✅ SOLVED Don't Know What This Is, Found In Field

[Natman]

Hi gang, I found this buried in a farmer's field where an old house once stood...it measures 1 1/4" X 2 3/8" and is made of copper I think (tarnish is greenish on front and back. I thought it was a small buckle at first but the loop on top makes me think it used to hang on something. Thanks in advance, Nat

 

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[Tony in SC]

Looks kinda like a lid of sorts. Fragrance/incense

 

[bradyboy]

whats the other side look like?
Looks celtic
Brady

 

[Yak1366]

Like a Japanese motif??

 

[Natman]

The back looks just like the front, with the exception of the place the little hanger thing that is welded to it at the top.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Maybe the weighted piece that would blow around at the bottom of a bamboo wind chime.

 

[Natman]

Maybe the weighted piece that would blow around at the bottom of a bamboo wind chime.

I thought that too

 

[BLK HOLE]

I like BTB’s thought it looks like part of a wind chime

 

[fmerg]

what size is the hing hole

 

[Bodkin]

My father used to sell some Asian furniture. I remember chest drawers had pulls on them (think knobs) that were similar looking. The top welded thingy would always open up and you'd have to go back with a pair of pliers to wrap it around the horizontal pin. That's what I see and I'm sticking to it!!! Of course, IMHO.

 

[Simon1]

Looks kinda like a lid of sorts. Fragrance/incense

Right now I am leaning towards Tony's idea. That top "welded" piece looks to me like a "stop" so to prevent one from pulling the lid completely off ? This is the closest thing I found to use as an example. Just a thought.

 

[TheCoolest]

I really don't know , but the pic did remind me of an old (40's or so) makeup case I found a few years back. They were often gold plated had a lot of doors and fancy art deco stuff. The hinges were made that way a lot. Mine was down to the copper when I found it. Just a thought...

 

[Madmox]

The symbol looks like Kanji. Interesting to know what it says.

 

[Honest Samuel]

I thought that too

I thought that too.

 

[Natman]

With a couple of good possibilities I'll go ahead and mark this solved, thanks for the input!

 

[trdking]

It is a drawer pull as mentioned above. Have seen this on many Chests at auctions

 

[bowwinkles]

Zipper pull for a tent.