Sterling Cricket with Golf ball ... ?

[paulb104]

This is a 1 5/8" sterling thing of a cricket, or grasshopper, wearing a cap and shoes, standing next to a golf ball.

There's no mechanism for mounting. Nothing for turning it into jewelry. On the back is stamped sterling. Twice.

Anyone recognize the logo?

Anyone have a guess as to what it might have been for? With sterling stamped into the back, it wouldn't have been mounted onto something, like a plaque or award. Nothing to make it jewelry. It doesn't stand on its own.

So what is it, and why is it?

 

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[SkaBa]

This is a 1 5/8" sterling thing of a cricket, or grasshopper, wearing a cap and shoes, standing next to a golf ball.

There's no mechanism for mounting. Nothing for turning it into jewelry. On the back is stamped sterling. Twice.

Anyone recognize the logo?

Anyone have a guess as to what it might have been for? With sterling stamped into the back, it wouldn't have been mounted onto something, like a plaque or award. Nothing to make it jewelry. It doesn't stand on its own.

So what is it, and why is it?

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It looks like attachment holes on the back at left side of golf ball and the neck.

 

[A2coins]

That is a really cool find Thanks for sharing it someone will ID it

 

[cw0909]

is it Epcot center, and prob a knock off not stamped disney

https://goo.gl/images/D5HsJL

 

[jamey]

thats Jiminy the cricket.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Maybe Jiminy Cricket and the Epcot ball?

 

[Keith Jackson]

If it truly is golf related, could it be a ball marker? You know, the thing they put on the green to mark where there ball is supposed to be when they pick it up for others to play.

 

[paulb104]

is it Epcot center, and prob a knock off not stamped disney

https://goo.gl/images/D5HsJL

I really don't think it's Epcot. These are actual dimples in the ball, not geodesic triangles.

 

[paulb104]

thats Jiminy the cricket.

Jiminy Cricket didn't wear a baseball cap and didn't wear shoes with heels.

 

[tamrock]

Seems there are a couple early Cricket Clubs that later added golfing to the group. Could be a club mascot for a club that had its roots in the game of Cricket.

 

[nhbenz]

That little guy really looks like he's out of a Dr. Seuss book... but I looked, and couldn't find such a character.
Love the platform shoes and bell bottoms.

 

[paulb104]

That little guy really looks like he's out of a Dr. Seuss book... but I looked, and couldn't find such a character.
Love the platform shoes and bell bottoms.

Bell bottoms? The knees are exposed so we think they're spats.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/f4/c0/2f/f4c02fd458f7d0cdf19c4d32d14b396b.jpg

 

[DCMatt]

That little guy really looks like he's out of a Dr. Seuss book...

Maybe Ben is correct and it's not a cricket at all. Maybe from that rare and little known Dr. Suess classic -


The Louse on the Links


Do you like to play?
Play golf on the grass?
Well it's so hard to play
With a bug up your...


(Sorry Ben)

 

[paulb104]

Regardless of the theme of the image, what is it? We still cannot figure that out. I've got a long list of what it's not though.

 

[DCMatt]

Regardless of the theme of the image, what is it? We still cannot figure that out. I've got a long list of what it's not though.

Simply based on the size and that it is sterling, I think it is a lapel pin. Obviously, the pin is missing.

 

[DCMatt]

Are we making this too hard?


Maybe it is simply "The Golf Bug".

 

[DCMatt]

 

[paulb104]

Simply based on the size and that it is sterling, I think it is a lapel pin. Obviously, the pin is missing.

You're thinking the pin just needs to be soldered on?

It's awfully large for a lapel pin...

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

It's silver melt, sterling 15.44 an ounce.

 

[paulb104]

It's silver melt, sterling 15.44 an ounce.

I'm sorry, that's just rude. I would never say that of a silver coin that you found with your Garrett.