Interesting wach key......thoughts ?

[kieser sousa/rip]

Hi all. I found this old key along an old abandoned roadway today.It has what I think is the god mercury running and holding a staff with an anchor and shield on one side.On the other is an anchor and maybe a cornucopia ?

 

[jrsherman]

No thoughts, but that is an awesome watch winder!!

 

[Iron Patch]

Sure is a lot going on with that one. My first thought was also a cornucopia, very popular used design in the early days.

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Thanks y'all.

 

[Nate in Ga]

way cool

 

[BuckleBoy]

That's a wonderful find! I keep hoping for a watch winder of any sort. It's one of the gratuitous holes in my collection. Someone else always walks over them though.

That one's a beauty.

 

[CRUSADER]

cornucopia, 3 arrows, & a medicine symbol:

http://hmp3.ucsd.edu/images/MedicineSymbol_Image2.jpg
http://www.luminati.net/images/circle/sakkara/rx-symbol.jpg

 

[Bramblefind]

Great find! Here's some interesting stuff I didn't know-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus

The caduceus ☤ (pronounced /kəˈdjuːsiəs, -ʃəs/ kə-DEW-see-əs, from Greek kerykeion κηρύκειον) is a herald's staff, a symbolic object representing Hermes (or the Roman Mercury), and by extension trades, occupations or undertakings associated with the god. It is today typically depicted as a short staff entwined by two serpents in the form of a double helix, and is sometimes surmounted by wings. This staff was was also borne by Iris, the messenger of Hera.

In later Antiquity the caduceus provided the basis for the astrological symbol representing the planet Mercury and in Roman iconography was often depicted being carried in the left hand of Mercury, the messenger of the gods, guide of the dead and protector of merchants, shepherds, gamblers, liars and thieves.[1]

In addition to representing the planet Mercury, the caduceus is also a long-established historical symbol of commerce.[3] As one specialized study of symbolism notes, "In modern times the caduceus figures as a symbol of commerce, since Mercury is the god of commerce."[4] This association is ancient, and consistent from the Classical period to modern times.[5]

 

[Skelly607]

Very sweet key!

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Thanks y'all.

Great find! Here's some interesting stuff I didn't know-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus

The caduceus ☤ (pronounced /kəˈdjuːsiəs, -ʃəs/ kə-DEW-see-əs, from Greek kerykeion κηρύκειον) is a herald's staff, a symbolic object representing Hermes (or the Roman Mercury), and by extension trades, occupations or undertakings associated with the god. It is today typically depicted as a short staff entwined by two serpents in the form of a double helix, and is sometimes surmounted by wings. This staff was was also borne by Iris, the messenger of Hera.

In later Antiquity the caduceus provided the basis for the astrological symbol representing the planet Mercury and in Roman iconography was often depicted being carried in the left hand of Mercury, the messenger of the gods, guide of the dead and protector of merchants, shepherds, gamblers, liars and thieves.[1]

In addition to representing the planet Mercury, the caduceus is also a long-established historical symbol of commerce.[3] As one specialized study of symbolism notes, "In modern times the caduceus figures as a symbol of commerce, since Mercury is the god of commerce."[4] This association is ancient, and consistent from the Classical period to modern times.[5]

Thanks for the info Bramblefind. Interesting that I found this at a site that was the homesite of my Boss's ancesters because my boss is all of these but one "merchants, shepherds, gamblers, liars and thieves." ..... I wont say wich one he isent....but I will say that he owns no sheep.

 

[Bramblefind]

And now you have his magic protector key. Use it wisely.

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

And now you have his magic protector key. Use it wisely.