East coast finds Help needed

[maceman66]

I found this stuff last october on my first trip to the east coast. Can anybody help identify the stand up type bells and the shield shaped piece? This stuff came from an old stone house in Connecticut that was used during the revolutionary war, there were 17,000 troops camped across the road and the house was used by the ranking officers. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks, Mace

 

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[creskol]

This may be a silly question, but do the bells have clappers in them? Reason I ask, as I have one similar that has no clapper, and was told that it might be a candle snuffer.

 

[maceman66]

Yes they do, it loks like one might have been damaged by a mower or something but they are definately bells, the shield piece has 2 posts on the back, it must be off of a saddle or such, not really sure, theres not much relics like those here in Iowa,lol

 

[DrGrip]

Any markings on the shield or the bells that would show up in some closer pics?

Grip

 

[creskol]

Mudslideslim posted one of those little badges, or one similar to it, a while back:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,142741.0.html

 

[maceman66]

There are no marks on either as far as writing, just the decrative marks on the bells and the 2 fastners on the abck of the shield piece

 

[IronSpike]

Based on the size I would say saddle shield. Much smaller it would be a harness boss.

Great finds

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,221039.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,223005.0.html

 

[beaks]

the bells look like the ones used on a wagon, buggy, etc.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Oh you beat me to it Iron spike! good Id. Harness Boss/shield Agreed..decoration

 

[IronSpike]

Oh you beat me to it Iron spike! good Id. Harness Boss/shield Agreed..decoration

I love those harness Boss/shield. The one I found is very similar to yours and I seem to recall that mine at one point appear to have gild left in places ('cleaned' too much). Your piece also appear to have remaining gild or is it just the light?

 

[maceman66]

Thanks for all your help!! it must be the light cuz theres no gilt left on it!!! Wish i could have spent more time in that area and done more detecting, but maybe next time!!! Iowa just dont have the history like the east coast!! Mace

 

[IronSpike]

Does the spoon have any makers marks?

 

[maceman66]

No makers mark on the spoon, just this design on both sides of the handle!!

 

[Kevo_DFX]

I found a bell like yours, note the replys:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,209383.msg1499306.html#msg1499306

 

[joshuall]

I found this stuff last october on my first trip to the east coast. Can anybody help identify the stand up type bells and the shield shaped piece? This stuff came from an old stone house in Connecticut that was used during the revolutionary war, there were 17,000 troops camped across the road and the house was used by the ranking officers. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks, Mace

looks like the spoon was used by a junky then made in to a shiv

 

[BuckleBoy]

The BEST find there is the colonial era "bat wing" buckle. I don't recall what they go for price-wise, but they are hard to find.

Walker halves are a dime a dozen compared to those.



Congratulations,



Buckles

 

[frogwizard]

They look like bigger versions of the bells that bikers put on their motorcycles.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I would love to see a closer photo of the "bat wing" buckle if you get a chance and are willing to post it with something for scale, or a ruler in the photo. I have only seen one or at the most, two of these posted on Tnet in the several years I've been here.


Congrats again,



Buckleboy

 

[David Ga.]

Mace - Those Bells must be common in the North East , I found one 3 or 4 years ago while detecting in Northern NH at an old home site . I was told it was a Slay Bell . The Bell I found has a crack in it so I call it my Liberty Bell .
One other thing Mace did you ever get all of the Gold weighed up that you found while prospecting in NC a few years back .

David

 

[JHinPA]

A couple of few years ago, I found one of these type of "bells" that look just like yours. It was in the yard of an old home site (1900's) of a house that was being torn down. Small town on the outskirts of Philadelphia, which is about 35 miles away. It did not have a clapper inside. I will be keeping an eye on this thread to see if anyone else has any info. It did not resemble any of the other "bells" I have ever found... sort of thought it looked like a candle snuffer instead. And thanks to all for the info! - JHinPA