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<p>[QUOTE="Diggummup, post: 394881, member: 5877"]Okay. I had already planned on that anyway. These were purchased at an estate sale. I wouldn't necessarily call it a flimsy box, but they were all in a wooden display case as shown below...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607325&amp;d=1530467286" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The man who owned them was born in Slovakia. There really was nothing else (pre-columbian) related in the house. One of the papers that has information written on it is an old pay stub of his from 1969, so I assume he has had some of these at least for near 50 years or so. The info pertains to the Penates (I believe) that were in the collection. Here is the stub, front and back photos...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609117&amp;d=1530913784" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609118&amp;d=1530913917" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609119&amp;d=1530913944" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609120&amp;d=1530913972" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the man's obituary... <a href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?n=paul-halas&pid=188744506&fhid=15136" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?n=paul-halas&pid=188744506&fhid=15136" rel="nofollow">https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?n=paul-halas&pid=188744506&fhid=15136</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Paul Halas, 86, of Cranbury, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 12, 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some more pics of some of the items in the case...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607541&amp;d=1530522504" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607542&amp;d=1530522541" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607543&amp;d=1530522604" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Diggummup, post: 394881, member: 5877"]Okay. I had already planned on that anyway. These were purchased at an estate sale. I wouldn't necessarily call it a flimsy box, but they were all in a wooden display case as shown below... [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607325&d=1530467286[/IMG] The man who owned them was born in Slovakia. There really was nothing else (pre-columbian) related in the house. One of the papers that has information written on it is an old pay stub of his from 1969, so I assume he has had some of these at least for near 50 years or so. The info pertains to the Penates (I believe) that were in the collection. Here is the stub, front and back photos... [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609117&d=1530913784[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609118&d=1530913917[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609119&d=1530913944[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1609120&d=1530913972[/IMG] Here is the man's obituary... [URL]https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?n=paul-halas&pid=188744506&fhid=15136[/URL] Paul Halas, 86, of Cranbury, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Here are some more pics of some of the items in the case... [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607541&d=1530522504[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607542&d=1530522541[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1607543&d=1530522604[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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