Lost Signal
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- Mar 5, 2019
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Got out to some different sites this weekend...
At one there weren't many big signals, but I did manage a fired musket ball, a convex coat-size button and four small cuff buttons. One was a tombac but the best was an early U. S. Navy cuff. I located the coat-size of this design in Albert's, but not my 16mm version. Based on the 16 stars, it would seem to fall between 1796 and 1803. I did find a USA button (with mbcuce) not too long ago, but I just don't find many military buttons. I was very excited to find this one.
And, a brass tack.
Another site produce one bale seal that does not seem especially old.
And, today I found two musket ball-type fishing weights and one cuff button with a textile-like texture on the obverse and stars on the reverse. I'm guessing it's mid 19th century - not sure. The circular brass piece with the hole in the center has threads on the other side. It looks like it would have threaded into a piece of tube. There's a small off-center hole that's hard to see because of the shadow. Now, I'm wondering if it could have been some kind of eye piece. I think the small hole would have been used to turn the piece to screw it into whatever it went into it. Any ideas?
Thanks for looking.
At one there weren't many big signals, but I did manage a fired musket ball, a convex coat-size button and four small cuff buttons. One was a tombac but the best was an early U. S. Navy cuff. I located the coat-size of this design in Albert's, but not my 16mm version. Based on the 16 stars, it would seem to fall between 1796 and 1803. I did find a USA button (with mbcuce) not too long ago, but I just don't find many military buttons. I was very excited to find this one.
And, a brass tack.
Another site produce one bale seal that does not seem especially old.
And, today I found two musket ball-type fishing weights and one cuff button with a textile-like texture on the obverse and stars on the reverse. I'm guessing it's mid 19th century - not sure. The circular brass piece with the hole in the center has threads on the other side. It looks like it would have threaded into a piece of tube. There's a small off-center hole that's hard to see because of the shadow. Now, I'm wondering if it could have been some kind of eye piece. I think the small hole would have been used to turn the piece to screw it into whatever it went into it. Any ideas?
Thanks for looking.
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