Round ring shaped thingy(interesting new info. input requested)

[Hosensack]

Posted this in general discussion, thought it was ring. Replies seem to have other ideas. Need help with what it actually is. Am including cleaned and uncleaned photos.

 

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[duggap]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

Could it be off a sparkplug?

 

[Hosensack]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

No...well not likely. Is from an early 19th century homesite(no longer there) in the middle of the woods. It's a family farm and while there were dump sites in the spark plug era I know where they are and they are not close at all. Also there is no atv traffic. The house that replaced it on the property was built in 1872 so nothing of that sort was ever housed there(new house is 1/4 mile away.)

 

[allen]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

this one will be stumping people for awhile !

 

[Hosensack]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

Oh good. Something else I have to be patient for.

 

[Hosensack]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

Outside dimension tip to tip 30/32", inside tip to tip 3/4", thickness 3/32"

I don't really have the know how to discern metal types when not obvious, so this is what I can give:

Color: Brass or Gold.

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[Hosensack]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

Just showed it to my father-in-law, definitely not a spark plug gasket.

 

[Hosensack]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

I did some research on colonial wedding bands to find pictures etc.

What I found is in colonial times puritans viewed jewelery as frivilous so for the engagement a thimble would be given, after the wedding the bottom of the thimble would be cut off and worn as a wedding band by the woman only.

Any chances this could be the cut off bottom of a thimble?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Looking at it now, with it cleaned up, it looks like a compression washer

SS

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

There was a discussion about these. Many of them found at 1800 sites. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,327448.0.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont know if this is the same and I never find them but apparently they find tons of these brass/bronze rings in Europe. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,272310.0.html


http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/celticrings/celticrings.htm


I agree it looks like a compression ring but I also like the grommet idea where

a metal ring was sewn into the fabric.


Not my picture:

 

[creskol]

Judging by the dimples seen in the third photo, it looks like a tap-in pressure ring.

 

[Silver Searcher]

I dont know if this is the same and I never find them but apparently they find tons of these brass/bronze rings in Europe. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,272310.0.html


http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/celticrings/celticrings.htm


I agree it looks like a compression ring but I also like the grommet idea where

a metal ring was sewn into the fabric.



Not my picture:

The Dorset Button scroll down near the bottom.

http://silversimon.piczo.com/?g=39870591&cr=2

SS

 

[worldtalker]

Re: Round ring shaped thingy

I did some research on colonial wedding bands to find pictures etc.

What I found is in colonial times puritans viewed jewelery as frivilous so for the engagement a thimble would be given, after the wedding the bottom of the thimble would be cut off and worn as a wedding band by the woman only.

Any chances this could be the cut off bottom of a thimble?

Hosensack,Would you please post a pic of front and back.Seen a lot of washers in my day,tell better seein both sides,thanks.GodBless,Chris

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The Dorset Button scroll down near the bottom.

http://silversimon.piczo.com/?g=39870591&cr=2

SS

Great work SS.

I used my print screen button to post it here I hope Im not violating any copyright laws.
Silversimon's great link.

 

[Silver Searcher]

The Dorset Button scroll down near the bottom.

http://silversimon.piczo.com/?g=39870591&cr=2

SS

Great work SS.

I used my print screen button to post it here I hope Im not violating any copyright laws.
Silversimon's great link.

I hope I'm not were did you think I got my avarter from

It is a Great Site

SS

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Look at all the free advertisement hes getting.

 

[Hosensack]

Here is a "front view"

 

[Hosensack]

Does look a bit like the top center one in the Dorsett link.

 

[worldtalker]

The Dorset Button scroll down near the bottom.

http://silversimon.piczo.com/?g=39870591&cr=2

SS

Great work SS.

I used my print screen button to post it here I hope Im not violating any copyright laws.
Silversimon's great link.

I hope I'm not were did you think I got my avarter from

It is a Great Site

SS

SS That is one cool ass MD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Have to stop in every so often,Cheers GodBless Chris