WHAT IS THIS SILVER? MADE IN JAPAN LIDDED JAR w/GOLF THEME?

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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found this at the thrift store. It is heavy for it's small size (3 1/2"T x 2 1/2" W) & I thought it might be silver?
    It has golf scenes all around it.
    And Made in Japan on bottom
    Any idea what this was/is? (if it wasn't so small I'd think it was a trophy)
    Thanks

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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    What made you think it's silver? Certainly doesn't look much like it - all that red? Is it rust?
     
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  3. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    I thought it was a biscuit tin... but given its diminutive size... candy? Toothpicks?

    wait... silver? I'm confused.

    I have no idea.:hilarious:
     
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Something to carry your tees in?
     
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  5. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    Tee caddy? :woot:
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Ah. Copper and nickel!
     
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  8. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    And yet, it looks very brassy on the inside. :confused:
     
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  9. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    True.
     
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  10. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks like "tinned" copper.
     
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  11. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Wasn't sure what it was - I guess the weight made me think it was something of substance. I thought it was old also until I saw the Made in Japan on the bottom
     
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  12. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    It may be silver plated. You might try a little silver polish in a small area.
    I think it might be pre-WWII.
     
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  13. jsnggltt

    jsnggltt Well-Known Member

    I was under the impression that Made in Japan was a post WWII mark?
     
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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks Art Deco to me, so I agree with a possible pre-war.
     
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  15. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Made in Japan is post 1921. Before then items made there (if marked at all for origin) would have used "Nippon" the Japanese word for Japan.
     
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  16. jsnggltt

    jsnggltt Well-Known Member

    Thanks!
     
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  17. jsnggltt

    jsnggltt Well-Known Member

    Looking through photos of early US Opens it seems the knickers and news boy cap look fell out of favor by 1932 (the knickers hung in for a while longer but not the caps)

    That would fit nicely with the Pre-war/Art Deco period idea.
     
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  18. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Could it be to hold golf tees?
     
    journeymagazine, Sep 9, 2019
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  19. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    That was my suggestion back in Post 4. ;)
     
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  20. Kathy Anderson

    Kathy Anderson Well-Known Member

    Marks were required post 1928, I think?
     
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