Colonial Housesite find Rev War Maybe??? 2nd Attempt

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Hello All.. This was dug years ago at a very early house site in Virginia. A lot of period items, circa 1770, were dug here. It is 2 1/4" x 2 3/4". Not sure what it is but I have had a couple of people say it might be Rev war related?? There are solder marks on the back so it might have had hooks or something like that attached.

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MonkeyBoy

Aww come on!!! The collected greatest minds in the treasure hunting world right here at or fingertips.. and not much to go on??? This piece will forever be quietly mocking me... tucked away in it's Riker box.... taunting me because I don't know what it is!!! ;-)
 

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Re: Colonial Housesite find Rev War Maybe???

Rev War two pin plug socket :wink:
 

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Monkey Boy... that second picture, if you flip it over do you see a stemmed rose or flower there engraved on the face?
 

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Montana Jim said:
Monkey Boy... that second picture, if you flip it over do you see a stemmed rose or flower there engraved on the face?

Yes, well there is something engraved on it. I have never been able to quite make it out..
 

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Looks like a floral pattern & someones name in old scrolly writing (incised in a vertical direction as pictured)
 

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Is it a martingale plate?

DCMatt
 

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Try to make a pencil rubbing of the engraving, there may be some hidden detail.
 

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DCMatt said:
Is it a martingale plate?

DCMatt

Yea... I thought that too... with the two attachment points on the back it may have been horse tack related... maybe a ribbon threaded the square holes?
 

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Two holes are normaly a pin through latch. Possibly a book latch or a box latch piece.
 

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Ok.. I did a couple of rubbings and.. still can't make out what it is??? looks to be MAYBE a floral pattern or just some fancy carving???

bummer.. really like to know what this is... some early coppers and a bunch of dandy buttons came out of the same area.. nothing later then early 1800s....

MonkeyBoy
 

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