beautiful brass 1800s wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

MaineRelic · May 27, 2009

beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

DID I SAY ; CLEAVEDGE!!! I MEANT CLEAVER!!!

I DID MANAGE TO GET OUT TODAY FOR 2 1/2 HRS. The cool little brass lock came first then I slowed down. Pickings were slow but next keeper turned out 2 be this really cool brass wallet with the 2 eye hooks 2 wear around your neck. I was really hoping for a coin or 2 inside but alas only a black rotted mess of paper which I believe was money ! Or perhaps some old photos. Look at the way it's stained the inside. Then came the cleaver!! In really great shape!! I actually wanted one of these cause I do quite a bit of cooking, and a little bit of home butchering! I never thought I would find one in usable shape!! Thats it today! HAPPY HUNTING MAINERELIC.

Old River · May 27, 2009

Re: MAINE RELICS.

Nice finds. Like the wallet. HH......

allen · May 27, 2009

Re: MAINE RELICS.

very well couldve been paper money in it
and over many years in the ground, it
disintergrated, very neat finds !!

Moonshadow · May 27, 2009

Re: MAINE RELICS.

Love the brass wallet/locket holder thingy! Very ornate and I love the patina that it has. If it could only talk! Nice find! :wink:

HH,
Moon

MaineRelic · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

I LOVE THIS SITE ! u FIND 2 PIECES OF LEAD ! WHERE U KNOW PEOPLE SHOT AT EACH OTHER ,100 AND Fifty YEARS AGO AND EVERYONE GOES GOO;GOO ! yOU GO OUT AND FIND A BRASS WALLET FROM THE SAME PERIOD , THAT NOBODY EVEN KNOWS IS LOST , EXCEPT THE DECEASED PERSON WHO LOST IT. GET IT OUT OF THE GROUND IN 1 PIECE AND NO ONE REALLY EVEN LOOKS AT IT , I DON;T GET IT

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MaineRelic.

Gunny71 · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

Cool looking wallet!

lostcauses · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

might be a cigarette case.

ldablo · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

you say cleavage--i'm there!

nice finds.
LD

trikikiwi · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

That's a beautiful find :icon_thumright:

and the brass case too

I don't know what size the coin is, but the case is possibly a chatelain style container, likely worn from the waist. Could have contained anything from calling cards, money, cigarettes, stash

Something similar....

http://www.malleries.com/antique-st...ing-card-ca-i-2689-s-50.html?images=true#img1

Mike

Nick A · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

That's no wallet, it's a cigarette case. Shorter unfiltered cigarettes would fit in a row under the "clip" on the left side in your picture. My guess too is that it dates from the 1920s. Could be as early as 1910 though, but probably not much more than that. It looks like a women's item, and smoking for women was not really in vogue until the 1920s. Would have liked to have seen the "black rotted mess" that was inside it, could have been interesting in giving some clues as to it's age, identity and use. If it stained the inside, it probably was cigarettes. Originally the case probably was silver plated, and I think I can see some remains of that plating in your picture.

As for getting attention for your finds, I think a lot of people look, but don't necessarily have anything to say or add. I'm not sure why it is so important to get comments on your posts? I'm mainly an old coin hunter, so "relics" don't interest me much and neither do the war relics or bullets. If you have specific questions about an item, ask them, and I'm sure if someone knows the answer they will chime in. I know nothing about the cleaver or the lock you found so I can't comment on those. Looks like you are doing well and your finds are old and interesting. Good luck and happy hunting! :icon_thumleft:

muttandjeeps · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

Great finds! Beautiful cleavage, and a fine lookin piece of brass :wink:

Any idea how old the container is? Amazing that it came out in such fine condition,congratulations!

3RINGER · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

448 views though

just like posted above some may like to view but just not reply.

WTG and HH

savant365 · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

MaineRelic said:
I LOVE THIS SITE ! u FIND 2 PIECES OF LEAD ! WHERE U KNOW PEOPLE SHOT AT EACH OTHER ,100 AND Fifty YEARS AGO AND EVERYONE GOES GOO;GOO ! yOU GO OUT AND FIND A BRASS WALLET FROM THE SAME PERIOD , THAT NOBODY EVEN KNOWS IS LOST , EXCEPT THE DECEASED PERSON WHO LOST IT. GET IT OUT OF THE GROUND IN 1 PIECE AND NO ONE REALLY EVEN LOOKS AT IT , I DON;T GET IT ?? comments MaineRelic.

First of all I think it is a very neat find (I love finding old personal items, they are my favorite). As for views and posts, sometimes it takes off and sometimes it doesn't. It's really nice weather here right now and I am spending a lot more time outside (as I am sure most others are too) and I don't see every post since I am not stuck in front of the computer because of the weather. With everyone out hunting and posting their finds it's easy to miss a few. Don't get discouraged and stop posting though, I guarantee you it's nothing personal.

HH Charlie

artzstuff1 · May 29, 2009

Re: beautiful brass 1800's wallet!! and check out the cleavedge !

That kind of stuff is what I like really,,,, I will take that stuff over worn out coins anyday!!!!!!,,, thanks for sharin your finds .,,,,

arthur