ID Help - dumbbell shaped relics - Fur Trade and Mission Era Site

[RockChuck]

Anyone have ideas as to what these small dumbbell shaped objects are (surrounding the bell) made from brass or copper. They were found on an old Indian Village site containing both Fur Trade and Mission Era relics.

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.

 

[trikikiwi]

What size are they?
Links of a Fob-type chain , come to mind

Mike

 

[RockChuck]

Length is approx 3/4" to 1"

 

[trikikiwi]

Welcome to Treasurenet, by the way.
Kia ora, Hello from me in New Zealand
We/I need more information.

The Right Hand and Top objects look like they might be made of Lead or pewter.

Are they each, heavier than the brass looking object, on the left in your pic?
Mike

 

[creskol]

The two dumbbell-shaped pieces look like small pestles.

 

[kuger]

Those are very similiar to the pieces that are being found in mission period sites in Calif. that have become quite a mystery.Tom in Ca on here would like to see them I sure.

 

[RockChuck]

Thank you folks for the comments.

Tom in CA - Your discussion about CA Mission sites got me to thinking of Phoenix Buttons. Perhaps you know something on the subject of Phoenix buttons? David

 

[kuger]

Thank you folks for the comments.

Tom in CA - Your discussion about CA Mission sites got me to thinking of Phoenix Buttons. Perhaps you know something on the subject of Phoenix buttons? David

Yes,Tom is the "man",of P. Buttons,contact him,he is very knowledgeable and would be interested in your new finds

 

[Curious The George]

Objects look like clappers from other bells.

 

[ynpto804]

To me they look like some part of a scale system(Balancing weights) but thats just a guess.

 

[RockChuck]

Bell Clapper - Glad to see someone also make this suggestion. I had considered the same, but was uncertain - hence I came to Treasurenet. Some very knowledgable folks on this site. David

 

[kuger]

Bell Clapper - Glad to see someone also make this suggestion. I had considered the same, but was uncertain - hence I came to Treasurenet. Some very knowledgable folks on this site. David

That has been considered,but due to the large numbers that are found and never a clapperless bell,it is beleived to not serve that purpose

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Why cant I see the picture?

 

[aka da Prof]

---nor I---

 

[GpSnoopy]

That picture was not directly uploaded to this site, but instead was just a pointer to another site, and now that page no longer exists or is accessible.

"http://home.comcast.net/~heathbiz/498.jpg"

 

[Silver Searcher]

I can't see anything either....But do they look like this :P

SS

 

[NGE]

SS, is that a petrified " Milk Bone?"

 

[Silver Searcher]

SS, is that a petrified " Milk Bone?"

No it's called a Bar Mount

SS