what is this? a watch fob?

cott1300 · Mar 6, 2014

hi all, im new here & brand new to this hobby but have always been interested in detecting & relic hunting. On my 1st hunt last saturday with my ace 250 i found this on an old old farmstead, im thinking its a watch fob but not sure & not sure how old it is. can anyone identify it? thanks for your help

park pirate · Mar 6, 2014

Could be, also looks like a hat badge...

ironhorse · Mar 6, 2014

That is a nice fob, very patriotic motif

cott1300 · Mar 6, 2014

ironhorse said:
That is a nice fob, very patriotic motif

to bad the pic turned out upside down lol

treblehunter · Mar 6, 2014

cott1300 said:
to bad the pic turned out upside down lol

Yeah, I hate when those pix won't cooperate,lol.
That looks like a very cool find, you should put it in the "what is it" forum too, I hope someone ID's it for you.
Almost looks like a railroad tag, maybe send in or look on this site, here is the link.
Antique Railroad Baggage Tag Values | Antique Railroad Memorabilia

ModernMiner · Mar 6, 2014

Welcome to Tnet! Awesome find there. I love the design. Looks like a FOB to me, but as TrebleHunter said, I would put in in the "what is it" forum with measurements. Congrats, MM

NHBandit · Mar 6, 2014

How many different places have you posted this ? I swear I replied to it awhile ago and even posted a picture of a similar, but not identical fob. Please don't do a shotgun blast of threads all on the same subject. It just makes things confusing. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/w...elic-cant-find-anything-like.html#post3883277 PS go back & look for the watch. And welcome to T-net. :thumbsup:

Jason in Enid · Mar 6, 2014

Great looking fob!

cott1300 · Mar 6, 2014

NHBandit said:
How many different places have you posted this ? I swear I replied to it awhile ago and even posted a picture of a similar, but not identical fob. Please don't do a shotgun blast of threads all on the same subject. It just makes things confusing. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/w...elic-cant-find-anything-like.html#post3883277 PS go back & look for the watch. And welcome to T-net.

HAHA, im not shot gunning lol, it was just recommended to put it in the "what is this" section as well & I wasn't able to move it from one section to another. I am going to re-hunt the area where this came from though, I merely scratched the surface of the ground that's out there.

NHBandit · Mar 6, 2014

cott1300 said:
HAHA, im not shot gunning lol, it was just recommended to put it in the "what is this" section as well & I wasn't able to move it from one section to another. I am going to take hunt the area where this came from though, I merely scratched the surface of the ground that's out there.

It's clearly got some age to it. You're on a good spot. Keep at it and when you think you're finished do it again going back & forth 90 degrees to the pattern you used the first time.