What Is This Thing?

[Booney]

Picked up these relics in Amherst while at the PA camp one is a button with a rabbit running and mountains in the background there are some words on the back but cant make them out just yet, need a better looking glass , the other is a mystery it was broken into three pieces but Ive glued them back to try figure out what it is anyone got any ideas ?
Cheers Booney

 

[Deepseeker]

Nice Finds Booney,

I'm wondering if that second one is a Napkin Ring maybe???

What's the Diameter of the hole in the centre?

 

[mineallmine]

Could it be the finger hold/hole for a candle stick lamp thingy?

 

[grubstake]

Maybe it's a quarter of a set of brass knuckles?

https://www.google.com.au/search?hl....1....1..gws-wiz-img.....0..35i39.piZn5TVzmu8

 

[Booney]

Interesting ideas ,napkin ring maybe but I would think unlikely , brass knuckles not likely but it does seem to be brass and is the size of a mans ring . it was found next to a stump about 300mm down next to a surfaced area with only a few shallow diggings nearby . There was also another bit that came out of the hole the size of a shot pellet with a flat side and a round short rod poking out the side not sure if its part of it or not

 

[Trash]

The ring thing appears to be a candle holder

 

[MegsyB007]

This came straight to mind for me.... The picture is a "fancy" one. I'd say yours is from a more basic oil lamp design.

Cheers,
Megsy

 

[Booney]

Could well be its definitely a finger handle of some sort Ill try rubbing it see if a Jeanie pops out . layful:

 

[silver]

Or part of a monocle old chap

 

[nucopia]

Could it be the finger hold/hole for a candle stick lamp thingy?

Agree with minealimine .. :100:

 

[Booney]

Thats it for sure , thanks nacopia and all others I think the mystery is solved explains the mystery ball which would be a river holding the base of the candle holder . Cheers for that .
Booney .

 

[Mackka]

Well done Mineallmine great detective work.
Mackka

 

[mineallmine]

Glad I could help! Can't wait to acquire an equinox 800 and start hunting, saving is slow when pets get sick :/
I kinda feel like I should at least have a detector, or have even tried detecting, before commenting and alike on this forum, I don't feel worthy. Hope to have one soon though, then I won't feel like such an imposter lol
I get a lot of enjoyment reading all your posts and finds, and you all seem so friendly and patient with newbies like me. (I say newbie, without a detector I'm not even that!! What comes before newbie? That's me) But I've watched EVERY vid (it seems) on Y.T and I reckon I've got some know-how and methods down..

 

[Booney]

Hey mineallmine, mate don't be so down on yourself for not having a detector plenty here that haven't. You have made a valued contribution and that's what counts, thanks for that bud. Hope your savings go well and you get your nox as soon as possible so you can get out there and rescue them relics and treasures.
Cheers Booney.

 

[travelergold]

Now you just need to find the rest!! Must be there somewhere. Good detective work on this find.

 

[mineallmine]

Cheers Booney, I just needed to hear that thanks mate

 

[Deepseeker]

Hey good work Mineallmine and Nucopia!

You've definitely nailed it! It's a dead ringer for the finger hole thingy on the candle holder picture that you've uploaded Nucopia. :Y:

 

[goldtruck59]

who would of thought hey. Great work Mineallmine.

GT :Y: erfect:

 

[Booney]

So Im imagining the old miner dropped his candle and broke his candle holder while looking for something in the dark maybe he was looking for these we found them only a few meters away

Cheers Booney.

 

[mineallmine]

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...5684_2c445fc6-64dd-4a42-91de-908c0e453951.jpg
So Im imagining the old miner dropped his candle and broke his candle holder while looking for something in the dark maybe he was looking for these we found them only a few meters away https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...6334_32949ab0-0200-4835-80a0-f9e5c7763ca6.jpg
Cheers Booney.

Can just imagine him getting back saying he had a couple of bits but he dropped the candle and lost them in the darkness..likely story thinks his mates