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[nopeseeya]

Any idea what it was and age?

 

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[Blackfoot58]

I’d be inclined to vote for the cover plate on a pocket watch.

 

[Retired Sarge]

I’d be inclined to vote for the cover plate on a pocket watch.

Not saying it's not, but the two slots/indentations make me wonder and seems odd/out of place.

Then again it can just be another thing to add to my ever-growing list of things I've been wrong/off base on.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Not saying it's not, but the two slots/indentations make me wonder and seems odd/out of place.

Then again it can just be another thing to add to my ever-growing list of things I've been wrong/off base on.

Yeah, I struggled with the same issue, but couldn’t come up with a better idea.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Yeah, I struggled with the same issue, but couldn’t come up with a better idea.

Wondered if it could have been a pendulum from a clock, but I didn't turn up anything positive on that.

They (Slots) seem too lined up to be random damage, but I can't figure out how they would apply to a watch case....Maybe the lack of caffeine is making my brain work too hard, and I'm reading too deep into what I see.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Wondered if it could have been a pendulum from a clock, but I didn't turn up anything positive on that.

They (Slots) seem too lined up to be random damage, but I can't figure out how they would apply to a watch case....Maybe the lack of caffeine is making my brain work too hard, and I'm reading too deep into what I see.

What bothers me, is that it’s not really circular. Opposite ends are slightly elongated. Now I wonder about some type of lid; small stein, cream pitcher, etc.

 

[Retired Sarge]

What bothers me, is that it’s not really circular. Opposite ends are slightly elongated. Now I wonder about some type of lid; small stein, cream pitcher, etc.

Noticed that also, but assumed that was due to having been bent at some point.

 

[tamrock]

It's gold-filled what ever it is. So with that you technically found a little gold. I'm on the fence on what it actually is ?

 

[creskol]

With a solder filled back, I am guessing a horse rosette with the loop pulled from the back.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Maybe part of a ladies compact and the two slot areas held hooks to hold in a mirror or powder puff, just throwing out ideas.

 

[creskol]

Maybe part of a ladies compact and the two slot areas held hooks to hold in a mirror or powder puff, just throwing out ideas.

Never seen a solder (lead) filled compact before.

 

[ARC]

Just a thought...

 

[pepperj]

Looking at the backside and seeing hundreds (maybe more) pocket watch cases and the inner sides the 2 attachments discount it being a watchcase.
So that being said I'll go with it being either a belt slide or a rosette. What is missing is the loop that connects between the 2 indentations.