Gold warrior pendant, CW tidbits, and Ironmans foot!

ModernMiner

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I hit the farm property for a few hours after work today. There were hunters in the woods so I concentrated on the dirt driveway in front of the house, and part of the large front lawn. This is the same farm that I've detected at for years now and have found most of my CW relics at. This time, I hunted with a lot less discrimination than before, and it has helped me greatly.
One of my first targets was a very cool old gold pendant with a round glass/stone (?) center that has some sort of warrior engraved into it. Above the red stone in gold is a birds head (hawk or eagle) with a tiny green gem eye. It looks to me like possibly Victorian era. :icon_scratch:
Any ideas on this piece or who the warrior is would be greatly appreciated.
I about soiled myself when I saw the rounded gold in the hole. :o I thought I had a gold coin. ;D

Here are my finds:

*Gold pendant with bird & warrior (mentioned above) - No markings on the piece.

*Suspender clip - No markings or design.

*CW toe tap.

*Williams cleaner base

*1920 & 1941 Wheat pennies

*Ironmans foot ;D

*Asst'd "what the heck are they" things. :icon_scratch:

Thanks for looking,
MM
 

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Captn SE

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Hey Doug, that pendant is a really cool find!! It's still in great shape!

I'd say Victorian! :thumbsup:

I think you're due for some of those old silver coins. :icon_king:

Congrats,
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Dan
 

Mr Tuff

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looks like same kinda clock gear iv found month back.. nice finds
 

tymcmurray

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More great finds!!!!
Those bits of iron look only too familiar!
You must have a blast getting out as much
as you do!!!! Keep it up.
 

Bavaria Mike

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The gold pendant is really nice! Congrats and HH, Mike
 

trikikiwi

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Your Warrior pendant might actually be an intaglio of a wax seal.
Mike
 

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The Bulgarian said:
Cool Cameo pendant.It look like Greek warrior or god.

Agreed, it looks more Greek than Roman. I think it was more of a 'likeness' than a particular God or Soldier, ie a fashion type thing rather than accurate depiction.
 

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Dimeman said:
MM,
The last item looks like an old bottle opener that mounts on a Coke machine. The thin end was bolted to the machine and you put the bottle top under the larger end at an angle and push the bottle towards the machine and it popped the cap off. 1950's and before had these kind of bottle openers.

I could be wrong....but that's what it looks like to me.

diggitdawg said:
those are very cool finds, i agree with the bottle opener theory but to me it looks more like a hand held model with can opener on the other side ..... like for canned sodas & beer before pop tops. ty 4 sharing.

Thanks guys. It does look like a bottle opener, but there was a piece of heavy chain link attached to the smalled end when I dug it, and I'm thinking the loop part may have been bent at about 90 degrees at some point. :icon_scratch:
-MM-
 

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crazyjarhead said:
Wierd looking "Bird" :o That one item which you are unsure of looks like a square nail :icon_scratch: What the heck is a toe tap? One of thoses things they used to tap while dancing??

Thanks Ron.
The toe tap was placed at the toe end of the boot. This one still has some tiny nails in it. :thumbsup:
The small piece appears to be a square nail in the picture, but it's not. It's a flat piece and not all iron. :icon_scratch:
-Doug-

The Bulgarian said:
Cool Cameo pendant.It look like Greek warrior or god.
Congrats for all finds.They are awesome. :thumbsup:

CRUSADER said:
The Bulgarian said:
Cool Cameo pendant.It look like Greek warrior or god.

Agreed, it looks more Greek than Roman. I think it was more of a 'likeness' than a particular God or Soldier, ie a fashion type thing rather than accurate depiction.

Thanks Guys. I think you are right. I'll do some Googling today to see if I can find a match.
-MM-

Captn_SE said:
Hey Doug, that pendant is a really cool find!! It's still in great shape!
I'd say Victorian! :thumbsup:
I think you're due for some of those old silver coins. :icon_king:
Congrats,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Thanks Dan.
Silver would be nice soon. 1800's would be even better. :wink: ;D
-Doug-


Thanks for the replies, info, and guesses everyone. BE SAFE THIS NEW YEARS!!!
 

txkickergirl

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oh wow, I swear you find the coolest stuff. That pendant looks like it would be something rare.
 

JerV3

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That warrior is awesome man.

I love to make finds like that.

HH Jer
 

pennyfinderjim

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;D A lot of really cool finds. The Ironman's Foot appears to be part of a cobbler's last which was used to repair shoes and boots. Not sure, but could be.
 

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Nana40 said:
OH, WOW! :o I LOVE that pendant, MM! :o That is sooooo neat!! Of course all the other finds are good ones too. ;D

Nana :wink:

Alright young lady. I would have expected a dress joke from you. :wink: This will look good with my new backless number. :o
-Doug-





You're right! What was I thinking? ;D Were you talking about this one? I really like those sequins! This outfit would go well with that new found pendant! :thumbsup:

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Gilligan

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Interesting stuff as usual bro, Bryan in Goldsboro---oh and I am on to a site in GOLDSBORO where I am finding sharks teeth of all things.
 

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