An old bit of 'sculpture'

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:14 am

For TBT: This is not an old pic, but it's a very old item, so I say it counts! Carved by my father from a bar of Ivory soap. He put the date on the back, unfortunately the last numeral broke off at some point, but since he went in the Marines at age 16, my best guess is that this is slightly pre-War. (He used a nickel as his model!)

https://www.flickr.com/gp/65966450@N06/JK9S5Z

Post by **Chloe_88** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:32 pm

That's so cool.. And even more cool that you still have it!

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:03 pm

valerie;1460162 wrote: For TBT: This is not an old pic, but it's a very old item, so I say it counts! Carved by my father from a bar of Ivory soap. He put the date on the back, unfortunately the last numeral broke off at some point, but since he went in the Marines at age 16, my best guess is that this is slightly pre-War. (He used a nickel as his model!)

https://www.flickr.com/gp/65966450@N06/JK9S5Z

Before I read what it was, I was thinking it was something like a piece of Mayan art.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:23 am

valerie;1460162 wrote: For TBT: This is not an old pic, but it's a very old item, so I say it counts! Carved by my father from a bar of Ivory soap. He put the date on the back, unfortunately the last numeral broke off at some point, but since he went in the Marines at age 16, my best guess is that this is slightly pre-War. (He used a nickel as his model!)

https://www.flickr.com/gp/65966450@N06/JK9S5Z

Pre-"what" war?

Trivia: "The Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel was a copper-nickel five-cent piece struck by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938."

Buffalo nickel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:40 am

High Threshold;1460224 wrote: Pre-"what" war?

Trivia: "The Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel was a copper-nickel five-cent piece struck by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938."

Buffalo nickel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They have been in circulation for a long time. In the fifties, they were still fairly common. I remember seeing them regularly even into the sixties.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:04 am

Chloe, I have only had it for a little over a year, it was an exciting find while clearing out

my deceased sister's storage unit.

Tude, I can see how you thought that, it almost looks like stone, and the color sort of

fits, too!

HT, pre WW II is what I meant. Dad was born in 1926. The date he carved in the back says

"Made in 194(missing) and his name he carved as "Bobby" which I doubt he would have used

after becoming a Marine! Lars is right, there were a lot of those nickels around for a long time.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:04 am

LarsMac;1460246 wrote: They have been in circulation for a long time. In the fifties, they were still fairly common. I remember seeing them regularly even into the sixties.

valerie;1460250 wrote: Lars is right, there were a lot of those nickels around for a long time.

They should all be in coin collections today.

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:07 pm

High Threshold;1460253 wrote: They should all be in coin collections today.

I have several very fine pieces in my collection.

They are still quite common, and you will find many that have been turned into jewelry pieces.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:40 pm

Chloe_88;1460194 wrote: That's so cool.. And even more cool that you still have it!

I agree.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:28 pm

LarsMac;1460262 wrote: I have several very fine pieces in my collection.

They are still quite common, and you will find many that have been turned into jewelry pieces.

These that were made of copper-nickel were manufactured only until 1938 Lars, but the ones made of wood continued to be produced many, many years afterwards.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:58 pm

High Threshold;1460296 wrote: These that were made of copper-nickel were manufactured only until 1938 Lars, but the ones made of wood continued to be produced many, many years afterwards.
Coins made of wood?

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:18 pm

FourPart;1460299 wrote: Coins made of wood?

Only nickels. Ask Lars. I'm sure he can tell you.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:18 am

I vaguely remember the phrase now - "Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels". It was only when I Googled it & saw the Wikipedia article on it that I realised that they were real (albeit not official tender).

Wooden nickel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Geocaching Wooden Nickels :

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:45 am

FourPart;1460306 wrote: I vaguely remember the phrase now - "Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels".

That's the one!