VERA CRUZ MEX. 1914 ACTIVE SERVICE

[John85]

What is this and any value? On the back it has writing H.H. Stratton Chattanooga Tenn.

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Do a search of HH Stratton, Chattanooga on Yahoo or Google. They were a manufacturer of patriotic souvenirs, and postcards.

 

[nhbenz]

I would guess it’s a watch fob. There’s one here which, although different, is the same subject: https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/70815/UNITED-STATES-AND-MEXICO-1914-CRISIS-WATCH-FOB
And here’s another version:

 

[ToddsPoint]

Ben nailed it. Trooper hat with logo. Cool. I just read about the Battle of Vera Cruz. The US Marines under Smedley Butler had to go jerk a knot in the Mexicans tail over a coup. They occupied Vera Cruz from April until Nov. Gary

 

[John85]

Thank you all for helping me in finding what this thing was!