Pewter Mystery Item

[Ripcon]

Found this item today. It is made of pewter and measures 2.5 inches across. It has a sunburst type of design as you can see. I've got photos of both the front and back. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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[creskol]

I am not 100% sure, but it has the flavor of an antique white metal child's coffin handle .. missing the handle and attachments.

 

[bradyboy]

broach?
Thought I would make the opinion to steer away for the coffin thing
Brady

 

[creskol]

broach?
Thought I would make the opinion to steer away for the coffin thing
Brady

Well that's helpful .. Does the idea of a coffin handle freak you out?

 

[Ripcon]

I'm a little freaked out.

 

[Ripcon]

If it is a coffin handle, I may go back to the site and bury it. The rest of the coffin may still be down there.

 

[Ripcon]

I was hoping for maybe so type of variation of a pewter dragoon hat plate??

 

[jewelerguy]

I am not 100% sure, but it has the flavor of an antique white metal child's coffin handle .. missing the handle and attachments.

I'm gonna go with creskol on this one

 

[Deftone]

I'm guessing clock pendulum.

 

[Ripcon]

I like that better

 

[Mud Hut]

I think Creskol is right, too. If it is a clock weight, it is missing the entire back half.

 

[Deftone]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CL...287884?hash=item25e89b648c:g:EhYAAOSwHNxaPUgM

 

[Retired Fire]

Clock Pendulum. My Dad used to repair and build clocks. A lot of the older clocks came in with these. I could be wrong but I think it is a pendulum. And He was also a Funeral Director... Sooooo I have never seen a child's Coffin with handle mounts like this but I am not an expert here either. If it is it is from a much older coffin then I have dealt with.

 

[Ripcon]

It looks like it is indeed a clock pendulum.
Thanks to all who helped me solve this relic mystery I.d.

 

[creskol]

It looks like it is indeed a clock pendulum.
Thanks to all who helped me solve this relic mystery I.d.

I stand corrected ... That's a good call on that. Here is what it might have originally like.

 

[P.ALLEN]

Glad we straightened that out, whew.

 

[Ripcon]

That's fantastic!
Thank you all so much for your help in identifying this.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I mean this only as a helpful suggestion for future use, not as criticism. Ripcon's find is much too small to be a coffin handle's backplate/escutcheon, or one for any other significantly heavy object. On Ripcon's find (shown laying on his fingers for size reference), the handle "loop" part (which you'd grip to lift the object) would be so small you'd have trouble getting two fingers into it.

 

[creskol]

I mean this only as a helpful suggestion for future use, not as criticism. Ripcon's find is much too small to be a coffin handle's backplate/escutcheon, or one for any other significantly heavy object. On Ripcon's find (shown laying on his fingers for size reference), the handle "loop" part (which you'd grip to lift the object) would be so small you'd have trouble getting two fingers into it.

I respectfully disagree about it being much to small. Ripcon's find measures 2.5 inches across. Take a look at the casket handles here: