Cemetery finds

[Angela (Australia)]

Hello, went out yesterday for 3 hours and found these relics on a small dirt road leading upward toward an old site, along side a cemetery. The moon crescent is a pin, the others are hinges, buttons and I think something that looks from a fountain tip pen. Correct me if I'm wrong! All these relics were found under on old 100 year old pine tree.
Angela

 

[Mirage]

Interesting stuff but I'm kinda clueless as to what a couple things are. I'm not the best at identifing stuff. What's your average high temperature for this time of year?

Mirage

 

[Angela (Australia)]

Hi Mirage the average temp for this time of the year is VERY COLD!!! About +5 or 6 down to below -1. But we don't get as cold as over where you are, I don't think. And we don't get much snow, as we're about 150mt too low from the top of the hills here.

 

[Sanddigger]

n/t

 

[Hotspot]

Hi Angela, what's the writing on the buttons? cheers Pete

 

[Ken (Australia)]

Angela, it doesn't snow here either, only on a rare occasion. It did rain last week, first decent rain for along time and we've had a heavy frost every morning since. I went down to one of the local schools this afternoon for a couple of hours looking for some pre decimals but no luck. Did get about $10 from the pine bark around the kids play area. Had to leave a few as below the first couple of inches the pine bark was all frozen together and like concrete.
HH>>>>Ken.

 

[Angela (Australia)]

Hi Pete, some of the butons I've collected have Australian company names on them: Buckley & Nunn: Messiter & Fergeson, Sydney: Ince Bros, Melbourne: O.A. Jaco, South melbourne, to name a few. One has Victoria Police force, found at an old police camp that existed only for a few short years in my town, so it's a rare find. Another button is from the tunic of a freemason. I also find a lot of old glass buttons while digging for other things. The two buttons in the pic have Messiter & Fergeson, Sydney, the other has 'double ring' on it.

 

[Hotspot]

Angela, I wondered if any were UK companys, they look similar to ours;I've never found any glass buttons yet. The most common style of button I find inland are solid "military style" ones made of pewter they are slightly more common than work wear buttons. On the beach I go where an old pier once stood and mostly find thin "brass?" suspender buttons, cheers Pete

 

[Bobbie]

Sometimes in the winter months it goes down to 10F or 15F degrees below zero.