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« on: February 02, 2015, 06:35:26 PM »
anyone any idea what the small thingy is with that swivels  its heavy for its size and has a fair bit of patterning on it

Thanks for looking

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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2015, 06:46:05 PM »
Hope I'm not being over optimistic but it could be a seal ring. If it is then it would be very old, circa 1600's I think.

That's a very nice buckle.

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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2015, 10:26:31 AM »
Thanks val , not much interest from anyone else so i guess its not that good an thingy
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2015, 10:35:20 AM »
I certainly can't work out what it is Huh But you must have quite a 5p collection by now David you've found one every time out Grin
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2015, 10:39:42 AM »
yep geoff  i'm really chuffed with all the 5p s i find ,   i have to go all metal though to find them , because as you know they get discrimmed out otherwise  Cry
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2015, 11:17:49 PM »
David, if you've got some blue tack or similar try pressing the inverted side into it and see what pattern it makes.

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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2015, 11:34:17 PM »
This is a poor comparison but it's along the same sort of idea as the one you've got.   It also swivels and has a different pattern on each side.

http://pawnsmartusa.com/history-class-rings/

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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2015, 11:42:59 PM »
on the round bit that swivels there is a pattern on both sides

 i will try to imprint tomorrow on the other piece its a man holding a spear /scepter on both sides
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2015, 11:44:19 PM »
you can actually make the man out on the middle picture
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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2015, 01:28:44 PM »
Ok please see plastacine impressions of the thingy

  one looks like a boat the other side a man   any ideas what this would of used for and a date

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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2015, 02:34:32 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2015, 03:24:54 PM »
David I think Val could be right and it's a Georgian/Victorian watch fob seal, most from that era weren't actually intended to be used as a seal and so some were smaller and more decorative Wink
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2015, 07:07:24 PM »
Well found David, I've yet to find one of them
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2015, 07:49:46 PM »
I can see the ship with sails on one impression and a rather big man on the other.  I agree with Geoff it was most likely a fob seal and decorative rather than official.  Probably owned by a sea faring gent.

I pondered on the size of the man and it suddenly occurred to me that it could be Neptune.  Nice find David. Maybe next time it'll silver or the big 'G'

With the new machine we've got no excuse, have we  Roll Eyes Grin 

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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2015, 08:24:24 PM »
geoff,  why would be called a "watch seal"  excuse my ignorance
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