Cracker Jack Carriage, Indian Trade Bead? And some other stuff

[Old Pueblo]

Today's finds. Had to cut it short as I caught some lowlife attempting to break into my car, and had to leave. Can anyone put a date on this cracker jack carriage? And what is this little clay bead? Native American? Its definitely clay, and looks like something tribal people would wear, and there were broken pieces of red O'odham trade pottery sherds from the late 1800s/early 1900s all over the place. I was thinking trade bead, because of the pottery I was seeing, and because it doesnt look to me like something a pioneer would have worn. The American Southwest is also where the old North American Indian bead and pottery trade died off, in the early 1900s, so finding Indian trade beads in turn of the century ghost towns and places like that is certainly possible. (Ive found them before, just never a clay one). Please let me know what you think. If the "white man" was making clay beads like this for use by settlers and so forth (and not Native Americans), I would really like to know. Thank you

 

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[Old Pueblo]

I was pretty upset too, my headhunter Indian blood in me was definitely coming out. I saw the vehicle he jumped into, a white pickup one the other side of the thicket, with someone else in it. I made sure I stopped in front of them and showed them my hunting knife in the rear view window. So maybe next time the little lowlife will think twice about attempting to steal in rural Arizona.

I was already annoyed by the a-hole. He had walked by me earlier, only I hadnt seen him yet, and he went "Boom boom boom boom", like with a machine gun, which startled me. I was just outside of town, where you dont see anyone walking around unless they're looking for a cardboard box to sleep in, by the RR tracks. He came walking back the other way, and I just knew he would react in some way to my car, and sure enough, I watched him check my doors and look through every window, before calling him out.

 

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All that stuff in the case is from the same spot, I dont like to mix relics up, unless I have them all well recorded, so that the place they were found at is never lost. Its always a good idea to write it down, or do as I like to do, which is take a photo of the find, and write where it was found on the back. I dont have to do this very often, though, because as I said, I like to keep it all together, as much as possible.

 

[The_Piratess]

Some more shots of the Cracker Jack Wagon, after a little cleaning with a toothpick. I found it near where that little lead train car and most of these clay marbles came from. Its funny because I thought the little train car might be a Cracker Jack toy when I found it, and now Ive found this one. And that little half circle thing is another piece of an old watch, like you see in my case here. There is a bunch of writing, including what looks like a Jun 1909 date, but its very hard to make out.

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And the other side of the wagon is the same, just not as nice looking.

Wow I remember I loved that train car in your other post and I love that great, Cracker Jack wagon too!!! Great finds as usual!

 

[The_Piratess]

I was already annoyed by the a-hole. He had walked by me earlier, only I hadnt seen him yet, and he went "Boom boom boom boom", like with a machine gun, which startled me. I was just outside of town, where you dont see anyone walking around unless they're looking for a cardboard box to sleep in, by the RR tracks. He came walking back the other way, and I just knew he would react in some way to my car, and sure enough, I watched him check my doors and look through every window, before calling him out.

Wth? How does that even happen in remote places like that? Be careful out there and you might seriously want to starting packing some heat with you... I mean knives are good too but unless you're V from Vendetta, you're not going to win in a gunfight with it just sayin'...

 

[birdman]

Love the carrage ,great shelf display .

 

[Old Pueblo]

Wth? How does that even happen in remote places like that? Be careful out there and you might seriously want to starting packing some heat with you... I mean knives are good too but unless you're V from Vendetta, you're not going to win in a gunfight with it just sayin'...

The place wasnt exactly remote. It was a very small town for most of its existence, but lately has been coming back to life with new housing developments in the surrounding area and so forth. I was just outside of town, off an old dirt road by the RR tracks that goes down to one or two ranches out in the desert. I think the person may have been doing some sort of survey for his job, or something like that, but he had no reason to search my car and then run away. And theyre getting ready to develop this whole area, and have already started with gas lines and so forth, so before long it will be just another part of town.