15 hrs in 5 hunts with TTF gives Buttons , Beat up Silver and Other Assorted Goodies

[46Wheat]

Was a slow last few hunts . Not really looking for new permissions but actually enjoying the challenge of snooping goodies out of old spots that have been pounded by me and everyone else within 100 miles with a detector . At least it seems like it sometimes . Total for the last five low and slow, TTF dig everything repeatable hunts is as follows .
$3.40 in clad going to the roll it and buy silver fund .
6 wheats including a 1924, 1939, 1942 , 1944 , 1949 , and a 1951 . A 1920 Buff ......actually has a date that's unusual for me .
And what has to be the worst looking most beat up. thin Barber Dime that I have ever seen . To top it off I slashed it pretty bad across the back when I was trying to chop it out from underneath a root .
Got a couple of Eagle Buttons and some sort of Eagle figure cut out of metal
A neat toy bus , other buttons , a old lighter , sash weight, the list goes on and on . Nothing ground breaking or breath taking but im pretty proud of being able to get these goodies out of the spots I have been hunting because I know the hours I have put in there myself swinging not to mention everyone else .

 

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[46Wheat]

Just did some reading about the Baileys Magical Pain Extractor lid I dug . Didn't realize it was that old . That's pretty cool

 

[sutphin]

46 WHEATS THATS QUITE SOME HAUL DID YOU LEAVE ANYTHING BEHIND OR DID YOU TAKE IT ALL .THERE ARE MANY ITEMS THERE IN THAT PILE IF I TRIED TO NAME THEN IT WOULD TAKE ME AWHILE. DANG WHEATS YOU GOT SOME NICE ITEMS THE BUS AND SASH BUCKLE AZTEC BIRD AND NAVY BUTTONS I WOULD SAY YOU HAVE AN ADDICTION BUT A GOOD ONE THATS NOT HARMFUL TO YOUR HEATL.H

 

[Argentium]

46Wheat , You had a good day out ! I think the find is the circa 1930's -40's "Indian Deco" Thunderbird item !
A couple of questions - What does the metal appear to be ? (copper , brass ?) Does the piece have any traces of
attachment points on the reverse side ? (ie. for a pin or bolo tie ) I would actually clean the surface of that piece
the polished high ground in contrast to the incuse stamped design areas will be quite attractive . The piece is the sort
of item that was sold in curio shops along the railroad station hotels in the Southwest - New Mexico , Arizona ,
Southern California etc. This was part of a massive marketing of all things Native American to the wealthy and
middle class Eastern tourist of the period . For a lot more examples of this sort of piece Google Fred Harvey era
jewelry . Nice Finds !

(one more bit - the bird is a Decorative derivation of Navajo style - This is an "Anglisized" or white man's version
of a native cultural/spiritual icon - for consumption by white buyers . I don't use the word white here to invoke
any sort of negative racist implications , this was a caricature kind of imagery .)

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice 46W! I am liking that cool toy bus... something about toy cars just gets me going.

Way to teach that Barber a lesson, hide under a root? Take that!

Well done.

 

[46Wheat]

46Wheat , You had a good day out ! I think the find is the circa 1930's -40's "Indian Deco" Thunderbird item !
A couple of questions - What does the metal appear to be ? (copper , brass ?) Does the piece have any traces of
attachment points on the reverse side ? (ie. for a pin or bolo tie ) I would actually clean the surface of that piece
the polished high ground in contrast to the incuse stamped design areas will be quite attractive . The piece is the sort
of item that was sold in curio shops along the railroad station hotels in the Southwest - New Mexico , Arizona ,
Southern California etc. This was part of a massive marketing of all things Native American to the wealthy and
middle class Eastern tourist of the period . For a lot more examples of this sort of piece Google Fred Harvey era
jewelry . Nice Finds !

(one more bit - the bird is a Decorative derivation of Navajo style - This is an "Anglisized" or white man's version

of a native cultural/spiritual icon - for consumption by white buyers . I don't use the word white here to invoke
any sort of negative racist implications , this was a caricature kind of imagery .)

Now that you say that the attachment points on the reverse make perfect sense . Its a bolo tie clasp . It appears to be brass but its toned more like tarnished silver

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on the nice assortment of finds. I think I need to go to some hunted out sites now and see what faint signals I can dig up.

 

[Argentium]

There were odd silvery alloys used at that time in ornamental metal work - such as "German Silver ", and "Nickel Silver"
neither of which contain any silver - it could be one of those .

 

[basque-man]

Cool digs!!! Don't feel to bad about the dime. At least you freed it from the darkness!!! Gives it some character!

 

[park pirate]

To bad about the barber,but it happens some times, I do like them buttons, congrats....

 

[cjon455]

ive never seen such a thing happen to a barber, man that suckers been through a war!
good job using TTF, that's a lot of noise in the headphones but it pays off!

good job!!

 

[Old Dude]

Good hunts. My favorite is the bus. Very neat looking. I agree with Argentium...first thing I thought was "Thunderbird" when I saw the bird. Nice finds.

 

[46Wheat]

I thought the smaller spoon was silver when I first pulled it because it shined up so quick . But it is Oneida Silversmiths silver plated

 

[wheatfinder13]

Those are some really nice relics. That lighter is cool and so is the bus

 

[OBN]

Lets say you Hammered it?!

 

[cambria09]

Hello 46Wheat. Real nice digs. Looks like a lotta holes were dug to come up with that many items. Thanks for the post. C9

 

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[Scrappy]

Beauty job Wheat.

 

[wv hilljack]

That would be a great day in my book anytime. So many nice relics. Thanks for sharing.