Blak bart
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This is a plank frame from the "Gallo de indiano" of the 1733 fleet. This was the almiranta of the fleet. it was teed up on the white sand beach, at low king tide !! It has a half dozen or more iron spike remnants, and some other rusted fittings. Finding intact wood from 300 year old galleons does not happen often, and this shows signs of burning, and stretching....when I say stretching I mean the act of using grapples and chain to pull apart the galleon wreckage. The chunks of galleon would be drug into shallow water where salveagers would strip the iron fittings. It could also be part of a raft built from wreckage to bring survivors ashore.
There was some great olive jar shards from 1733 fleet, and a beautiful piece of mallorca ware from the fleet
There were some beautiful 1890-1900s sauce bottle finds also E.R. Durkee challenge sauce, and a lea & perrins worchtersher sauce.
Other finds included more modern material also.
This is a metal fishing float that dates to the 1930s or 40s.
Here we have a plated fork, a brass lock body, cuban coin, wheat pennies, bullets, copper clinch nails, harmonica reeds, and other nick naks fom the 30s 40s.
Here is some grass fired Tequesta Indian pottery shards, and a copper alloy fastener.
This is a lead finial of some sort and a gold plated lapel pin perhaps ? The finial may date way back, or might not be that old...I can't find an example...could be a game piece also....it's a mystery still.
1986 cuban coin from a cuban raft site.
Thanks for taking a peak here fellow treasurehunters, and happy hunting !!
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