Odds and ends from last summer :cam:

[Keith IL]

It being the dead of winter I thought some of you might find these interesting,though not silver and gold they are a testament to the age of the spot I was hunting. The first pictures are of brass manufacturer tags that were on wooden rowboats that were rented for summer fun. The third is a postcard showing the actual spot and who knows maybe one of these boats lost their tag. They didn't number the boats back then but named them (notice named oar in photo) and the Bessie tag is an example.
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/boattag1.jpg>
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/boattag2.jpg>
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/boating1.jpg>
Next are a collection of various brass buttons and a couple beach tokens for checking your clothes and a healthy collection of bathing cap snaps and buckles ranging for many years and styles.
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/buttons.jpg>
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/snaps.jpg>
And last but not least a whole mess of bathing suit belt buckles. My research makes me believe these were used during the early twenties and the law was changed in 1929 which made it legal for men to swim without having a useless belt on their swim suit,the belts as far as I can tell didn't hold up anything since the suits were like a todays woman's one piece suit. I actually found a complete belt which when I found it was very flexible like rubber but is now a little brittle and shrunken.
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/buckle1.jpg>
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/buckle2.jpg>
Almost forgot this one,when was the last time you saw a metal credit card? The only reason this survived is that it has a plastic film over it
<img src=http://www.home.earthlink.net/~binker4u/sears.jpg>
Good Hunting

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

<center> man some cool finds there and love the pics of the charge card from sears and folks in the water
Great finds Keith

 

[Craig in Alabama]

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[Dale(Ia)]

You need to check on the value of the charge card-- I guess some of the older ones like your's are worth quite a bit.
By the way, I'm getting that gold ring I found Friday repaired.Also the musket balls fit the barrel section perfectly!
Only 4 deg. here this morning, but I'm at work anyway, so can't detect! Dale

 

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