Interesting metal detecting finds

[George111 8]

[jelida 1,196]

I would say die pressed too, and as before the rococco design suggests a late Georgian or Victorian date. A nice find, I presume as it contalned cork remnants, the cap of some sort of stopper, perhaps from a vanity set, eg a scent bottle. 

Jerry

[IanB 175]

I think you are right about it being the lid of some sort of stopper, however I reckon it was chased by hand using small punches. The metal would have been domed in a block then filled with pitch to support it and someone would have quickly chased the design into the metal, probably taken about 15mins to do.

[jelida 1,196]

6 hours ago, IanB said:

I think you are right about it being the lid of some sort of stopper, however I reckon it was chased by hand using small punches. The metal would have been domed in a block then filled with pitch to support it and someone would have quickly chased the design into the metal, probably taken about 15mins to do.

I think you are right. This dealer has a lot of these scent bottles for sale, very similar tops.

http://www.bryandouglas.co.uk/silverware/scent_bottles/scent_bottles.htm

Jerry

[George111 8]

I have to agree it does seem to be very likely Victorian vanity/gentleman's bottle type "flip top" lid and the bit missing may of had a hinge attached like a ink bottle lid it just looks so hand made must of been a very expensive press die seeing its such a complicated looking design  

[George111 8]

Not been out much lately found these two really don't know what they are.

Maybe horse harness mounts they are made of lead

 

[Flash 23]

Hiya,

Possibly hand cut curtain weights, my Grandma used to use similar shaped bits of lead.

[George111 8]

What would the "saw" looking lines be needed for if being used as a weight sewn into hem of curtain?

[jelida 1,196]

I have certainly seen lead hem weights, but with two holes, like large buttons, to sew through. And I agree, why the serrations? Do they both have only one hole? If two, I would have thought them to be childs 'whizzers', the musical toy that was spun on string and made a noise.  With only one hole, they must have been nailed to something, or maybe spun like a top with a nail. Bit of a puzzle, quite honestly.

Jerry

 

[George111 8]

Not a hole it does not seem to go all the way through could be "bunged up" though I know what your on about whirly gig toy but the marks on my 2 don't look like whirly gig tooth shaped

[George111 8]

Perhaps they are some kind of farmers token?

That's  if they had any tokens this size?