Some sort of medal, several dates, veteran, Boston?

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Found this a couple of days ago.

Has dates "1861 VETERAN 1866" "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC"

other side, among other things says "BOSTON" didn't want to clean it much more till I know what it is.

Also found this square knob thing.

Thanks,
Rick

 

[Dano Sverige]

http://www.minnehahacounty.org/museums/collections/artifact/previous_artifact/0801.asp

Yours looks like a commemorative from 1904 is that?

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Thanks DANO,

It does have a date of 1904 (I think) in the inner circle. looks like a big party ?

 

[DirtDigler]

The other objects look like finials. Can't see the bottom of the cylindrical one. Is it threaded inside?

 

[ivan salis]

GAR * MEMBER --Grand Army of the Republic (union army vets of the civil war) --maybe 1904 meeting was in boston? they would holdgiant get togethers sort of like a giant frat group, would have. --these types of medals were given to those who "attended" the meetings .

 

[Bramblefind]

Nice find! I think this could be it... or close -

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...d=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

 

[johnnyblaze]

Nice find! I think this could be it... or close -

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...d=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

Cool this link was also found in Canada

Now another question is why are these things popping up in Canada



Blaze

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Bramblefind, that is exactly it, thanks.

DirtDigger, finials OK, the round cylindrical one is an ox knob, first one of those I've found.