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Title: Brooch or Badge Old? Post by: The Ferret on December 24, 2011, 10:25:34 PM Sorry But I forgot to add this one today finds
Not gold but Guilded and nice detail (pics) dont show it thou!! Cheers TF Title: Re: Brooch or Badge Old? Post by: The Ferret on December 25, 2011, 07:54:54 AM Cool looks like a elizabethan dress fastener?
TF Title: Re: Brooch or Badge Old? Post by: James on December 25, 2011, 09:50:56 PM Brilliant find!!! ;) it definatly looks like a Elizabethan hooked fastener (minus the hook) take a look at the link to one i found, your one looks heavier gilded and more elaborate, welldone !!! :D
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=9465&cat=all (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=9465&cat=all) Title: Re: Brooch or Badge Old? Post by: The Ferret on December 25, 2011, 10:32:52 PM Brilliant find!!! ;) it definatly looks like a Elizabethan hooked fastener (minus the hook) take a look at the link to one i found, your one looks heavier gilded and more elaborate, welldone !!! :D [url]http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=9465&cat=all[/url] ([url]http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=9465&cat=all[/url]) Cheers Mate Bet you were happy finding that. What Happend to it was it taken by a Museum or did you get it back? Cheers TF Title: Re: Brooch or Badge Old? Post by: James on December 28, 2011, 02:36:20 PM The museum took it in as treasure, yea i was buzzing when i found it! ;D
Title: Re: Brooch or Badge Old? Post by: The Ferret on March 12, 2012, 12:06:30 PM Hi Guys
Just had a letter from the Museum letting me know the Silver Gilt Hooked tag is Coming Home ;D TF Title: Re: Brooch or Badge Old? Post by: andrew84 on March 18, 2012, 09:35:39 PM Thats a really nice find.
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