✅ SOLVED Is this a pendant?

[dagwood67]

Hi
I found this in a yard of an academy built in 1826. The grounds however have a rich Native American history dating back thousands if years. I found this - brass rings with an iron blob.
It is 1 inch long. Could this be a pendant to be worn around the neck? Perhaps a trade item of Native American?s and French or even Jesuit?

 

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[Mackaydon]

Until the crud is removed, it's anyone's guess.
Don.....

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Try electrolysis to clean the corrosion off of it, there are videos on how to do it on you tube, it is a simple process.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your find appears to be a mid-1800s pocketwatch winding key. The part your fingers gripped to turn the key was usually brass, and the actual "key" part was usually iron -- which is why there is a rust-blob on that part of your find. See the photo below for what looks like a nearly exact match-up with your find.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

I agree with The CannonballGuy, it looks like a Watch Winder

 

[dagwood67]

Gotcha!

 

[dagwood67]

Thanks!

 

[dagwood67]

Excellent! I think you nailed it!