Token & Pewter Clovers, Gold Specs

steelheadwill · Jul 31, 2011

Token & Pewter Clovers, Gold Specs

Dug a few pieces from the mud...
a pair of spectacles that don't look or read brass, nice & smooth, not pitted like saltwater brass, looks like rose gold :icon_scratch:

3 pewter clovers, (I dug one last year, thanks TTF :wink:

) & pewter button.
lots of parasol hubs, valves and intact clay pipe/
HH all :thumbsup:

JW15 · Jul 31, 2011

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Cool finds!! :icon_thumright:

Pretty neat that the lenses are still intact on the glasses! :thumbsup:

OutBack Duo · Aug 1, 2011

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a bunch of neat odds and ends

steelheadwill · Aug 1, 2011

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Thanks all!
I Like those Clovers best, they appear to date from pewter button era... Old

ANTIQUARIAN · Aug 1, 2011

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Great finds yesterday Herbie!

I love the look of those specs and the clay pipe! :thumbsup:

Dave

VERMONTPACKRAT · Aug 1, 2011

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The intact spectacles are the find of the day in my book :icon_thumleft:

I think that a pic of you wearing them is in order :laughing7:

VPR

joeyfresh · Aug 1, 2011

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How old are those specs?? They look like they are in awesome condition and with the lenses intact!!!

joeyfresh · Aug 1, 2011

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"Riding temple" glasses were invented around 1890 and popular through the 1920's.

http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/pages/19c-ridingtemple.html

ncsilverspider · Aug 1, 2011

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Nice finds! Like the spectacles and token! :thumbsup:

High Plains Digger · Aug 1, 2011

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Mmmmmm.......celluloid. I'll take an extra serving.

steelheadwill · Aug 2, 2011

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VERMONTPACKRAT said:
The intact spectacles are the find of the day in my book

I think that a pic of you wearing them is in order

VPR

I'd be happy to oblige,
but I only have a manual focus camera :laughing9:

I just gave them a shirtsleeve polish and see the gleam of gold :wink:

Nothing plated or goldfilled holds up in the salt mud for long.
JoeyFresh Thanks for dating the style :notworthy:

HighPlains, I was thinking the Token was a nonfood starch for photography or something, if you get it at the grocers, must be for gravy :laughing7:

I don't have a clue what the logo depicts either :icon_scratch:

Thanks for all the replies! HH to Ya :thumbsup:

Found these 14K specs online, http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-14k-Gol...356?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56415dabec

baspinall · Aug 2, 2011

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Cool finds! I like the clovers as well. I found a clover like button or something not to long ago as well.

umrgolf · Aug 2, 2011

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baspinall said:
Cool finds! I like the clovers as well. I found a clover like button or something not to long ago as well.

yours is part of an early brass drawer pull, as identified by Crusader, myself, and others a few months ago

curbdiggercarl57 · Aug 2, 2011

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Great stuff, greater token.
Tokens are good.
Carl

Mr Tuff · Aug 2, 2011

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killer specs!!!! MR TUFF

steelheadwill · Aug 3, 2011

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umrgolf said:
baspinall said:

Cool finds! I like the clovers as well. I found a clover like button or something not to long ago as well.

Click to expand...

yours is part of an early brass drawer pull, as identified by Crusader, myself, and others a few months ago

Thanks for all your replies !!
Anyone know what these old clovers may have been from ?? :dontknow:

umrgolf · Aug 3, 2011

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steelheadwill said:
umrgolf said:

baspinall said:

Cool finds! I like the clovers as well. I found a clover like button or something not to long ago as well.

Click to expand...

yours is part of an early brass drawer pull, as identified by Crusader, myself, and others a few months ago

Click to expand...

Thanks for all your replies !!
Anyone know what these old clovers may have been from ??

Age, Im not sure but Id say your close.. The placement of the hole makes me think pendant, but since there were 3, just ornamental home decoration.. Just guesses are all I can offer, never seen them

steelheadwill · Aug 3, 2011

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that is what I'm figuring with a total of 4 found in area.
I got a very thin brass trefoil piece nearby that I'm thinking is a 2nd corps badge.
Thanks & HH all :thumbsup:

Wallhangers · Aug 5, 2011

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You sure dig some interesting pieces from that mud. Like the token, love the glasses. Amazing that the glass has held up. Talk to you soon.

steelheadwill · Aug 5, 2011

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Wallhangers said:
You sure dig some interesting pieces from that mud. Like the token, love the glasses. Amazing that the glass has held up. Talk to you soon.

I'm glad you got to taste our NH mud on your visit