awesome medal/medallion/watchfob day!

[cjon455]

quick 25 minutes at my neices house scored these 3 things. Neat token that says "Ruth Mitchel 1950 Good luck" on it. The Charles Lindbergh watchfob is pretty neat also. Pretty sure the round religous medal is silver. Everyone i found online is but mine was brown and nasty til i put a little metal polish to it and now it looks like silver. Im not sure though?? anyone wanna weigh in on it feel free.... thanks for looking and HH

 

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[BosnMate]

Awesome watch fob, love it. May 20 - 21st, 1927, the first person to make a non stop flight in single engine aircraft, from New York to Paris, 3600 miles.

 

[firemac]

some neat finds, like the good luck token, I can remember doing those when I was a kid

 

[cjon455]

some neat finds, like the good luck token, I can remember doing those when I was a kid

what is it? i cant find any online??

 

[MrSchulz]

I like that Good Luck Medal/token

 

[bill from lachine]

Nice mix of finds....the good luck token were stamped out at circuses and fairs back in the time....your religious medallion could be silver or silver plated copper....try nicking it and see if it shows as silver or copper underneath.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[cjon455]

ok nevermind, i found it online, appearantly they were personalizable tokens from arcades??

 

[cjon455]

Awesome watch fob, love it. May 20 - 21st, 1927, the first person to make a non stop flight in single engine aircraft, from New York to Paris, 3600 miles.

i know the fobs not from that date, its a commemoration, but id love to know how old it is

 

[cjon455]

Nice mix of finds....the good luck token were stamped out at circuses and fairs back in the time....your religious medallion could be silver or silver plated copper....try nicking it and see if it shows as silver or copper underneath.

Regards + HH

Bill

yep, plated, found some copper underneath...... oh well, still pretty neat

 

[cjon455]

I like that Good Luck Medal/token

thanks, it was a first for me, i thought it was pretty cool too

 

[WildDigger]

Nice finds.

 

[cjon455]

Nice finds.

thanks, im surprised no coins or even trash at this place, not a big yard, but has a long slate sidewalk right through the middle of it, tried both sides all the way back and forth, and only these. oh well, better than nothing i guess

 

[jewelerguy]

View attachment 698354ok nevermind, i found it online, appearantly they were personalizable tokens from arcades??

those tokens were made on a machine called a "Metal Typer". They were common in arcades and tourist areas. I'm 49 and I remember using them when I was a kid. They have been around much longer than me though. I've dug a few of these tokens, including one dated 1913. Evidently it was made during that year, because my grandma knew the woman who's name was on it and she said it was not the year of her birth. Here's a link for a picture of the machine.... Metal Typer. Luck made here. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Mackaydon]

Similar fobs were sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans- coincidental, perhaps, being Veterans Day today.
Vintage 1927 Lindbergh Tucson Bronze Fob Aviation Diasbled American Veterans | eBay
Don....

 

[Mackaydon]

eivs in obitv nro pra sentia mvniamvr

Benedictine medal.
The words are Latin for Eius in obitu nostro praesentia muniamur' meaning May we be strengthened by his presence in the hour of our death.
PS: the letters 'S M Q L I V B' and 'V R S N S M V' which translates to the Latin Vade retro Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana. Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas. meaning Begone Satan! (or with similar meaning).
Don.....

 

[cjon455]

eivs in obitv nro pra sentia mvniamvr

Benedictine medal.
The words are Latin for Eius in obitu nostro praesentia muniamur' meaning May we be strengthened by his presence in the hour of our death.
PS: the letters 'S M Q L I V B' and 'V R S N S M V' which translates to the Latin Vade retro Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana. Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas. meaning Begone Satan! (or with similar meaning).
Don.....

thanks for the info!