Found a Green box in a basement

[dduffy]

I was going thru this old home and up on top off the wooden beam in the basement was this box. The home must have belong to the father of a Police officer because I'm sure he could not have afforded the home. The belt has the initials J.E.B but the lighter looks like R.P.A . How would i go about looking up police that would have worked back in 1904 ?

 

[hikeinmts]

is the house you found it in at 2613 fenner st in north fairmont?

I don't think that was a very good idea.

your right i should of pm'd him.the reason why i asked is because in 1911 officer john berte died at his place of residence and was just thinking that john bert might be the j.e.b. on the belt my apologies to dduffy

You didn't do the right thing by putting exact info into the open forum area. But, you did the right thing by apologizing and not trying to make any excuses. We all make mistakes. Proves you are a part of the human race. And we do learn from the errors that we make. He gets a banner vote, and you get an attaboy......all adds up.

 

[RON (PA)]

I would take what you have (initials, names, etc). and approach the chief of police for permission at old photos, etc. With the chief saying yes, very few people can stop you and it may open multiple metal detecting doors for you. Also, I would try to identify the bullets as best you can...Could be from a service revolver or could be from something else...I would however, donate your finds/researched info to the local historical society (again, could open several MD doors for you)...this is an awesome find.

 

[HCW]

is the house you found it in at 2613 fenner st in north fairmont?

I don't think that was a very good idea.

your right i should of pm'd him.the reason why i asked is because in 1911 officer john berte died at his place of residence and was just thinking that john bert might be the j.e.b. on the belt my apologies to dduffy

You didn't do the right thing by putting exact info into the open forum area. But, you did the right thing by apologizing and not trying to make any excuses. We all make mistakes. Proves you are a part of the human race. And we do learn from the errors that we make. He gets a banner vote, and you get an attaboy......all adds up.

DITTO ,i AGREE COMPLETELY

 

[jrandy]

AAAWESOME !!! That a banner for sure . I know it wasnt dug but hey it's a treasure for sure...

 

[sniffer]

I have a holster like that, mine was made for a snub nose 38

 

[GopherDaGold]

Very nice find especially if it can be positively ID'ed!
BANNER!

 

[pepperj]

Nice recovery, best of luck with your future finds.

 

[tapoutking]

I'm guessing that the holster once held a .357 service revolver. Nice find.

 

[drplaztics]

If you want to play 'Police Officer' then you know four key pieces of information:

1. Address of where items were found
2. Belt with initials J.E.B.
3. Lighter with 'formal/decorative' initials of R.P.A. corresponding to someone with actual initials of R.A.P.
4. Manual with the date of the first decade of the 1900's

I believe without leaving your house the easiest thing to do is find the County Property Assessor's Office website (most counties in the states have these) and type in the address of where the items were found.

Find the 'Sales History' or 'Owner History' of the property for the time period of 1880 to 1940.

Look for owners with the cooresponding initials of the belt or lighter or any last names of B. or P.

I believe you'll be able to find the name of the person your looking for within 20 minutes without leaving your house.

-----I hope no one who replied to your post would keep something like this without at least trying to look for a relative. Imagine how happy you're going to make someone giving an ancestor something like this!!! GOOD LUCK AND LET US KNOW

 

[september]

Wow very nice!!!

 

[Texasgopher]

Super cool! How interesting. I wish you knew the whole story.


TG

 

[jeric2]

Hey my initials are J.E.B. Cool!

 

[HCW]

If you want to play 'Police Officer' then you know four key pieces of information:

1. Address of where items were found
2. Belt with initials J.E.B.
3. Lighter with 'formal/decorative' initials of R.P.A. corresponding to someone with actual initials of R.A.P.
4. Manual with the date of the first decade of the 1900's

I believe without leaving your house the easiest thing to do is find the County Property Assessor's Office website (most counties in the states have these) and type in the address of where the items were found.

Find the 'Sales History' or 'Owner History' of the property for the time period of 1880 to 1940.

Look for owners with the cooresponding initials of the belt or lighter or any last names of B. or P.

I believe you'll be able to find the name of the person your looking for within 20 minutes without leaving your house.

-----I hope no one who replied to your post would keep something like this without at least trying to look for a relative. Imagine how happy you're going to make someone giving an ancestor something like this!!! GOOD LUCK AND LET US KNOW

I like the way you think.

 

[Skrimpy]

If you want to play 'Police Officer' then you know four key pieces of information:

1. Address of where items were found
2. Belt with initials J.E.B.
3. Lighter with 'formal/decorative' initials of R.P.A. corresponding to someone with actual initials of R.A.P.
4. Manual with the date of the first decade of the 1900's

I believe without leaving your house the easiest thing to do is find the County Property Assessor's Office website (most counties in the states have these) and type in the address of where the items were found.

Find the 'Sales History' or 'Owner History' of the property for the time period of 1880 to 1940.

Look for owners with the cooresponding initials of the belt or lighter or any last names of B. or P.

I believe you'll be able to find the name of the person your looking for within 20 minutes without leaving your house.

-----I hope no one who replied to your post would keep something like this without at least trying to look for a relative. Imagine how happy you're going to make someone giving an ancestor something like this!!! GOOD LUCK AND LET US KNOW

I like the way you think.

Most of the time, I don't think ALL of the historical sales records are online. You might have to go down to the County Clerk's office and do a property search to find out who JEB was but it shouldn't be all that hard. Realtors do it all the time. I'm not saying realtors are stupid. I'm just saying I know some pretty successful realtors that aren't the sharpest crayons in the box. You should be able to do it easy enough. Only problem is County Clerk's offices are usually only open 8-4/9-5 on weekdays. Might have to take a lunch hour to do it.