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[Stiles/Akin]

Anyone see a buckle like this. The best description of the symbol is a compass rose but hard to identify?

 

[Frederick14Va]

What does the back of the object look like?

Appears most likely to be the medallion off of a key chain fob. These were common in the 1970-80 era and beyond bearing various advertising, corporate, fraternal, occupational, sports, automotive logo's or generic symbols on them. The medallion usually affixed to a leather fob that also had the split ring for keys attached also...

Here is one similar key fob, one but it has the Chrysler logo on it instead.

 

[Stiles/Akin]

Wow, did not see that. Thank you.

 

[Patrick H]

Well, it could be a key chain fob, but it looks older to me. It doesn't look anything like any civil war object I have seen, but it doesn't look like the Chrysler logo, either. This is something more historic.

 

[Patrick H]

It just struck me that this could be part of a pocket watch fob. It would serve the same basic function as a modern key fob, but would hang as a decoration outside the vest pocket.

 

[Package4]

It just struck me that this could be part of a pocket watch fob. It would serve the same basic function as a modern key fob, but would hang as a decoration outside the vest pocket.

Seems too large to be a pocket watch fob; I agree it is most likely a 1970-80 key fob

 

[jdubs]

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Anyone see a buckle like this. The best description of the symbol is a compass rose but hard to identify?

It is NOT a Chrysler emblem, not even close. I found two of the exact same item detecting at an 1873-1876 settlement site in Nebraska. There was a small store there and I'm guessing they are watch fobs from the late 1860s or early 1870s.

 

[JOHN42768]

It is NOT a Chrysler emblem, not even close. I found two of the exact same item detecting at an 1873-1876 settlement site in Nebraska. There was a small store there and I'm guessing they are watch fobs from the late 1860s or early 1870s.

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