✅ SOLVED Love Token - Fob

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I found this on Sunday in a farm field. It appears to be made of brass or a similar metal as it hit in the 76 - 79 range. :thumbsup:

It looks like a horseshoe, hearts and a wishbone to me? :icon_scratch:
Would someone be kind enough to tell me what the cypher means and when it might date from?

Thanks,
David


UPDATE

I dentified as a 'Good Luck Watch Fob!
Thanks to village nut for his assistance!

 

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Thats a cool Fob...So there isnt any writing on it? i have a found a few with writing and Dates, but never found a match when i was looking them up

Cool find!
 

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Thats a cool Fob...So there isnt any writing on it? i have a found a few with writing and Dates, but never found a match when i was looking them up

Cool find!

I've looked at it under a 10x loop and there's no writing on it at all.
I too looked online for something similar, but with no luck. :dontknow:

Thanks,
Dave
 

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Interesting that you had no luck in finding anything out about it, because I think it is a good luck charm or type of fob design using the heart, horseshoe and wishbone. They often times included the four leaf clover as well. The date from what I have seen would be as early as the 1920's according to this newspaper article....cool find.

Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search
 

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Probably just a decorative watch fob, but strange the maker didn't mark it... but I have one with a hunting scene that is blank.... so it happens.
 

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Interesting that you had no luck in finding anything out about it, because I think it is a good luck charm or type of fob design using the heart, horseshoe and wishbone. They often times included the four leaf clover as well. The date from what I have seen would be as early as the 1920's according to this newspaper article....cool find.

Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search

Now that was a very interesting read VN, I never thought it might be a 'Good Luck Charm'! :icon_scratch:

Funny thing... Anita Gold wrote the article for the 'Knight News Service' and 'Knight' is my last name! :laughing7:

Thanks very much for solving this mystery for me!
Dave


Anything on the reverse?
It may be in very small print.
Don..

Hi Don! :hello:

No not a thing on the reverse side, it just looks like a piece of stamped brass.
Thanks for your interest,
Dave
 

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Probably just a decorative watch fob, but strange the maker didn't mark it... but I have one with a hunting scene that is blank.... so it happens.

I think so as well... although a 'Good Luck Charm' seems more likely as suggested by 'villagenut'! :icon_thumright:

By the way, nice finds today I.P.!
Dave
 

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Would it be a good luck charm with the horse shoe upside down. All the luck is supposed to run out that way.
 

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And it can't be both? A good luck charm that is a watch fob?

I think this is exactly what this is! :thumbsup:


Would it be a good luck charm with the horse shoe upside down. All the luck is supposed to run out that way.

I've always heard that said as well dug, that the horseshoe points up! :laughing7:
Thanks for your post,
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