Mississippi A&M College 1878 watch fob

[dfx-kevin]

VINTAGE MSU WATCH FOB

 

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[dig kzoo]

Sweet find!

 

[kshollywood]

First year it was established was 1878 so you might have a first addition, hopefully

 

[antique man]

Nice find!

 

[Mackaydon]

The date of 1878, as has been mentioned, reflects probably only the year the university was established.
It actually began operations two years later and today, as MSU, is the largest university in the state.
Great historic find !
Don......

 

[dirtlooter]

really nice find, a lot of history reflected there

 

[dfx-kevin]

Yeah, all search engines and camera identifiers havnt found a match- and I'm doubtful fob is 136 yrs old - more than likely just ad stating establishment year- but till I find out it doesn't hurt to keep my hopes up - after all it was 7 inches deep in hard packed dirt- found with my DFX at around 8pm last night

 

[cojo1121]

dfx-kevin since the seal says "Mississippi State College" the watch fob is likely before 1958. also, the seal says "Industry, Education, Discipline" which probably dates it to the early 30's or 40's. MSU changed from MS A&M to Mississippi State College in the early 30's. I recently purchased a pennant with Mississippi State College and "Research, Learning, Industry" on the seal. Yours is probably earlier than this.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Fantastic piece of history! Congratulations.

 

[park pirate]

Very cool...

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great find.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[DMN]

Good one, Kevin.
Any writing on the back?

 

[Evolution]

Watch fobs are always cool finds. One with a date on it is even better. Nice find!