🔎 UNIDENTIFIED TN items IDs

[Nathan W]

Found some things not sure about looking for opinions . Buttons says POD, maybe post office, these were found in civil war hotspots

 

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[villagenut]

First item looks like a broken off part of a spur...

 

[villagenut]

 

[Nathan W]

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Wasn’t sure thought those were square but learn something new all the time

 

[pepperj]

The bigger object looks like an end for a roll up blind.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Button could be for the Post Office, a quick search shows POD as the following.

POD Post Office Department
POD Post Office Delivery

All that said, I didn't find an example with just POD, everything I found also has a letter carrier on the button.

 

[ncsuwolf]

Button could be for the Post Office, a quick search shows POD as the following.

POD Post Office Department
POD Post Office Delivery

All that said, I didn't find an example with just POD, everything I found also has a letter carrier on the button.

From Albert’s…..

 

[Blackfoot58]

POD was also an acronym for “Port of Debarkation” or “Port of Discharge”
Generally a transfer port for goods, military or commercial.
I suppose that could have been on a uniform (?)

 

[Bucket Lister]

The bigger object looks like an end for a roll up blind.

I believe that may be an old sliding/pocket door mortise lock, but instead of a key (as below), it had a small privacy knob.

Could've been from a (casement/sliding) window as well.

 

[Nathan W]

From Albert’s…..

Does book give it a date range?

 

[Gene Mean]

Cool finds! Let's see the back of the button.

 

[ncsuwolf]

Does book give it a date range?

It does not, but if there is a back mark that may give you a range