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Title: Brooch? Post by: Detectski on April 08, 2013, 08:18:10 PM Roman broach or am I kidding myself again, waddya reckon?
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: Mike on April 08, 2013, 08:20:53 PM nutcracker , or at least half of 1 , close but no cigar :)
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: The Doc on April 08, 2013, 08:21:28 PM No, it's half of a pair of nutcrackers, Georgian to Victorian period.
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: Chef Geoff on April 08, 2013, 08:22:12 PM Yep I'm afraid your kidding yourself lol. It's one half of a pair of nutcrackers.
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: Chef Geoff on April 08, 2013, 08:23:52 PM LOL What do you mean they're common ;D
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: Detectski on April 08, 2013, 08:25:24 PM BUGGER ::)
OK thanks guys, sure I'll find one before long.... Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: kardshark on April 09, 2013, 07:15:03 AM hi I found something the same as that on a field
near Bedfordshire I am not sure what they are but no way a nut cracker . p s still got it Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 09, 2013, 07:18:22 AM welcome to the forum kardshark,
If you don't think that its a nutcracker, what do you think it is? [try googling the images of medieaval nutcrackers and see what you think!] Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: Got one hammy on April 09, 2013, 07:33:54 AM Wow i found the other half a few months ago
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: muckyluck on April 09, 2013, 08:11:44 PM Definitely nut-crackers. Found a complete pair, identical to yours last January. Should of made a note of where I searched for an ID, wish I had now, but they are brass / copper alloy, and according to my notes "very likely 17th century".
One of my favourite finds, love em. ;D Here they are anyway. Click photos to enlarge. Thanks. ;D ;D (http://)(http://s5.postimg.org/81bamqy4z/nut_crackers_002.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/81bamqy4z/) (http://)(http://s5.postimg.org/6njnrfyvn/nut_crackers_005.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/6njnrfyvn/) Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: Richie sixpence on April 20, 2013, 11:06:07 AM Unusual find all the same ;)
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: dances with badgers on April 21, 2013, 09:48:42 AM aah roman nutcrackers lol :D
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: carling on April 21, 2013, 10:18:10 AM heres my pair of cracker nuts from last week. ;D
Title: Re: Brooch? Post by: alun on April 21, 2013, 05:27:45 PM Classic, love the banter ;D never mind, try wearing it as a brooch then hey who knows. ::)
Great find though nice one. ;) |