✅ SOLVED 1880-1910 quarry/wharf beach find

[USNFLYR]

Found this small badge. Corroded. It appears to have letters. Above that I can see crossed items. The area as the terminus from inland quarried rock to the wharf where steamboats would load the rocks (Stones) and take them to stone cutters. Maybe a union or fraternal organization?

 

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[nagant]

i see Colorado and crossed hammers or picks

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Looks like an old ribbon badge , probably from a mining convention or holiday like July 4th , or miners union. It could just be a state one or maybe from one of the mining towns, Cripple Creek, Leadville, etc

 

[USNFLYR]

Hey...that’s great. Never saw that! It was found in Washington state, but sure enough...the Colorado State Seal has crossed pick and hammer. Now to check out the other lead...maybe a convention or meeting...

Here are some Colorado badge examples:

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very interesting, I'm thinking along the same lines as Charlie, possibly a medal drop.

Maybe something like this?

Dave

 

[USNFLYR]

Thanks to all that weighed in. I would’ve never found viable solutions to what this small badge was. I will mark it off as "solved", even though I do not know if it was a militia insignia, event souvenir or lapel pin. I am posting another option. My wife said it reminds me of collectible spoons or thimbles. Many collected the fifty states. I show an example below: