Mystery items from 1850s (we think) farmhouse

mr helton

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Hi all

Here are some items I dug up at my grandparent's farm. Nobody really knows the age of the house on the property, but I found 1840s-1860s coins there so I'm calling it 1850s.

Anyway here are the items that I'm not sure about. There are plenty more but they aren't cleaned yet and will be posted later on!

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I like your finds but I can;t ID anything so just to "bump" your post up...

The disc with the letters is very intriguing...
 

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When I look at the first pic.. My first assumption would be that it is part of some decoder pin.. Like from the movie Christmas Story.
 

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The first photo I thought "trench art?" Perhaps a 20mm case sawed off and the primer removed for some reason, mostly because of the faint lettering on it. What does the other side look like?
 

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The first photo I thought "trench art?" Perhaps a 20mm case sawed off and the primer removed for some reason, mostly because of the faint lettering on it. What does the other side look like?

The second pic is the other side
 

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The first item with the letters reminds me of the mailbox my Mom had at the post office when I was a kid you would turn to certain letters and it had two dials, So I believe that is what it is, part of a double combination lock.A knob with a pointer is what's missing from the face plate that you have.
 

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Hi all

Here are some items I dug up at my grandparent's farm. Nobody really knows the age of the house on the property, but I found 1840s-1860s coins there so I'm calling it 1850s.

Anyway here are the items that I'm not sure about. There are plenty more but they aren't cleaned yet and will be posted later on!

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The top row fifth pic looks like a Sickle blade guard.
 

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