Found A Watch Fob , Help !
- Manixguy@1994
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Found A Watch Fob , Help !
Working in the backyard burning limbs I found an old watch fob sticking out of the ground . I can’t figure out what the initials stand for on the backside . As you can see the fob is old and dated 1910 . Dan
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Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
Nice find. I have no idea what it means, but it's cool nevertheless.
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Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
Can you read the dates on the front (by the eagle/shield)? If it's "1865 - 1915" then it may be related to the 50-year anniversary of the end of the US Civil War.
The back looks like it's commemorating the merger of two groups, (I?)LDA and MSA, in 1910. (That doesn't mean the fob was made in 1910 though; just that the merger happened then.) First thought is labor unions. There were lots of little unions back in the early 1900s that often merged together. But it could be a merger of just about any groups.
The back looks like it's commemorating the merger of two groups, (I?)LDA and MSA, in 1910. (That doesn't mean the fob was made in 1910 though; just that the merger happened then.) First thought is labor unions. There were lots of little unions back in the early 1900s that often merged together. But it could be a merger of just about any groups.
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Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
Thanks for help much appreciate your thoughts. Dan
MNOSD 0002 / Do more than is required of you . Patton
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
found it!
and here's a website:
https://www.ilmda.com/
eta: that screenshot is an excerpt from a book, "american lumberman" apparently from 1906, which would make sense of the description of the fob design being different on a different year.
and here's a website:
https://www.ilmda.com/
eta: that screenshot is an excerpt from a book, "american lumberman" apparently from 1906, which would make sense of the description of the fob design being different on a different year.
keep your knife sharp and your focus sharper.
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C36MCW2, C258YL, C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
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current collection:
C36MCW2, C258YL, C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
H2, CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
Oh my gosh ! Thank you LB ! This makes the fob so much more special . At one time there were two lumber yards in our town . I will have to research were the owners lived . We have a local historical society in town so I can give them this information. You have really made a rainy gloomy day very bright . Buddy Danladybug93 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:57 pmfound it!
and here's a website:
https://www.ilmda.com/
eta: that screenshot is an excerpt from a book, "american lumberman" apparently from 1906, which would make sense of the description of the fob design being different on a different year.
MNOSD 0002 / Do more than is required of you . Patton
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
my pleasure, bro! i'm glad you're happy.Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:48 pmOh my gosh ! Thank you LB ! This makes the fob so much more special . At one time there were two lumber yards in our town . I will have to research were the owners lived . We have a local historical society in town so I can give them this information. You have really made a rainy gloomy day very bright . Buddy Danladybug93 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:57 pmfound it!
and here's a website:
https://www.ilmda.com/
eta: that screenshot is an excerpt from a book, "american lumberman" apparently from 1906, which would make sense of the description of the fob design being different on a different year.
keep your knife sharp and your focus sharper.
current collection:
C36MCW2, C258YL, C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
H2, CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
current collection:
C36MCW2, C258YL, C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
H2, CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
So cool
Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
Well done LB! Very cool find Dan!
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Re: Found A Watch Fob , Help !
Wow! Nice find & very well researched, chaps!
I love it when these little artifacts come to light.
I love it when these little artifacts come to light.