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Antique Questions Forum / Mystery Box!
« on: June 10, 2014, 04:29:20 am »
Hi there,
My grandfather recently passed away, and while going through some of his possessions we came across this little brass box (or at least we think its a box).
It's engraved on one side with the words:
"THOMAS.GRAVES.
SICNALMAN.
LEOMINSTER.1886"
On the other side is a series of dials which we assume are some kind of locking mechanism. At one point surrounding the dials there is a 'T' engraved; we have no idea what this means, but it might be worth noting that the box has a series of small dents around the 'T' which might suggest the box has tapped repeatedly at this point in the past.
Any information would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Graham.
My grandfather recently passed away, and while going through some of his possessions we came across this little brass box (or at least we think its a box).
It's engraved on one side with the words:
"THOMAS.GRAVES.
SICNALMAN.
LEOMINSTER.1886"
On the other side is a series of dials which we assume are some kind of locking mechanism. At one point surrounding the dials there is a 'T' engraved; we have no idea what this means, but it might be worth noting that the box has a series of small dents around the 'T' which might suggest the box has tapped repeatedly at this point in the past.
Any information would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Graham.