Found protection from the "evil eye" this morning ....silver amulet

[lorraine]

Hi,

It was a beautiful morning after last night's storm.

While Hank was picking out 124 golf balls from a near-by pond , I was hunting in the rocks at low tide.

Found clads and an object hiding under the rocks which I thought at first was another sinker, but turned out to be a sterling "Italian Horn" amulet. It gave off a nice high silver sound.


It had to be under those rocks for a loooooooooooong time. It is marked sterling, and although it cleaned up well, its surface shows signs of age.

Here's some info that I found regarding this amulet:

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[TD="class: yiv450114611categoryDescription"]"Whether you need to ward off bad omens or are just looking for a cute new necklace, you'll love our selection of Italian horn pendants! The Italian horn necklace is also known as a "cornicello", meaning 'little horn' in Italian. Traditionally the cornicello was worn to protect against the evil eye, and was usually fashioned from gold, silver or red coral."



Also found an old -looking key:
The American Lock Company was started in 1912, and in 2003, the company was acquired by Master Locks.

Here's some pics

Thanks for looking

Lorraine






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[leprechaun]

Nice silver horn from Italy Lorraine, was wondering how you clean your silver, rock tumbler or electrolysis, please let me know.

 

[lorraine]

Nice silver horn from Italy Lorraine, was wondering how you clean your silver, rock tumbler or electrolysis, please let me know.

Thank you , Lep
I used electrolysis followed by a scrub with Tarn-X/ Baking soda paste...soft toothbrush

Lorraine

 

[CASPER-2]

when iwas younger - i remember tons of guys wearing those
I have a friend that wears a gold one and have only seen a few others wearing silver ones still
I think they were a macho fad thing in the disco days with buttoned down silk shirts
wonder if chain is still out there cause loop is intact or did you already find a broken silver chain in that area in the past
that it might have been to

 

[lorraine]

"wonder if chain is still out there cause loop is intact or did you already find a broken silver chain in that area in the past

Casper,

I did not find a silver chain today or lately at this spot.

Thank you for the nostalgic info...while I was looking at this object in the scoop, I couldn't remember where I had seen this before, but I knew I had seen it quite often; and you solved the mystery for me...it had to be at all those disco nightclubs that I frequented in the 60's ..loved those strobe lights!

Lorraine

 

[fredinbelize]

That cleaned up well.
I've been spending most of today applying elbow grease to the silver ring I found yesterday, and I still have a long way to go!

 

[Les West Central Fl]

Enjoy seeing your finds. The information on the find is great to know!

 

[jjg70]

Nice horn. You did a great job getting it clean

 

[cntrydncr1]

congrats on the Italian horn Lorraine. You always do a super job on the clean up!

 

[kiana7]

WTG,Lorraine very nice silver horncleaned up really nice,I would so much be like HankWhen I go golfing with my husband I just love getting those golf balls in the pondI would get excited when I find a pink one & orange one too,,HH

 

[leprechaun]

Lorraine the reason I asked about how you cleaned your coin is surfnturf resently taught me something about eletrolysis that I didn't know. I used to use a DFX battery chargerand was recking,
or cooking my silver coins. Check your charger, if it puts out more than 2 volts your doing more harm than good to your finds. My DFX charger was puting out 6 volts and I recked alot of coins,
so I've learned a lesson and an trying to pass the knoledge on to others. Pm me if you want to know more about surfnturf's new method.I now use a cell phone charger that puts out 2 volts
and my silver that I clean comes out way better.

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice one!!!

 

[tnt-k9]

Nice silver find!! "Disco" yuk. Headbangers rule! (except now I would get a headache).