Hello everyone, I have been trying to figure out what these are, or belonged to. The bottoms are not alike. They seem to be cut off of something maybe a flag pole, or fence post? There heavy for a small piece they measure about 5″x5″ I have two of them. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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I am trying to identify a set of 12 8.5 inch pewter plates. Fronts appear to be turned and polished, backs hammered. Markings [file] include an eagle, O over M, BTON, and MAR over TINEZ (Martinez)? Also on the edge is a sideways diamond with “s” at each end and part of “s”: at top and bottom. They were found in tarnish proof sleeves (11) with a tag “Robert Ensko Inc Silversmiths New York and were in a box with a sterling and ivory handled ladle (pat 1897) and several pieces of mid-1800’s English silver plate. I realize they could have been placed in the sleeves at any time. Any help would be appreciated.