✅ SOLVED Mystery item ID maybe railway?

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Is it lead? If so I'd say it looks like a really nice bag seal. Which would kind of make sense with the train track. If its not lead, maybe watch winding key or FOB?
 

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Is it lead? If so I'd say it looks like a really nice bag seal. Which would kind of make sense with the train track. If it’s not lead, maybe watch winding key or FOB?
Hi Hbot I’m going to say seems cooper ? Green in color . My initial thought was watch winding key as well. Not sure if that is a track or maybe a tower , looking at the flared end of the “track”
 

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> Not sure if that is a track or maybe a tower , looking at the flared end of the “track”.

That's not a (railroad) track... nor a tower. It is a capital letter I written in a font which was popular in the late-1800s font.

The capital C followed by a "small" (lower-case) letter o is the "Co." abbreviation for Company.

In my opinion, the logo says "CI Co."

Can't be sure without a sideview photo, but your find appears to be a lead seal for bag/sack closure, from the late-1800s into the early-1900s.
 

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Good afternoon everyone
Dug this today ,pretty small rang up in nickel range . Maybe just my eyes but looks like Large C and a smaller c and o with train track? If anyone has any ideas would love to hear them . Keep swinging
Can you get pics of the edge?
 

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Carolinabusguy said:
> Not sure if that is a track or maybe a tower , looking at the flared end of the “track”.

That's not a (railroad) track... nor a tower. It is a capital letter I written in a font which was popular in the late-1800s font.

The capital C followed by a "small" (lower-case) letter o is the "Co." abbreviation for Company.

In my opinion, the logo says "CI Co."

Can't be sure without a sideview photo, but your find appears to be a lead seal for bag/sack closure, from the late-1800s into the early-1900s.
Thanks everyone
If it is a bag seal then definitely different than ones I’ve dug before. It appears to be that the end may be broke off ?
 

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Watch winder as you stated.
 

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I think this is from a "spreader tube" of Carter's mucilage/paste. These have come up a few times in the past on this forum.

https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/solved-carters-mucilage-cap.237281/

 

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I think this is from a "spreader tube" of Carter's mucilage/paste. These have come up a few times in the past on this forum.

https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/solved-carters-mucilage-cap.237281/

Nice ID
 

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Carolinabusguy said:
> Not sure if that is a track or maybe a tower , looking at the flared end of the “track”.

That's not a (railroad) track... nor a tower. It is a capital letter I written in a font which was popular in the late-1800s font.

The capital C followed by a "small" (lower-case) letter o is the "Co." abbreviation for Company.

In my opinion, the logo says "CI Co."

Can't be sure without a sideview photo, but your find appears to be a lead seal for bag/sack closure, from the late-1800s into the early-1900s.
Thanks everyone
If it is a bag seal then definitely different than ones I’ve dug before. It appears to be that the end may be broke off ?
I think this is from a "spreader tube" of Carter's mucilage/paste. These have come up a few times in the past on this forum.

https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/solved-carters-mucilage-cap.237281/

Ding ding ding !!! You nailed it . Thank you
 

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