and a bent and broken one with just a "2" on it. Its in rough shape. The 1915 is a little rusty too, but is easy to read. And the little overall buckle, or whatever that is, has an 1892 and 1895 patent dates on the top.

 

[Bruce R]

The brass valve looking thing is a primer cup for a hit-n-miss engine.

 

[Old Pueblo]

The little red dirt things are actually Indian pottery sherds, which you see a lot of around here. I always like to grab a couple pieces of it, as examples of the rich Native American culture in this area. American pioneers here in Southern Arizona used a lot of Indian pottery in their kitchens, since it was locally produced and sold by the O'odham Indians. And the insultaors are unmarked, except for the one you see there with "GP Co" on it. Thats the General Porcelain company and it dates to the early 1900s.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thank you. I was thinking it had something to do with gas lighting or a gas stove or something like that, but I have no idea.

 

[Bruce R]

the primer was screwed into a passage directly into the combustion chamber, the bigger the cylinder, the bigger the primer cup. You would fill the cup with gasoline and open the valve to let it into the cylinder, close the valve and crank the engine, they also doubled as compression releases. Many old tractors also had these.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Can anyone tell me more about these:

 

[Old Pueblo]

Old tractor, huh? Thats cool. There is a lot of farming out in this general area, especially back then. Thank you.

 

[Old Pueblo]

About the bottle, Im not so concerned about someone telling me the age, since Im sure its from the early 1900s, but does anyone know what these were used for? It looks like it would have had a large glass stopper for a top.

 

[Bruce R]

I think that piece would qualify as a jar, the step inside the mouth is where a thin wooden or waxed cardboard disc was inserted to seal it. I would guess it to be foodstuffs such as olives.

 

[Bruce R]

 

[Indian Steve]

Your hook shaped pieces are button hooks.

 

[4x4x4]

Yea , button hooks for shoes...OR... to pull brains out through the NOSE !. . . . Naw , button hooks .