Yesterday’s finds

[mjb Mike]

Went out yesterday on an old road from the 17 and 1800 found a cool dog tag from 1874.a 1909 barber.1907 Indian bunch of wheats.some old bottons.what looks to be an old bracelet. Not sure what the top two copper pieces are on the top left of pics would like some help to figure them out thanks for looking.everything found in southern md

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

WOW ... congrats on the great finds !
I really like finding the old Dog Tax Tags - oldest I've found is 1918.

 

[mjb Mike]

Went out yesterday on an old road from the 17 and 1800 found a cool dog tag from 1874.a 1909 barber.1907 Indian bunch of wheats.some old bottons.what looks to be an old bracelet. Not sure what the top two copper pieces are on the top left of pics would like some help to figure them out thanks for looking.everything found in southern md

These are the two things I’m not sure what they are

 

[mjb Mike]

thanks sometimes the finds that are worth the least are my favorites

 

[Almy]

I'm wondering whether the 1874 is a serial number rather than a date?
Might the copper things be cosmetics containers, or at least the one with Princess on it?

 

[Scrounge Wanderer]

These are the two things I’m not sure what they are

princess pat copper tube is a lipstick, other piece resembles a bayonet scabbard tip...nice find!!!

 

[The Rebel]

Nice finds! Yep the pointy thing is a bayonet scabbard tip. Looks to be from the CW era.

Nice Original Civil War Springfield Bayonet and Scabbard for Sale

Buy this well-preserved historical relic of the US Civil War: Original Springfield bayonet & 8-rivet scabbard. For sale by the Gettysburg Museum of History.

www.gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com

 

[tnt-hunter]

Congratulations on a good hunt. I agree with Almy and Scrounge Wanderer. you have a civil war bayonet scabbard tip and Princes Pat lipstick container. Also I believe your dog tag is a registration number not a date. Most of the dog tags I have seen have a location, a date and a registration number. Since yours only has one number I think it is the number of the dog registered so if found they can identify the owner.

Again nice hunt, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

[Digger RJ]

Went out yesterday on an old road from the 17 and 1800 found a cool dog tag from 1874.a 1909 barber.1907 Indian bunch of wheats.some old bottons.what looks to be an old bracelet. Not sure what the top two copper pieces are on the top left of pics would like some help to figure them out thanks for looking.everything found in southern md

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm wondering whether the 1874 is a serial number rather than a date?

If not, it's one of the oldest I've seen posted.

 

[Scrounge Wanderer]

Nice finds! Yep the pointy thing is a bayonet scabbard tip. Looks to be from the CW era.

Nice Original Civil War Springfield Bayonet and Scabbard for Sale

Buy this well-preserved historical relic of the US Civil War: Original Springfield bayonet & 8-rivet scabbard. For sale by the Gettysburg Museum of History.

www.gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com

thanks for the verify, check out this broken ramrod I dug last week you think CW or earlier?

 

[The Rebel]

thanks for the verify, check out this broken ramrod I dug last week you think CW or earlier?

Tough to say but depending on where you are and what took place there it's a good indicator of a time period.

 

[mjb Mike]

very cool thanks for all the in put

 

[Scrounge Wanderer]

Tough to say but depending on where you are and what took place there it's a good indicator of a time period.

Hard tellin' then one of those sites that had a long span of occupation before abandonment, thanks for responding tho as you seem to know your CW pretty good!

 

[Bamasteve]

Nice bunch of finds!

 

[The Rebel]

Hard tellin' then one of those sites that had a long span of occupation before abandonment, thanks for responding tho as you seem to know your CW pretty good!

Thanks'! Been a CW buff for as long as I can remember & was a re-enactor for 12 years before kids.

 

[Lenrac2]

I'm wondering whether the 1874 is a serial number rather than a date?
Might the copper things be cosmetics containers, or at least the one with Princess on it?

We found a very old corroded rabies tag marked 2022 this year. Took us way too long to realize it was not the year but a coincidental serial number! Too far gone to find the year.

 

[Lenrac2]

Love that old dog tag!! Is it the same on the back? So many good finds! Congrats!!

 

[mjb Mike]

no its just blank on the back.I found a 1920 dog tag in a different area.This one looks like it was cut off from the slice in it at the top.

 

[Radon]

Some history on the Princess Pat cosmetics company from Chicago from ~1919 into the 50's. Nice Finds!

http://cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/princess-pat.php