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Hi everybody, hope you are well. I am posting a few jewelry fragment finds, as well as a beautiful butterfly hair barrette fragment, and a pretty nice 1830 large cent. John dug these over the weekend. I'd love to be able to date the butterfly barrette, but I can't find any legitimate antique jewelry or hair ornament websites. The barrette itself seems to be brass, I think, but there are hints of gilding on it. The clasp looks very old. It too appears to be brass. Delicate and ornate--wish he could find the other half of it! I've also posted a pretty silver or pewter heart locket fragment. It's hard to see, but inside is a crude etching that says "I love you." He also found what looks like a solid silver fragment of jewelry or perhaps a serving dish. It has a hallmark of "H "on it. Lastly, he found an 1874 silver plated spoon.
Update: John just texted me a group photo of his finds from this afternoon, plus a couple of the things he found over the weekend. There seems to be a horse item with rosettes on it, and several bullets, etc. We're not sure what everything is, do you recognize anything? I think the coolest thing he found is that piece of wood. You probably can't see it, but there is an old bullet lodged inside it. Wow! Sorry if the order of the photos do not match the order of what I have written.
Okay, I am off to browse the Today's Finds forum. As always, thanks for looking and for your comments and knowledge. -Lisa & John
Update: John just texted me a group photo of his finds from this afternoon, plus a couple of the things he found over the weekend. There seems to be a horse item with rosettes on it, and several bullets, etc. We're not sure what everything is, do you recognize anything? I think the coolest thing he found is that piece of wood. You probably can't see it, but there is an old bullet lodged inside it. Wow! Sorry if the order of the photos do not match the order of what I have written.
Okay, I am off to browse the Today's Finds forum. As always, thanks for looking and for your comments and knowledge. -Lisa & John
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