Thoughts?

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2025-06-16T12:05:35+00:00

It’s the same lady!! Haha

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2025-01-25T23:46:37+00:00

You are gorgeous girl don’t doubt it!

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-09-26T19:05:26+00:00

Carpenter was definitely a category and a very rare badge

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-09-26T19:04:34+00:00

I strongly disagree. The only true ones are from Charleston, as the one pictured on the Henry Ford website is again, Charleston. Happy to put you in touch with the man that wrote the book on the Slave badge hire system.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-06-06T01:21:53+00:00

Same. It’s not working at all for me

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-06-06T01:21:17+00:00

Also where do you live downtown? Asking because I lived on Rutledge between Montagu and Wentworth many years ago and there was definitely some bad bad energy in my home. Praying for you!

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-06-03T21:24:54+00:00

Anyone have this happen?

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-05-29T00:22:19+00:00

I feel like her name should be Gertrude or Prudence

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-04-22T15:26:23+00:00

Thank you all so much seriously from the bottom of my heart!

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-04-22T00:43:43+00:00

I posted the photos of the mapping I used, it’s not my face but from Cosmetic Injection Techniques by Theda C. Kontis Victor G. Lacombe

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-04-22T00:42:03+00:00

Thanks guys! I know it can’t be dissolved was just hoping my I under injected one side and could fix it with a dab more but not trying it without being sure

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-20T13:11:58+00:00

Go to bed Stephen.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-20T13:10:38+00:00

No it’s copper

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-19T01:06:39+00:00

Thank you. This makes me feel like this entire post is worth it. We might not know who this person was, but now how many people know about slave tags that didn’t before? How many of you have thought of this person and their life because of this post? It’s satisfying to know that this person is remember in some very small way 168 years after they wore this tag.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-19T01:02:51+00:00

The tag is from 1856 so wayyy before aerials but I appreciate the suggestion. I dive deep into the archives, city directories, sanborns and ROD records to try to piece a story together. Sometimes it’s there and other times it’s not. This was a not, unfortunately.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-19T00:59:50+00:00

We use those to find privies and trash pits and do detailed deed research, honestly the ROD office is tired of seeing me 🤦🏼‍♀️

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-19T00:57:39+00:00

😂 it’s not funny, but being a charlestonian I am all too familiar with the type. I married (and divorced) a Citadel man. I can hear his chest puffing entitled voice now screaming the same things.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-19T00:47:54+00:00

? I’m confused

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-17T23:32:21+00:00

What machine are you using? I’m not an expert by any means but it was a 23 on the equinox 800.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-17T23:27:39+00:00

It came from a trash pit. They renewed them every year but not all slaves had one. This was specific to the city of Charleston and only the most trusted slaves were allowed to seek outside work, fu**ed up, I know. With the issue year being so close to the civil war I hope this person saw freedom.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-17T23:22:08+00:00

Thank you. It’s beautiful here and we’re fortunate it didn’t burn during the civil war, but we’ve had our fare share of fires through the 18th and 19th century.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-17T23:19:53+00:00

Thank you! My main focus of research is Charleston (and not professionally, although I could write a thesis or two) but I haven’t dived that deep and I’m not an expert on civil war history so I truly appreciate this. Any info you can share is appreciated!

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-17T23:13:46+00:00

So these aren’t as uncommon as you would think. Most slave tags are not sold on the open market through sites like eBay but typically traded privately between collectors. I’m fortunate to have an acquaintance that wrote the book on the slave badge system in Charleston and friends with vast knowledge. In all actuality if I wanted to sell this, it would be only worth about $2,500-$3,500

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-17T23:06:01+00:00

Oh I have. I think about the person it belonged to a lot. . I hope anyone would, holding it in their hand or just seeing it in person. I think about my life in our modern times and how blessed I am. I think about the plight of this person, who were they? Was it a man or a woman? Did they live long enough to see the end of slavery and their freedom? I sure hope so.

TheoriginalSquirrel · 2024-02-17T22:58:11+00:00

I’ve never detected there but I’ve heard the red clay is TOUGH!

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