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Title: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: BottyBurp (Kris) on June 05, 2009, 07:30:22 PM I found these two metal objects some time ago & I've been reluctant to scrap them as they look interesting especially the rectangular strap with the patterns on.
Any ideas of what they were or age please? Thanks in advance Burp Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: The Doc on June 05, 2009, 08:07:38 PM Bottom one looks like a book clasp. Not sure about the first one.
Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on June 05, 2009, 08:16:35 PM Cant harm to keep em fella , you never know!
Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: DIGGA on June 05, 2009, 09:17:24 PM top 2 look like they may be the end of a knife scabbard ??? ??? ??? dunno wot the third one is but i would keep it ....... looks interesting to me ;) ;)
Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: ROMAN STEVE on June 05, 2009, 09:32:02 PM bottom one is a book clasp like the doc said
ive got some nice find Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: hedgehog on June 05, 2009, 10:21:44 PM Nice ones BB, top one has a lot of crude rivetting or repair going on there, dunno what it would be with the rivet bang in the middle but looks quite old , maybe a similar date to the book clasp 17th cent. ?
Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: BottyBurp (Kris) on June 06, 2009, 06:23:23 AM Thanks all, my first book clasp!
I was wondering if the other thing may be the tip of a staff or something similar? Thanks again Burp Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on June 06, 2009, 07:45:01 AM still a nice one on the book clasp though Botty, always nice to find them,
Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: the sutt on June 06, 2009, 10:46:27 AM what ever the top one is it looks home made
the bottom one looks as if it is a book clasp. don't throw them away keep them you never know. Title: Re: Rubbish or keepers? Post by: Richy on June 06, 2009, 03:37:44 PM I would've said the top 2 are the metal end of a scabbard, the rivet plumb in the centre is putting me off the idea tho' ???
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