Livery button, Odd Fellows, Tags, Relics, Merc

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Rehitting a handful of old sites, looking for areas not overgrown, still targets to be found. Any help on ID for the Livery style button or the weird heart shaped Odd Fellows piece. Thx

 

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[Hunk-a-lead]

Rehitting a handful of old sites, looking for areas not overgrown, still targets to be found. Any help on ID for the Livery style button or the weird heart shaped Odd Fellows piece. Thx
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wow, great variety of saves. looks like a lotta fun.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A very nice mix of finds - congrats !

You always seem to find a lot of Miner's Tags - must be a lot of old Coal Mines in your area.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Nice! Looks like you got a swell site to hunt. Great saves! Congrats on the sweet relics.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Interesting bunch of recoveries. Congratulations!

 

[Red-Coat]

Cool finds. I believe the livery button is for the Luker family… and what looks a bit like a tulip in the hand is in fact a hawk’s lure, used in falconry training. The family has its roots in Ireland.

https://www.myfamilysilver.com/pages/crestfinder-crest.aspx?id=157972&name=Luker

 

[The Rebel]

Looks like you also found a Odd fellows relic of some sort as well.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very interesting bunch of recoveries, congrats!

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Cool finds. I believe the livery button is for the Luker family… and what looks a bit like a tulip in the hand is in fact a hawk’s lure, used in falconry training. The family has its roots in Ireland.

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https://www.myfamilysilver.com/pages/crestfinder-crest.aspx?id=157972&name=Luker

Thank you for the ID!!!

 

[Digger RJ]

Rehitting a handful of old sites, looking for areas not overgrown, still targets to be found. Any help on ID for the Livery style button or the weird heart shaped Odd Fellows piece. Thx
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Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[paleomaxx]

The Odd Fellows piece is an early suspenders buckle. It would have had two long needle like pins on the reverse and I believe the style was patented either 1851 or 1852. I found an intact one years ago with the same Odd Fellows design; still one of my favorite suspenders buckle finds ever so awesome dig!

 

[The Rebel]

The Odd Fellows piece is an early suspenders buckle. It would have had two long needle like pins on the reverse and I believe the style was patented either 1851 or 1852. I found an intact one years ago with the same Odd Fellows design; still one of my favorite suspenders buckle finds ever so awesome dig!

Let's see a picture of it.

 

[Gare]

You sure are having good luck Keep it up .

 

[paleomaxx]

Let's see a picture of it.

This was found in Upstate New York, but near what I suspect was a stagecoach hotel so could have been from a traveler.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Thad, especially the livery button and Odd Fellows suspender clip.
Here is the patent for the suspender clip. They were made with various motifs on them.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great variety of finds.