Surprising Finds from Small Neighborhood Park

[CladMoonRising]

I've been detecting for about a month (and I'm obsessed) but yesterday was my most gratifying day yet. I researched a park in an older neighborhood and found there was a house there until about the 1920's. After it was demolished the lot sat empty until the 50's when it was turned into a community garden, which lasted until the 80's. It sat empty again for about 20 more years, then in 2002 it was turned into a modern park with a typical kids play area, etc. It's a small lot, about 3/4 acre and most of the park is covered with new concrete pathways so I searched around the fringes.

What I found was:
1917 & 1941 wheat pennies, and about 30 other newer clad.
A small sterling silver "jingle bell." I searched the mark and it was made by Currier and Roby which made silver items from 1900-1941.
A copper bracelet. No markings other than a flower petal design.
A couple of meat thermometers (no idea!) and some other old pieces of junk.
And my favorite: something that looks like a brass watch fob from maybe the 1920-1940's.

The fob has a globe on one side, then "compliments of..." on the other. When I found it I thought it was just a brass engine freeze plug and dropped it in my scrap bag. It wasn't until I got it home and cleaned it up that I realized how cool it was. The detail and condition of the fob is pretty good, all things considered. I plan to look into its origin a little but if anyone has any insight, I'd love to hear it. Thanks!

Marc

 

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[Ninjafossils]

Awesome FOB man. I know what a fob is, but does anyone know what it stands for?

 

[AU_Solitude]

San Francisco memorabilia usually fetches a pretty penny on flea bay. That's a cool fob.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Excellent hunt! Thank you for sharing.