Spot in the Desert Gives Up Some Trinkets

[oldmxrat]

Surprisingly, no coins today, but pulled a few keepers.

My first watch winder. The hoop says "Sept. 1874".
And that bird button actually has seperate little cage bars. Very intricate!

The big rifle cartridge is a 50-95 WCF made for the Winchester 1876 rifle.

Having trouble finding anything about John G. Fox. If anybody has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

 

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[RatherBeDigging]

That watch key is really neat! I've never found one like that. Definitely good detail on the bird button.

 

[Timbermaster]

Nice headstamps, one of which I’ve never dug. I am one of the minority who enjoys finding them.

 

[Chilli]

Interesting finds.👍

 

[pepperj]

Great relic day.
Congrats on the cool looking button and winder.
Never seen a button as that posted up before.

 

[Conito@55]

Surprisingly, no coins today, but pulled a few keepers.

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My first watch winder. The hoop says "Sept. 1874".
And that bird button actually has seperate little cage bars. Very intricate!
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The big rifle cartridge is a 50-95 WCF made for the Winchester 1876 rifle.

Having trouble finding anything about John G. Fox. If anybody has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

I feel happy. because you found some pieces today

 

[Nathan W]

Nice going on the watch winder

 

[Mackaydon]

This ad appeared in the 'Nevada Appeal' in 1870:
“Carson Book Store—John G. Fox, has just received a carefully selected stock of Fancy Goods, Silver Ware, Watches and Jewelry of new and elegant patterns. Also a superior lot of Table Cutlery…”
Source: .https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2020/nov/07/past-pages-for-november-7-to-10-2020/
Don in SoCal

 

[crashbandicoot]

Surprisingly, no coins today, but pulled a few keepers.

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My first watch winder. The hoop says "Sept. 1874".
And that bird button actually has seperate little cage bars. Very intricate!
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The big rifle cartridge is a 50-95 WCF made for the Winchester 1876 rifle.

Having trouble finding anything about John G. Fox. If anybody has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

I use yahoo for a search engine and I got the same return as Don did, plus some others that may be relevant, John G. Fox, Carson City, Nevada.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Great finds - a very cool Watch Winder !

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice finds, I like that watch winder and the buttons.

 

[oldmxrat]

This ad appeared in the 'Nevada Appeal' in 1870:
“Carson Book Store—John G. Fox, has just received a carefully selected stock of Fancy Goods, Silver Ware, Watches and Jewelry of new and elegant patterns. Also a superior lot of Table Cutlery…”
Source: .https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2020/nov/07/past-pages-for-november-7-to-10-2020/
Don in SoCal

Thanks Don, much appreciated!

 

[Bucket Lister]

Having trouble finding anything about John G. Fox. If anybody has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

If you add Carson City Nevada to the search, quite a bit comes up--mostly historical newspaper clippings, but you can learn quite a bit from them.

He was a big deal in CC & Reno.
Just a couple of examples:

1883
March 6, 1883 – Carson Appeal
John G. Fox caught a couple of three pound trout in the Carson on Sunday.

140 Years Ago
Fruit stealing boys. Mr. John G. Fox’s little orchard at the head of Spear Street has borne quite abundantly this year — especially one damson tree and the pear tree. Before the fruit could get fairly ripe, the trees have been stripped of their fruit by marauding boys. Chinese servants and their prowling countrymen are guilty of much of the tree robbing business ...

 

[cannonball]

Surprisingly, no coins today, but pulled a few keepers.

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My first watch winder. The hoop says "Sept. 1874".
And that bird button actually has seperate little cage bars. Very intricate!
View attachment 2155481View attachment 2155482

The big rifle cartridge is a 50-95 WCF made for the Winchester 1876 rifle.

Having trouble finding anything about John G. Fox. If anybody has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

Interesting bird button. That's the first one that I've ever seen

 

[billb]

Very nice work
You are having a great season ..
Thanks for sharing