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Title: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on January 03, 2010, 05:53:25 PM I found this today, came up back end first full of mud, i was about to chuck it in the hedge thinking it was a bottle top!
Reflected and thought it better to chuck in with the junk in my pouch and turned it over to find this. How you see it is how it came out, minus the plug of mud in the back, i think it may be pewter or perhaps Silver. Any Ideas anyone. Cheers Salty (http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/saltydog101/Metal%20Detecting%20Stuff/IMG_0159.jpg) (http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/saltydog101/Metal%20Detecting%20Stuff/IMG_0160.jpg) (http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/saltydog101/Metal%20Detecting%20Stuff/IMG_0161.jpg) (http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/saltydog101/Metal%20Detecting%20Stuff/IMG_0162.jpg) Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: 150aceboy on January 03, 2010, 06:06:29 PM Hi Karl, that looks very much like silver to me mate, looking at the underside ,could it possibly be a silver top off a perfume bottle or similar ???,
nice find Karl, well done Ace ;) Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: coleggwent(phil) on January 03, 2010, 06:08:33 PM thats a very nice bit of silver mate well done for not winging it in the hedge ;) i think it could be vicky as it is pressed maybe brooch ??? dont matter what it is its bloody nice mate :)
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: simon c on January 03, 2010, 06:08:41 PM Wow,thats a really nice find Karl,i like that a lot,Certainly looks like silver to me,as to what it is ???,could be a lot of things,brooch,pendant,locket,Great design looks Georgian but may be older ? if there is no Hallmark it could be on the missing part or it could be foreign possibly Indian ?,or it is much older and wasn't hallmarked,would be nice to find out what it is and it's age,Good job you didn't throw it :D
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: Stig(The) on January 03, 2010, 06:19:42 PM Congratz Karl,that`s i nice looking object what ever it is mate ! ;)
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: detectordave on January 03, 2010, 07:42:24 PM Thats really nice well found
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: Richy on January 03, 2010, 08:13:57 PM Nice find Karl, does it look as if it had a hinge at one time?
Could be a scent bottle or inkwell top ??? Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on January 03, 2010, 08:37:54 PM Nice find Karl, does it look as if it had a hinge at one time? Could be a scent bottle or inkwell top ??? Thanks for everyone's kind words, Yes i was lucky i didn't sling it! ;) I've had a good look, i think it may well have had a small hinge at a point where there's some damage at the edge and exactly opposite is a small dimple in the outer edge that could have been for a catch may be? Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on January 03, 2010, 09:38:29 PM thats a really nice item karl..... ;)....i hope someone ID's it for you soon....byron
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: Gadget(Ian) on January 03, 2010, 09:44:57 PM that looks interesting karl.a nice little find well done.something in my mind points me to a lid of a snuff box. ;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: The Doc on January 03, 2010, 10:49:16 PM Nice find karl - does look like a lid off some small fancy item.
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: Legacy Hunter on January 04, 2010, 01:04:28 AM thats a lovely find karl well done
debs Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on January 04, 2010, 01:37:40 AM Very interesting Find Karl keep us posted if you find out for defo what it is.
Bring it along the Meeting after next the 20th let Mark lodwick take a look all the best Phil Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: TheLoveDoc on January 04, 2010, 07:24:47 AM Thats a lovely find, well done mate..... if i was a gambling man i would put my money on it being a brooch i think mate. ;) nice find :)
Title: Re: Damaged wotsit? any ideas anyone? Post by: Richy on January 04, 2010, 09:18:45 AM Forget the inkwell theory.......I've just noticed the 20p for scale........much too small. :) :)
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