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Vanity - Please Help Identify this old object
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| 11/27/2007
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Posted on 11/27/2007 9:57:30 AM PST by Grit
I am calling on the knowledgeable FR Community to help identify an object that has me baffled.
This silver doohickey was unearthed recently with the help of a metal detector by a friend of mine.
It is 2 3/4 in tall X 1 1/4 in wide.
It has a bracket on the back that is deep enough to accept maybe a leather strap and on the bottom - something is missing. 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Weird Stuff
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posted on
11/27/2007 9:57:34 AM PST
by
Grit
To: Grit
Bottle opener? (Sorry, couldn’t resist . . . marking my place because I’m curious as well).
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posted on
11/27/2007 10:00:50 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Grit
Bump. I am curious myself.
3
posted on
11/27/2007 10:00:53 AM PST
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: Grit
It looks like a broach that is missing the fastener.
4
posted on
11/27/2007 10:00:56 AM PST
by
Niteranger68
(Questions are free. Answers are $1. Correct answers are $5.)
To: Niteranger68
It looks like somehing Hillary would wear. (I am woman, hear me roar!)
5
posted on
11/27/2007 10:02:14 AM PST
by
Cagey
(Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.......Thoreau)
To: Grit
Hmm...strap buckle of some sort? (Good luck with all the smart-aleck answers, BTW)
To: Grit
It appears to be an artifac from an alien spacecraft.
7
posted on
11/27/2007 10:02:35 AM PST
by
freedomson
(Tagline comment removed by moderator)
To: Grit
I’d guess either a drawer knocker or a drawer pull. It appears to be missing a loop that goes in the slot in the back and extends around the front.
8
posted on
11/27/2007 10:02:50 AM PST
by
Vermonter
To: Grit
9
posted on
11/27/2007 10:03:41 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
To: Grit
Can you see Marley’s Ghost when you look at it real close?
10
posted on
11/27/2007 10:03:52 AM PST
by
JennysCool
(Don't taze me, Bro!)
To: Vermonter
oops, meant to say DOOR knocker
To: Grit
Could be a barrette. It is missing the part that would snap into the groove in the center back.
12
posted on
11/27/2007 10:06:21 AM PST
by
patj
To: Vermonter; JennysCool; Grit
Door knocker would be my guess, too. Very cool find, in any case.
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posted on
11/27/2007 10:07:13 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton [NaNo Count 50400/50000])
To: Niteranger68
I think you are very, very close to being right!
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posted on
11/27/2007 10:07:50 AM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Grit
How about a picture from the side and one from the top so we can see all the views. Might help.
To: Red_Devil 232; Niteranger68
If it was a brooch, the area for the pin would be towards the top of the object in question.
To: SeaHawkFan; Grit
I still think it’s a door knocker, but I agree. A ruler to show scale would be helpful, too.
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posted on
11/27/2007 10:14:09 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton [NaNo Count 50400/50000])
To: Grit
It looks like a hallmark on the back, this might be silver and I don’t think it is a door knocker.
If it is a hallmark, take it to a jewelry store and get it appraised.
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posted on
11/27/2007 10:19:17 AM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(Rudy and Romney voters send a self-abused stomped elephant to the DRNC.)
To: Grit
It the clasp to Hillary’s chastity belt.
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Key to ancient chastity belt....
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posted on
11/27/2007 10:21:01 AM PST
by
spokeshave
(Hey GOP...NO money till border closed and criminal illegals deported)
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