Large Plaque.... any idea who it is?

[paulb104]

So I inherited this plaque. It's about two feet wide. It's really really heavy. I was told what it was, which was wrong, but I'll withhold that for the moment as not to pollute thought.


I should mention that the weird spots on the face of the plaque are from the egg crate foam box that it was sitting in since the mid-1970's.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

Could it be instead of H70, Hzo the z having a weak bottom line from the casting process?

 

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[nhbenz]

I'd wondered that too, as well as H2O...

 

[cw0909]

you say a show in 1972 South Dakota. do you know the city
i search a bit on that info came up with a show in Brookings
that started in 72, and continues today, art,coin,antique
saw some coin shows that have been there in several cities
since the 70s

Brookings Summer Arts Festival - BSAF - Brookings, South Dakota

 

[SkaBa]

Orville Redenbacher, without glasses.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

How about a Bob Barker he was from South Dakota?

 

[paulb104]

you say a show in 1972 South Dakota. do you know the city
i search a bit on that info came up with a show in Brookings
that started in 72, and continues today, art,coin,antique
saw some coin shows that have been there in several cities
since the 70s

No idea. I also don't see the relevancy. His main focus was coins and civil war tokens, with the latter being the reason for the show. What happens at these shows is patrons come to the show with something to sell and they walk around, from dealer to dealer, until they get the best price. Or an offer. I've been with my wife's dad at a show where he will buy something at a show and sell it to someone at that very same show for more than double what he spent. Repeatedly. He had quite a talent.

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

H is the 8th letter in the alphabet , so 1870 ?
Could it be a Memorial to the Wright brothers ?

 

[paulb104]

Sigh. So with all the discussion about the show, I went back into my old email. It on my old computer, which isn't kept plugged in anymore and I never figured out how to migrate all the old emails off of it. I keep it for just such an occasion.

I didn't have all my fact's correct, but nothing that changed is directly relevant to the plaque itself. I just wanted to share for the sake of accuracy.

Back in August 2013, I emailed the chairman of the Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation. It was he that contacted Reeve Lindbergh on my behalf.

The plaque was bought from a known antique dealer from Michigan. That dealer is the one that I called in 2013 who remembered it as a Lindbergh plaque.

I do a lot of research on a LOT of items online and over email, so clearly I got some facts mixed up on a few of them. Sorry 'bout that.

 

[cw0909]

ive not found an img of Charles Lindbergh, wearing a bow tie
but found some info, on a bronze plaque, that was placed on
the house he was born in, at 1120 forest ave west detroit, mi.
havent found an img of the plaque,in the caption it says the
landlord covered it with a for rent sign
getty imgs,cant post

house then click more on caption
House Where Lindbergh was Born Pictures | Getty Images
img
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos...roit-last-summer-a-bronze-picture-id516517570

house in 1971
Brownstone Where Charles Lindbergh Was Born Pictures | Getty Images

img
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos...lindy-hero-of-another-era-picture-id517428774

 

[Plug N Play]

Well, we're still pretty much shooting in the dark on this one...


It could just as easily be a random person as a famous one - like this tribute plaque at a golf course:

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Yeah, I'm leaning this way now, also.
A person never in the limelight.
I thought everyone would close in on this one, quickly.
Kind of a cool mystery, now.

Someday, someone will have a tombstone plaque depicting a metal detector.
When people walk by, it will beep ?

 

[paulb104]

Why not.

There's already headstones with QR codes, and headstones with videos.

 

[oredigger62]

Hey Guys , any possibility that it's a younger Frank Sinatra ? that came to mind really quick after seeing the pic. I don't know why , i never liked his music so it seems crazy to me that he popped into my head . Yeah , i know it's a stupid idea... but might trigger somebody else into another direction.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Hey Guys , any possibility that it's a younger Frank Sinatra ? that came to mind really quick after seeing the pic. I don't know why , i never liked his music so it seems crazy to me that he popped into my head . Yeah , i know it's a stupid idea... but might trigger somebody else into another direction.

Maybe here are some young Frank photos but I think the ears on the plaque are larger.The only side profile I could find was a mug shot.

 

[paulb104]

sticking to the 'it never hurts to ask' mantra, I joined https://sinatrafamily.com and I asked.

 

[Spats]

ive not found an img of Charles Lindbergh, wearing a bow tie
but found some info, on a bronze plaque, that was placed on
the house he was born in, at 1120 forest ave west detroit, mi.
havent found an img of the plaque,in the caption it says the
landlord covered it with a for rent sign
getty imgs,cant post

house then click more on caption
House Where Lindbergh was Born Pictures | Getty Images
img
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos...roit-last-summer-a-bronze-picture-id516517570

house in 1971
Brownstone Where Charles Lindbergh Was Born Pictures | Getty Images

img
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos...lindy-hero-of-another-era-picture-id517428774

I'm not saying it is him on the plaque, but for some reason, I really want it to be. But here is a picture of Lindbergh in a bow tie.

 

[paulb104]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49487266@N07/5036245197

 

[paulb104]

About that Franks Sinatra forum. Nancy Sinatra is an active member, and she is certain that it's not her dad.

First Charles Lindbergh's daughter, now Frank Sinatra's daughter.

This thing is taking me to weird places.

 

[DCMatt]

I will ask my daughter later today so you can add her to the list. But, for the record, I'm pretty sure it isn't me.

About that Franks Sinatra forum. Nancy Sinatra is an active member, and she is certain that it's not her dad.

First Charles Lindbergh's daughter, now Frank Sinatra's daughter.

This thing is taking me to weird places.

 

[Plug N Play]

Never dreamed I'd be in a chat that included input from Charles Lindbergh's daughter and Frank Sinatra's daughter !
So, with DC, that makes three ... how many more does that leave us ?

 

[paulb104]

What about Wilbur Wright?
http://www.wright-brothers.org/Info...t_Family_images/Wilbur_Wright_1909_Age_42.jpg