need help with this FIND...

[tomcatpl]

i think its a pocket watch ..found it on my silver spot

 

[Furious T]

It doesn't seem to have a winder, could be something like an old snuff case.

 

[tomcatpl]

there is a hole next to the rusty part

 

[tomcatpl]

here u go

 

[tomcatpl]

found it with 5 silver dimes 2 buffalo nickles and a v nickle an old brass ring with the name "lue "ingraved on it "

 

[tomcatpl]

on not a pocket watch ther is cotton inside it i fulled a bit of it thu the hole

 

[ezra]

I believe it is a type of snuff case Ezra.

 

[Ron Lord]

With all the cotton on the inside ,I would say it's an old lighter of some kind. The hole in the top could be a wick hole.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

that is a very cool piece tomcat......you are not gonna believe this but i have a new jersey large cent that i found some years back,and on the reverse side of the large cent it has that same -5 dots in a circle -stamped into the shield just like the shield on your item.... i wonder if anyone could shed any light on what the signifigance of that 5 dot stamp into the shield might mean.... really nice find tomcat..... its gotta be older than the coins you found it with..... it kinda looks early to mid 1800s ish... wow,, that is really really cool... i hope someone can nail down its origin..... you might want to post it on the whatzit forum as they have a few guys on that forum who are real good at researching the history of curious items... man that is COOL.... i also have a new york state militia belt buckle from the 1840s thatshows a simular eagle clutching arrows..... i wonder if that item may be related to one of the state militias... either way its one great find..... dave

 

[fongu]

I thought the design on the case looked like the back of a coin myself, but have no idea what it is. Great find, tho. WTG.

 

[knarfj]

I'm with junklord. I think it's some kind of primitive lighter. The rusted part could/would be whats left of the steel striker wheel. Either whey its one awesome find.

A quick Google search produced these. Close but wrong country: http://www.rubylane.com/item/680329-1627/Imperial-Germany-WWI-Trench-Art

 

[~ACE~]

Yes you are absolutely right. It's a military lighter. Very cool find!!