foundatreasure
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I found a sealed box(at a thrift store) that is marked "Navaho(sic) Trade Tokens\Sterling 1890's 3429B(a catalog number?). I read that "Navaho" & "Navajo" could both be correct at different times & regions.
I've never seen such things before & wondered if anyone new anything about them. They are more likely "trade silver" vs. trade tokens I think. All the research on trade tokens I found were more like coins.
Looks like there is about 20 items in the box. It is sealed so I didn't think I should open it as it looks very old itself. I'll bet it has been 50 years at least since these were out of the box or handled by anyone.
Appears there is one of a buffalo or cow, a donkey or horse, a kneeling person, 3 variations of heads that look like Native American people with their hair pulled into a thong, another with feathers, another possible female & about 12 stick people. The 12 stick people have similar hash marks on them like a number sign # but with only 1 vertical line. The stick people are all a little different & don't seem to be from the same mold. On the non-stick people, didn't see any marks at all. Nothing on the backs that I can see either but it is near impossible to flip them in the box. Each item is about 1" each & are of varying thickness. I am now wondering if each item could weigh the same with the variation of size & thickness.
Each has a hanging loop but would face each other if strung. The point would only be to see the quantity of items rather than seeing each item from a beauty standpoint.
Any info is appreciated!
I've never seen such things before & wondered if anyone new anything about them. They are more likely "trade silver" vs. trade tokens I think. All the research on trade tokens I found were more like coins.
Looks like there is about 20 items in the box. It is sealed so I didn't think I should open it as it looks very old itself. I'll bet it has been 50 years at least since these were out of the box or handled by anyone.
Appears there is one of a buffalo or cow, a donkey or horse, a kneeling person, 3 variations of heads that look like Native American people with their hair pulled into a thong, another with feathers, another possible female & about 12 stick people. The 12 stick people have similar hash marks on them like a number sign # but with only 1 vertical line. The stick people are all a little different & don't seem to be from the same mold. On the non-stick people, didn't see any marks at all. Nothing on the backs that I can see either but it is near impossible to flip them in the box. Each item is about 1" each & are of varying thickness. I am now wondering if each item could weigh the same with the variation of size & thickness.
Each has a hanging loop but would face each other if strung. The point would only be to see the quantity of items rather than seeing each item from a beauty standpoint.
Any info is appreciated!
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