Medals & such

[CavRTO]

We're visiting with my wife's best friend in Salisbury, MD and she's had these in her possession since fathers death. Her family is originally from the York-Hanover area of PA. A couple appear to be ACW related, a couple are Mexican American war related, and one I'm not so sure except maybe as a commemorative piece of the American Revolutionary War.

 

[Salterr]

Great pieces, I especially like the carved one.

 

[CavRTO]

Great pieces, I especially like the carved one.

One of the pieces awarded to D. Gray is a mystery to her. The others apparently awarded to her great grandfather. Her own father was a USMA grad who served from WWII to Vietnam.

 

[Salterr]

The two Mexican border medals and pins are for service of the national guard during WW1 on the border issued in 1918 for earlier service in 1916 and the eagle disc with hole and the gray name is a civil war id disc. The schloss New York / Washington item is a watch fob. I think it's modeled after an earlier award of some kind but with the advertising on the back for boys clothes you can search and find most people report it as a watch fob and not a token or medal. The carved piece could be anything but is very nicely carved probably from bone perhaps, usually filled in with wax for color but I can't be sure in this case. Sometimes it's a soldiers carving with company or regiment. I have one I can share to show you what I mean if you'd like. Hopefully this helps!

 

[CavRTO]

The two Mexican border medals and pins are for service of the national guard during WW1 on the border issued in 1918 for earlier service in 1916 and the eagle disc with hole and the gray name is a civil war id disc. The schloss New York / Washington item is a watch fob. I think it's modeled after an earlier award of some kind but with the advertising on the back for boys clothes you can search and find most people report it as a watch fob and not a token or medal. The carved piece could be anything but is very nicely carved probably from bone perhaps, usually filled in with wax for color but I can't be sure in this case. Sometimes it's a soldiers carving with company or regiment. I have one I can share to show you what I mean if you'd like. Hopefully this helps!

Thank you very much. I just shared your response with our friend and is very appreciative also. I would like to your carved piece.

 

[Salterr]

Thank you very much. I just shared your response with our friend and is very appreciative also. I would like to your carved piece.

I'm glad to help, I've always wanted an ID disc too but have never seen one in person. Id'd things are pretty much on most collectors lists and with that information on the disc your friend can probably pull up tons of history. I'm sure if you post in other forums here someone will give you that persons entire military history which will make the piece even more impressive. Here is the carved piece as promised. Soldiers carved things to pass the time in camps or in general when they had the time to. Try relabeling your post in another forum related to medals or badges if they have one to get more people looking. I think this is listed in contemporary photos forum and would do better relabeled.

 

[CavRTO]

I'm glad to help, I've always wanted an ID disc too but have never seen one in person. Id'd things are pretty much on most collectors lists and with that information on the disc your friend can probably pull up tons of history. I'm sure if you post in other forums here someone will give you that persons entire military history which will make the piece even more impressive. Here is the carved piece as promised. Soldiers carved things to pass the time in camps or in general when they had the time to. Try relabeling your post in another forum related to medals or badges if they have one to get more people looking. I think this is listed in contemporary photos forum and would do better relabeled.View attachment 455476View attachment 455477

Thank you very much. I'll follow up and post the pix on another thread.