✅ SOLVED Help needed with a number of items

[Scottdavid]

Thanks for taking a look at these! Found today in a mid-1800s relic area. The first has the head of a soldier or fireman I think.

 

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[ticndig]

at the bottom you have a strap hinge and what I think is a collar to an oil lamp

 

[Scottdavid]

Thank you ticndig!!!

 

[Orbit]

I agree with Ticndig on the hinge. I think the other thing is maybe a peephole for a door? Just guessing. Possibly an old camera view finder?

 

[ticndig]

yea , I see the glass now . and the item is smaller than I thought. but the holes and bumps are a pretty good match..

 

[Retired Sarge]

The forth item looks like an old school diaper pin attached to something.

 

[BIGSCOTT]

the third item is a can opener, some call it a John Wayne can opener.

 

[DCMatt]

Item 1 is part of a 19th C cast iron screen door hinge.

 

[DCMatt]

I agree with Ticndig on the hinge. I think the other thing is maybe a peephole for a door? Just guessing. Possibly an old camera view finder?

Or from a Magic Lantern (early slide projector). Turn of the 20th C.

 

[Scottdavid]

the third item is a can opener, some call it a John Wayne can opener.

Thank you!

 

[Scottdavid]

Item 1 is part of a 19th C cast iron screen door hinge.

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Yes!! Amazing. That’s absolutely it. Thank you!

 

[DCMatt]

Item #3 is a latch key for an Eastlake era mortise lock. 1890 give or take a decade.

 

[Scottdavid]

Item #3 is a latch key for an Eastlake era mortise lock. 1890 give or take a decade.

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Matt, wow, you are phenomenal with these connections! I am so appreciative. To see those images really helps paints a picture of late 19th century life.

 

[Scottdavid]

So that only leaves this one

 

[DCMatt]

So that only leaves this one View attachment 1753825View attachment 1753826

Hair brush.

 

[Scottdavid]

Maybe modern? Is there a picture you can find of a similar type?

 

[A2coins]

You guys are good. Lol

 

[DCMatt]

Maybe modern? Is there a picture you can find of a similar type?

Not modern. Likely Edwardian as it is a simpler design than Victorian era dressing table pieces. That date is consistent with your other finds.

Every woman and girl from the 1880's to the 1940's had a vanity set which typically included a brush, a hand mirror, and a comb.



This one is 1920's.

 

[Scottdavid]

Not modern. Likely Edwardian as it is a simpler design than Victorian era dressing table pieces. That date is consistent with your other finds.

Every woman and girl from the 1880's to the 1940's had a vanity set which typically included a brush, a hand mirror, and a comb.

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This one is 1920's.

Really fascinating - thank you! I’m going to read more about Edwardian Era and early 1900s life and customs now to better understand the context of some of these finds - and maybe what else to expect on the site.