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Title: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on December 13, 2009, 11:48:36 AM Hi there , out with Roman Ray on Friday and we both had a load of pre decimals ect. I came up with what i thought was a copper olive. That was until I cleaned it. There seems to be a Gold gilding and patterning on it. Showed it to my brother yesterday and he thinks maybe its a gas lamp control.
ps looking at the second pic would seem to show the ring shape has a flange inside.....It doesnt though thats a shadow. Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: 150aceboy on December 13, 2009, 11:51:54 AM Hi Rob, your brother could be right mate, but i'm with you on this one, looks very much like a ring to me fella, especially with the gilding, which can clearly be seen, nice find Rob, well done.
Ace ;) Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on December 13, 2009, 11:55:22 AM oops sorry ace , added my P.S line to your post by mistake then.
Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: handyman [Alan} on December 13, 2009, 12:03:54 PM hi rob,
nice find, my observations are, smooth inside, a perfect circle shape, milled edge exterior, i'm not convinced in your brothers suggestion - i'm happy to go with the idea of a ring, probably anytime from the industrial revolution -- so maybe victorian/edwardian. take it along to a local jewellers and ask them for an opinion cheers alan Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Roman (Ray) on December 13, 2009, 12:18:04 PM yes this one.s a thinker.lol.
i said friday it looks like a ring. now its a little cleaner.i still think its a ring.but who knows. lets hope so rob. Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on December 13, 2009, 12:48:53 PM More finds from friday.
Button with cricket players on Carpenters Arms Maindee Bowling saloon Token :D Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Richy on December 13, 2009, 01:24:07 PM Rob, there's a Carpenter's Arms in Maindee Newport, probably came from there many moons ago. It's a bit of a roughhouse now. ;D
Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on December 13, 2009, 01:37:01 PM Yeah I think that is the one fella. Great aint it...lol
Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Chef Geoff on December 13, 2009, 01:50:47 PM Hate to be a kill joy but I think I would have to go with your brother on this one, It looks far to small even for a childs finger and gilding wouldn't last to long on a ring.
Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on December 13, 2009, 02:11:28 PM Yeah Geoff it doesnt feel right fella thats why I'm a little confused. Fits my daughters little finger though and the gilding is inset so it may have been protected ???
Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: handyman [Alan} on December 13, 2009, 05:50:46 PM rob, the cricket picture is an early one - probably early 19 century. the clues for this is the shape of the bat - like an irish hurley, and the bowler is bowling underarm.
pictures fof cricket games from 1700s show this type of bat. the 3 wkts didn't come into being until 1774. further info on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cricket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cricket) cheers Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on December 13, 2009, 08:15:34 PM Thanks Alan....Its going on my jacket . I'm going to start putting some of the more interesting buttons on my Detecting jacket.
Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: handyman [Alan} on December 13, 2009, 08:19:07 PM i haven't seen any like this before -- i would record it with FLO, before putting it on the jacket.
you may want to email the lords cricket museum to see if they know of anything similar! http://www.lords.org/history/mcc-museum/ (http://www.lords.org/history/mcc-museum/) cheers Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on December 13, 2009, 08:35:12 PM Ok I'll do that, good idea. Thanks Alan
Title: Re: Any idea is this a Ring or something else? Post by: handyman [Alan} on December 13, 2009, 08:50:37 PM it will be interesting to see what they have to say about it.
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