Ring looking thing..

[deepskyal]

Found this fairly close to an old mid 1800's mine entrance...coal or copper mine, still not 100% sure but have heard both were mined here.

It appears to be made from brass, was pretty pitted with that greenish patina to it when I dug it.

There isn't any markings or anything and at first I thought a mans ring. It is loose on my fingers but someone with fatter fingers could wear it.

The face...the flat oval part, I thought maybe a stone might have been attached to it...but the 2 wings off the side didn't make it seem like a ring someone would wear...but they do just happen to tuck inside the palm comfortably if it was a ring....but are slightly off equal distance from the oval part.
It is thinner on the longer space so maybe it somehow got stretched.

It seems complete and shows no signs of being broken off anything else.

I dont know...maybe someone else might figure this one out.
Thanks,
Al

 

[relichunters]

No clue, but it is very cool

 

[Montana Jim]

Looks familiar but cannot place it...

 

[duggap]

What you have is the finger holder off of a candlestick. Maybe someone will find a pic but that is what it is.

 

[Montana Jim]

What you have is the finger holder off of a candlestick. Maybe someone will find a pic but that is what it is.

BINGO... thats what I had in my mind... I could'nt grasp it!

I dunno if that's correct, but thats what I was trying to zero in on!

 

[relichunters]

Very possible, here is one of them

http://www.vintageaviation.com/decor/candle1.jpg

 

[dkw]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,144580.0.html

 

[Montana Jim]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,144580.0.html

Good call... I bet that's what I remembered that I could'nt remember...

 

[relichunters]

Worth keeping that relic

 

[deepskyal]

Wow....thanks...makes sense for something like that in an old mine....

It was bugging me too and almost suspected something of that nature.

Al

 

[IronSpike]

Bump.

Not sure how to link/reference treads.

This was previous postings refer candle holder grip.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Bump.

Not sure how to link/reference treads.
This was previous postings refer candle holder grip.

Copy and paste the current page link from your bar thingy on top. (the part with http://forum.treasurenet.com/ in front). ...or type it all by hand with http:// in front.