Oldest dog tag yet

[mjb Mike]

Went out to a old colonial house site turns out it wasn’t as old as I hoped.for my oldest dog tag 1874.some other goodies.not sure what the item bottom right is thanks for looking

 

[mjb Mike]

dog tag top left

 

[The Beep Goes On]

I'd be excited. Great Finds. Congratz!

 

[ticndig]

bottom right looks like a shutter hinge.

 

[tnt-hunter]

Went out to a old colonial house site turns out it wasn’t as old as I hoped.for my oldest dog tag 1874.some other goodies.not sure what the item bottom right is thanks for looking

Congratulations on some good finds. The bottom right piece of brass is part of an old wooden toilet seat hinge. Stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Went out to a old colonial house site turns out it wasn’t as old as I hoped.for my oldest dog tag 1874.some other goodies.not sure what the item bottom right is thanks for looking

Wow. That is a seriously old dog tag. My record is somewhere in the 1920's. I would love to crack the 1800's. Well done.

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the old the old dog tag.

 

[oldmxrat]

Nice finds, congrats!

 

[ticndig]

your tag has my oldest beat by 50 years. I think TNT hunter got the hinge correctly identified.

 

[mjb Mike]

Thank I didnt think they even required dog tags back then

 

[ArfieBoy]

Cool stuff! Congratulations!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great finds, I like that dog tag and the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair tag.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on the great finds !
I really like finding the old Dog Tax Tags - oldest I've ever found is 1918.