Colonial Escutcheon With Ring Pull

[Vermonter]

I haven’t done much detecting lately, but I got out this evening and dug this sweet little relic. I love the primitive work on it. I’m assuming it is colonial era, right? Drawer pull or something else? I’ve only dug broken “bat wing” escutcheons.

 

[DownNDirty]

Very nice! Sure looks the part to me.

 

[grasshopper]

Dang that is beautiful looks hand done

 

[Whyme]

Nice find! That looks very cool

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice relic find!

 

[Rookster]

Nice find, I'd search that area really well.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice find. I’d be hunting that area some more.

 

[Slowtaknow]

One heck of a ring pull. I only get the drinking kind.

 

[RelicHunter97]

I love that! People don't pay attention to design and detail like they used to. Would have loved to seen what it came off of!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Could be colonial era, but why cheap out with an iron ring? The backplate is brass and highly detailed, then they slapped an iron ring on it? Could you post a photo of the back of the relic? Trying to figure out what it was used for...

 

[FreeBirdTim]

How big is it? Is it big enough to be a door knocker?

 

[Vermonter]

Here’s the back. I don’t know the answer on why the iron ring. I wondered the same thing. I called it a small escutcheon/ring pull, but maybe that’s not what it is. It wasn’t dug too close to the house. More the near field or barn area. The site goes back to 1790.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Wow, weird setup in the back. No idea what it might have been. Your guess could be correct.

 

[vermonster]

Nice find Vermonter

 

[Relicific]

Nice relic- this is the kind of stuff relic hunters
love to find.
Park/beach hunters not so much.
Well done