✅ SOLVED Customer brought these in and no idea what or how old.

[Beeps in my sleep]

A customer brought these into the Dealership today to show me. He got them at an auction here in Pennsylvania. There are dates on them and trying to figure out how old and what they are . I included measurements . Mildly Metallic. My pic of the back didn't work but they are flat with no markings and only the concaves where the design on the front is. These were not dug and not mine.

 

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[eman1000]

The are brass bottle openers from 1920-1930's they are all over ebay ranging from $10 to $25 dollars

 

[nhbenz]

Horse brasses would be my guess

 

[Doubter in MD]

The are brass bottle openers from 1920-1930's they are all over ebay ranging from $10 to $25 dollars

Kind of big and clunky for bottle openers IMO. I think nhbenz nailed it.

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

That looks like you are correct. Thank you! Customer was wondering on age. Do you think it is from the 20's and 30's like eman100 suggested?

 

[A2coins]

Good I'd

 

[DCMatt]

That looks like you are correct. Thank you! Customer was wondering on age. Do you think it is from the 20's and 30's like eman100 suggested?

Here's one on eBay UK:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/A-NICE-QUEE...490858?hash=item4450b00c2a:g:HYUAAOSw1llZdkTq

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

Here's one on eBay UK:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/A-NICE-QUEE...490858?hash=item4450b00c2a:g:HYUAAOSw1llZdkTq

Well he is going to be upset they are from the 40's or newer like that ebay site says if it is true. THank you all for your help!

 

[creskol]

In have this site bookmarked in my reference section..gives a pretty good overview not horse brasses: https://www.horsenation.com/2016/01/19/show-some-brass-a-closer-look-at-horse-brass/

 

[Red-Coat]

Those are mixture of relatively modern decorative wall-hanging and novelty items. They've likely never been near a horse and weren't sold for that functional purpose. Decorative only. Junk shops over here are full of them in identical styles to some of those. Although ostensibly horse brasses in style, the 2nd and 4th items (the 'Red Lion' ones) were indeed made as bottle openers.

 

[ARC]

Horse brass.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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