I NEED HELP

[Chagy]

Hello everyone,

I found a silver charm or medal MDing in the beach, it looks religious it has a right foot with wings, maybe masonic
in the back it has the word "sterling" and under it, it has some initials but it is to hard to read, maybe "HNY" or "HRY" the "H" is the only letter you can read clearly.

Does any one know when they started marking silver with the word sterling??

I think it is very old, found on a beach next to a wreck.

I am still on my hunting trip i will get home tomorrow and will post pics.

Best,

Chagy..........

Got the pics, ENJOY!!!!!!

 

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[nhbenz]

Well, if I remember right, Mercury was the mythological messenger of the gods. He had wings on his feet. Hmm, actually thats all I've got.

 

[Chagy]

It is only one foot you can clearly see the toes its a right foot and it is facing down not side ways like the symbol used for running as a sport. It is rare. Close by were I found it there is an England wreck "Spring of Whitby" 1824

Best,

Chagy........

 

[Marty-Graw]

goodyear tire company also used a foot with wings

 

[Chagy]

This charm or medal looks old, rare, maybe religious or masonic.

When and were did the word sterling was used for silver


Best,

Chagy........

 

[DJ_Quinn]

Photo please? Mercury is a favourite diety of hermetic lodges, but I would tend to agree with the others who think it's a medal for track and field.

 

[hasbeen]

Sterling silver was first used as a term of fineness of silver around 1158 by King Henry 2nd of England.

hasbeen

 

[Chagy]

Thanks Hasben,



Best,

Chagy..........

 

[cryptodave]

In all my research of masonic rites and emblems, I have yet to see any concerning winged feet. Of course, it could be something to do with the York Rite, Scottish Rite, or Shriners... Haven't really looked into them yet, but the using the knowledge I DO know about them, I can say it probably isn't anything involving them either.

My guess is its a 30s~50s track and field symbol. Alot of these things change over time, and it sounds very much like the ones we had in high school.... Matter of fact, it sounds alot like the one I had on my sophomore letterman jacket.... You know, the one that you pinned on. Didn't get the real nice one until your senior year.

Do a google image search for winged foot. There is one listed as "1950 GAMES LOGO The Winged Foot ..." that looks simular to what your describing.

 

[Chagy]

Hi,

I got the pictures but I cant post them,maybe I could e-mail them to someone and you could post them for me.

Thanks,

Chagy........

 

[Chagy]

Thanks DJim,

They are in your mailbox.

Best,

Chagy......

 

[Chagy]

I got the problem fixed!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!

Chagy.........

 

[cryptodave]

Thats a little different than I thought, but I stand by saying it was a track and field award. Looks like it was a medal hung around the neck.

 

[Angelo]

The design appears to be French. Just not sure if the French used the word sterling on their markings.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Nice find Chagy, someone here will ID this for you. There are some very good researchers on this forum.
I would not clean it, but if you do maybe electrolysis would be best.
The Sterling mark looks crude.
How deep was it? What MD do you use?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I just thought of something wild. Could it be from the barefoot mailman that delivered mail for the US Post Office before there were roads on the East Coast by walking up and down those beaches? I heard he even had to swim the inlets.

 

[Chagy]

BigC.,

I found it in the shore line, I use a WhitesBeach hunter ID and so does my wife. I thought the same thing, something related to some one who had to walk or run alot. Because it dont look sport related to me. I didnt know the story of the mailman, on what year was this Were can I find info on the subject??

Best,

Chagy.........

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I might be wrong on this. I googled barefoot mailman and it appears they worked from Palm Beach to Lemon City, Miami. But who knows? Maybe they also worked further north.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/travel/content/travel/epaper/2005/06/05/a3h_barefoot_west_0605.html

 

[Angelo]

Hey Chagy!

Bigcypress may be on to something there. It appears that the postal workers have a guardian angel:

St. Gabriel / Archangel St. Gabriel.

Downloaded a modern depiction.

Good luck,

Tony (angelos grandpa)

 

[packerbacker]

It's religious. The foot represents the soul and the wings, the elevation of the soul. Track and field awards, Mercury, speed and communication all represented with a winged foot but the foot is in profile, not a birdseye view of the foot. Soul.....final answer