Need help, several items

[gary s fl]

Found all these items at the same location in over the last few weeks. I'd like to date the items if possible. I believe the letters stamped on the lock are S.B. CO.. The ring has 'Sterling' stamped on the inside. The hat pin doesn't have any markings but it still has some gilding. The cheap Spartan ring has the number 117 stamped on each side of the portrait, any significance? The gilded Waterbury button is very rounded. It fell apart in the hole. Cufflink button? Age? Are either of the lead bullets old? The coin or token is exactly the size of a penny. There is a small F in the middle on the side opposite the date. I couldn't match it to any '2' franc coins of that year. Any info or help would be appreciated. HH

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I know that lock. I think its Slaymaker-Barry Co.. http://www.antique-padlocks.com/d_eclipse_6lever_01.htm Heres one with the patent.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I have seen that nickel or gold plated Onyx Intaglio ring too.

 

[RPG]

Hi Gary, those are some nice finds. I found a lock just like that one a while back and ID'ed it with the help of bigcy and others here. Check the link below for my post.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,219691.0.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hi Gary, those are some nice finds. I found a lock just like that one a while back and ID'ed it with the help of bigcy and others here. Check the link below for my post.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,219691.0.html

I think I posted your pic. I always save interesting pics in my files.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Is this it? http://www.antiquejewelryexch.com/Products/Sterling-Engraved-Onyx-Intaglio-Ring__K1377.aspx

or this? http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Sterlin...g-Sz-4.5-_W0QQitemZ330358723762QQcmdZViewItem

 

[gary s fl]

Bigcypresshunter & RPG your fast. Thanks for the lock ID & date. The onyx portrait Roman ring links definitely look like a match but those rings are much nicer than mine. I wonder if the ring was I found was the type that was sold at carnivals. It's the type that you can stretch open. It probably dates to the same time period. I forgot to post this wheat penny. It's a 1942 and it looks like it may have been plated on the back and someone filed it. I wonder if it was made during the transition to steel pennies during the war, or someone just messed with it? I cleaned the 1912 coin and took a couple of more pics. What I thought was an 'F' on the back vanished. I'm guessing it's a token but a well made one. Thank you for the help. Gary

 

[Mackaydon]

Its a coin from Austria
2 'heller'
Bronze; 1893-1915 mintage years; 19mm
Like this one: http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages...ages=257812106,257812138&formats=0,0&format=0

Don.....

 

[IronSpike]

Nice relics and great ID's. The silver/turquoise ring could be Navajo.

 

[Monty]

I think the lock is a railroad switch lock. What is the lettering on the side of it? I think the bullets are modern or at least not very old cast lead bullets. Reloaders still cast them or buy them for reduced rifle loads. Depending on age however, they could be pre WWI factory rifle bullets. Late 1800s black powder cartridges also used that kind of bullets before jacketed bullets were invented for higher velocity smokeless powder ammunition. Almost impossible to exactly date them. Monty

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Isnt that rounded Waterbury a CW era Federal Officers Staff button?

 

[gary s fl]

Mackaydon, great ID. I guess the Austrian government figured that most people would know their country's symbol (crest), thus no need to for lettering the coin. Good info on what the symbol stood for, http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=32118 I'm usually very careful about not scratching a coin but got lax and dug the plug too small. I was quite ticked at the time. Live and learn.

Ironspike, you might be right about the stone being turquoise. It had a deeper greenish blue after more cleaning. Whether or not it's Native American made might be hard to determine.

Monty, there are no markings on the padlock case (I only have one side), but the number '3' is stamped on each side of the shackle along with the patent info which is worn. Thanks for the info on the bullets.

Bigcypresshunter, you nailed the button. It's a CW era Federal Officer's cuff button. http://www.campsiteartifacts.com/buttons/nondugunionbuttons.html

Thanks guys