Thought it was a pocketwatch... but still a really neat find!

[NOLA_Ken]

I took a couple minutes to hunt over a lot where a house had just been torn down just to see if I could coax anything out of all the nails. I got some modern clad and a few mid 40's wheaties, but nothing too remarkable until I got a nice solid hit and flipped this little guy out. When I first saw it in the clump I thought "Pocket Watch!" but it turned out to be a compact so I just tossed it in the pouch and didn't think much of it. When I got home, I popped it open and found a 1936 buffalo nickle inside! After a bit of cleaning I noticed what looks like a lady with a hoop skirt on the front, and some writing on the back! Also the mirror inside is still intact so that's an extra bonus. On the back : "PATENTED APRIL 16 1924" "TRE-JUR REG. US PAT. OFFICE" "THE HOUSE OF TRE-JUR UNITED TOILET GOODS CO. NEW YORK" I'm guessing it had been under the house all these years which saved it from the corrosion I see on most thin brass here.....

Not the pocket watch I was hoping for when I first saw it, but a nice find in my book, and my first buff of the year so far....

 

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[NOLA_Ken]

After a little research and som fiddling with it, it turns out it has a slide out "rouge drawer" kind of a nifty feature...

 

[villagenut]

Nice score there...and a very different way of getting a Buff with a legible date, I must add. I have found Tre-Jur compacts before...now I need to go see if mine has the pretty lady on it like yours.

 

[SusanMN]

That's pretty cool. I have found several compacts, but all that was inside was very nasty, moldy powder.

 

[trapperart]

Very cool 2finds at one hole congrats