okay, got a few things here

[cti4sw]

All three were found in the same field as the King George II halfpenny I found yesterday. I know that doesn't mean much (especially since 30 feet behind the George II I found a 1938 wheat penny lol) but it's that same general area, that has been set aside to preserve the meetinghouse and burial ground that's there.


#1 - [SOLVED] Matchbox tube



#2 - [SOLVED] Crackerjack toy prize figurine



#3 - I have no idea. It's in line for electrolysis.




#4 - [SOLVED] Plain, unornamented brass bridle rosette.

 

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[BosnMate]

Lipstick tube for the first one, and the last seems kind of short, but looks like a needle for sticking in a sack of grain to check the contents.

 

[cti4sw]

Middle of a farm seems an odd place to find a full vintage lipstick tube.

 

[duggap]

Haven't you ever heard the old expression about a roll in the hay.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

God. That's EXACTLY what I was going to say.

That, or lipstick on a pig. ;-)

 

[Breezie]

 

[mick56]

Could no. 1 be a match safe?

 

[cti4sw]

lol Breezie for the sake of my stomach contents I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that

 

[Frankyg]

Number two could be the handle of a corkscrew. There were a lot like that in the 1930's

 

[mical66]

as for a lipstick tube in the middle of a farm field . a month ago my 13 yr old son and i were detecting a field with no houses around and got a hit . dug up a Koin pack condom container lid. probably a picnic on the hill turned romantic .

as for the Dog i think its just a toy for a kid to go with either farm animals or a man hunting and those round tabs on the end of the base is for stability to help it stand up.

as for the 3rd thing . it looks to me like 2 contacts from a set of ignition points that have build up between them but i cant for the life of me think what would have a set of points with contacts that large . will be watching to see if some one can ID the #3 picture.

 

[cti4sw]

Added the last item I found yesterday (following electrolysis)

Lots of neat looking vintage corkscrews out there but none that look even remotely like that dog would be an attachment. For the argument that it's just a kids' figurine toy, why is it so thin?

 

[mical66]

i cant tell ya why there thin, maybe cheaper to make ? easier to pack.
but here are some example of some 1940 - 1950s era cowboys that look close.

 

[aka da Prof]

#4 might be a bridal rosette- I've dug a few--btw, is the dog lead? I have a soldier on a horse that is.

 

[watercolor]

Cool stuff!

As far as the dog you recovered, I do believe it's an old pot-metal Cracker Jack prize from the early part of the 20th century.
Here's a photo of similar prizes that I've found at old Boy Scout camping sites in the forest preserves around the Chicago area.

 

[artemis moon]

Yep- Cracker Jack Toy - I love finding things that belonged to kids!

 

[cti4sw]

i cant tell ya why there thin, maybe cheaper to make ? easier to pack.
but here are some example of some 1940 - 1950s era cowboys that look close.

That gray/blue symbol-looking one looks like it has the same mount/stand as my dog. Not sure what its composition is. Lead at that thickness would bend too easily, I would think. Okay, doggie is solved, it's a Cracker Jack prize toy figurine from the 1940s.

I would love to find one of the ships or trains like this.

#4 might be a bridal rosette- I've dug a few--btw, is the dog lead? I have a soldier on a horse that is.

You know, that was my first inclination too, just because of the size and weight, and it appeared that the fastener was once a loop that has since broken. If it is a bridle rosette, it's plain and unornamented. <short time later> I'm calling it, it is a bridle rosette, just saw a bunch of older ones on Google. Right size, right fastener shape. Cool! 2 down, 2 to go...

 

[mical66]

of course,, crackerjack toy would explain the flat and small size ,,, wish i had thought of that ..lol
good catch watercolor.

 

[Satellite45]

Yep. _#1 - a holder for matches... My dad had one in his fishing tackle box ...growing up I snagged it as my own. The thread on the lid was thin and hard to open even when in good condition... His was from the 40's... I tried to find a picture for you... Elusive...

 

[cti4sw]

Yep. _#1 - a holder for matches... My dad had one in his fishing tackle box ...growing up I snagged it as my own. The thread on the lid was thin and hard to open even when in good condition... His was from the 40's... I tried to find a picture for you... Elusive...

Sounds good. I'll try to crack that open later - just cuz it was made for matches doesn't mean that's what's inside

One left!

 

[mical66]

satellite45 , id say your dad made good use of a old lipstick tube, but odds are that is what he had also . there are all different designs and shapes of the old lip stick tubes.. just do a google search on " vintage " lipstick tubes.