Civil War era escutcheon plate?..........

[Fred (S.Indiana)]

Found on banks of the Ohio on Indiana side near Evansville, notice the federal eagle on the key-hole cover, possibly from a strong-box? anyone seen one of these? one can only imagine tons of federal gold drifting down the Ohio river

 

[PBK]

Probably from a large steamer trunk of the period. (What's stamped on the upper left?)

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[Fred (S.Indiana)]

On the upper left hand is what appears to be "Glissnich", and on the right is "Philidelphia"........fred

 

[jonnyrebel00]

now thats cool. I like the find. heck the area may be worth the time to do a thorough sweep over.

 

[PBK]

Hey, Fred—

Is there any chance that the name on the left could be "C. LIEBRICH"?

C. Liebrich was a Philadelphia lock manufacturer from 1836 until 1869, when he retired and the company became known as Star Lock Works.

 

[hollowpointred]

thats a really cool find! different.