🥇 BANNER Colonial Silver Pomander

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Walked onto the site turned on the F22 and started swinging. This was in my first hole. I don't know what it is yet but I'm pretty sure it's old, silver and hand engraved. I'm sure someone can tell me what it is pretty quick. I can't complain about my silver coin drought with finds like this one though

EDIT: This has been identified. It's called a Pomander and here is a link to more info and a similar piece

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomander

https://books.google.com/books?id=p...page&q=pomander drake collection pear&f=false

 

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[RelicMedic]

I think it's called Katalina jewelry. They incorporated a bell and shaker into the design. I've seen some from the '50's that are similar, but yours does look older. I'm sure someone here will know...they know everything about anything!!

 

[Brother Al]

I think it's a nice chunk of beautiful silver and I don't know squat.....

 

[Erik in NJ]

Love the silver hand engraved item. I have no idea what it was used for but it could easily pre-date the Civil War. I could also very well be a Banner Find once we get an ID on it. Lovely item!!

 

[RJ55]

Nice intricate piece of silver.

 

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Pictures do not do justice to the engraving work on this piece

 

[Erik in NJ]

Pictures do not do justice to the engraving work on this piece

Can you get some clearer hi-res pics up?? I could tell when I saw it that this piece is special.

 

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Using an old iphone so pics nor the greatest

 

[basque-man]

Nice piece of big silver!!!!

 

[46Wheat]

very nice

 

[Argentium]

There appears to be a line around the middle of it in the last picture- does it open - if so it may be some kind of a sensor ,
for incense or perfume or something - the openings on the end suggest this to me .

 

[Loco-Digger]

You don't see that silver piece every day. Sweet find. How you liking the F22?

 

[Erik in NJ]

Wow, look at the holes in the bottom in the shape of tears. The craftsmanship is stunning. Thanks for posting the new pics. As far as I'm concerned this is a Banner find and once we get an ID I hope it will easily make it up there. Simply beautiful hand engraved piece of OLD silver sir!

 

[deershed]

Sweet piece!!

I hope it's silver and you can get an ID.

 

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Good call on the lines. It unscrews into four sections. Wow

 

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Does this help date it better.

 

[Erik in NJ]

A mystery wrapped in a mystery! Anything inside each of the four sections? I wonder if it assembles in an alternate fashion.

 

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Nothing inside and it is not hollow each section is its own little compartment with only the bottom piece having the holes

 

[iloveshinythings]

I was thinking a tea steeper (which can come on a chain - like the top attachment for your thingawhatsit), but it may be too small?

It could be some other random scent thing off of a chatelaine. They had all sorts of weird attachments.

 

[Greastart]

No marks inside?

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