The second item could be the top of a pill box.
I have a plastic one about that size, and have seen china ones in an variety of
shapes and sizes, including some that were never meant to be in a pocket.
Search on "sterling pill boxes" and you'll see tops very similar to yours.
Gwyn Alcock
Riverside, CA
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From: Patrick Tucker <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 6:39:47 AM
Subject: FW: Help with Identification of Artifacts
I have two artifacts that I need help with identification of their
functional use. Both come from a residential lot on a street in Maumee City,
Ohio. Other ceramic manufacturers' marks and the property records suggest an
occupation date of circa 1885-1927. The house on the lot was originally
built in 1887 as a wood-frame structure, and later remodeled.
The first is ceramic with manufacturer's mark "A.P. Co" I don't believe this
to be American Pottery Company, Trenton, NJ, but I may be wrong. It is
tube-like with a large diameter hole running through it. Could this be part
of a ceramic insulator for electrical wiring?
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/Pat_Tucker/Box%20Site/100_7119.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/Pat_Tucker/Box%20Site/100_7121.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/Pat_Tucker/Box%20Site/100_7124c.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/Pat_Tucker/Box%20Site/100_7123.jpg
The other artifact is a circular, hinged metal lid (silver or nickel-plated
brass) with an engraved floral design (four-leaf clover?) on the exterior.
Profile is convex (exterior)/concave (interior). Looks too small to be a
jewelry or ring box, and too large to be a pocket watch case. Possible
snuff-box, or too late for this type of artifact?
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/Pat_Tucker/Box%20Site/100_7148.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r230/Pat_Tucker/Box%20Site/100_7149.jpg
Pat Tucker
Swanton, Ohio, USA
