Hi,
This is my first post & I would like to say the knowledge on here is remarkable. I am usually able to find to find some kind of information on the things I find but this one I can't find anything. I found this on a cabin site that I believe dates back to the early 1830's to maybee 1880's from what I researched.
I found this thin brass heart shaped tag about the size of a half dollar. It has 2 tabs on the top & what looks like one missing on the bottom that would of been used to hold it on to whatever it went to. It has several symbols on it that I have no ideal what they mean. First on the top there is 2 hands shaking, below that it looks like a single hand (kinda like if you held your left hand in front of you to make a shadow puppet) but it could be something else maybe a birds head or even a fish. Thats the hardest one to make out because of the hole in the middle. On the bottom there is an animal laying down, to me it looks mostly like a fox because of the bushy tail, pointed ears & long snout but it could be something else. On the left there is 3 links to a chain & on the right theres what looks like a pair of scissors? The lines form a cross & theres a loop on the top of one of the lines where you might of put your finger in. The hole goes through where the other side would of been so I can't see the other line. Theres also what looks like rays coming from the center. And theres 3 holes in it that seem to be made intentionally. They are all rectagular shaped holes but the one on
the top left is the only one still rectangular, over time the other two have become a little more round. The back is the same as the front, everthing was pressed from the back causing them to be raised on the front.
Well I hope someone can ID this because I hate not knowing anything about something I found. I was going to put olive oil on it but wasn't sure if that would make the pitures harder to see.
I added a closeup picture from the back of what I think looks like scissors. I hope it shows. The circle does not quite touch the line but instead forms a small arch away from it. And as stated above the other side is missing because of the hole.
Thanks,
Tracy
This is my first post & I would like to say the knowledge on here is remarkable. I am usually able to find to find some kind of information on the things I find but this one I can't find anything. I found this on a cabin site that I believe dates back to the early 1830's to maybee 1880's from what I researched.
I found this thin brass heart shaped tag about the size of a half dollar. It has 2 tabs on the top & what looks like one missing on the bottom that would of been used to hold it on to whatever it went to. It has several symbols on it that I have no ideal what they mean. First on the top there is 2 hands shaking, below that it looks like a single hand (kinda like if you held your left hand in front of you to make a shadow puppet) but it could be something else maybe a birds head or even a fish. Thats the hardest one to make out because of the hole in the middle. On the bottom there is an animal laying down, to me it looks mostly like a fox because of the bushy tail, pointed ears & long snout but it could be something else. On the left there is 3 links to a chain & on the right theres what looks like a pair of scissors? The lines form a cross & theres a loop on the top of one of the lines where you might of put your finger in. The hole goes through where the other side would of been so I can't see the other line. Theres also what looks like rays coming from the center. And theres 3 holes in it that seem to be made intentionally. They are all rectagular shaped holes but the one on
the top left is the only one still rectangular, over time the other two have become a little more round. The back is the same as the front, everthing was pressed from the back causing them to be raised on the front.
Well I hope someone can ID this because I hate not knowing anything about something I found. I was going to put olive oil on it but wasn't sure if that would make the pitures harder to see.
I added a closeup picture from the back of what I think looks like scissors. I hope it shows. The circle does not quite touch the line but instead forms a small arch away from it. And as stated above the other side is missing because of the hole.
Thanks,
Tracy
Looks like some kind of fraternity design. No idea on function at the moment 
