A chilly 90 minute relic recoveries

[pepperj]

Went for a 90 minute hunt, battery life was out.
Chilly 33F feeling like 28F
Hand warmers, dressed up.
I hit this site 3 times prior the planting of beans.
So finds were far and in between the heavy iron.

A church charm

Then a few feet away a butter knife

Headstamp C.C.CO
TRAP NO.12

Weird sounding 82, dragged.
Turned out to be a little buckle

Went a little over past the rock foundation pile and got myself a button

No detail till I scraped it with Jim's Double Ended Toothpick
Also it had a special double rubbing with the Mrs 🌶's lemon rind.

Got a blaster, thought copper.
Yup 😁
Curtain ring
Actually I was quite surprised that it wasn't disc'd kissed.

 

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[robertk]

Nice finds! That button is pretty sweet.

 

[Digger RJ]

Went for a 90 minute hunt, battery life was out.
Chilly 33F feeling like 28F
Hand warmers, dressed up.
I hit this site 3 times prior the planting of beans.
So finds were far and in between the heavy iron.
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A church charm
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Then a few feet away a butter knife
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Headstamp C.C.CO
TRAP NO.12
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Weird sounding 82, dragged.
Turned out to be a little buckle
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Went a little over past the rock foundation pile and got myself a button View attachment 2114653View attachment 2114654
No detail till I scraped it with Jim's Double Ended Toothpick
Also it had a special double rubbing with the Mrs 🌶's lemon rind.
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Got a blaster, thought copper.
Yup 😁
Curtain ring
Actually I was quite surprised that it wasn't disc'd kissed.
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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[NorILdigcollector]

Real nice button. That is one heavy duty curtain ring.

 

[pepperj]

Real nice button. That is one heavy duty curtain ring.

Thanks
The button didn't have much going for it before I started to pick at it then saw a tiny bit of gold flashing after rubbing it for a bit.
The lemon treatment really brought out what was hiding.
The curtain rings can vary in size and this is one of the biggest (that's not plow hit).

 

[pepperj]

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks RJ

 

[pepperj]

Nice finds! That button is pretty sweet.

Thanks Robert
It's turning out that way.
Bit more work on it yet.
Trying to make out the maker still.
I used some chalk then dusted it off to highlight the letters.
(Extra superior quality)?

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A real nice bunch of Relics !

 

[Blackfoot58]

What a great assortment! Is the buckle brass? It doesn’t look rusty, like most of mine.

 

[pepperj]

A real nice bunch of Relics !

Thank you

 

[pepperj]

What a great assortment! Is the buckle brass? It doesn’t look rusty, like most of mine.

Thanks Blackfoot
It's brass, with the iron tongue. The site is so full of iron and the soils really leaches the iron staining.
Probably off a shoe or leather strap of sorts.

 

[robertk]

(Extra superior quality)?

Could be. I think “superior quality” is there, not sure about “extra”. Seems like not enough letters? But hard to tell — and even harder to search. Unfortunately “superior quality” matches a lot of descriptions, not just the back mark.

 

[scruggs]

Cool recoveries you made!

 

[Georgivs]

Thanks for sharing your cool finds

 

[sibbley]

Nice 90-minute hunt! Great finds. Is that the top to a sleigh bell?

 

[pepperj]

Looks like the headstamp has some age to it.

 

[pepperj]

Nice 90-minute hunt! Great finds. Is that the top to a sleigh bell?

Thank you
Yes it's a sleigh bell
Machine stamped-late 1800s-early 1900s
This link site has a good read on the machine stamped bells and also the Crotal Bells.

Classic Bells: Machine-stamped Sleigh Bells

Classic Bells restores antique sleigh bells and manufactures bell home decor. Wholesale. Retail.

classicbells.com

 

[pepperj]

Thanks for sharing your cool finds

Thanks
3rd finds post in a row-must be a record

 

[sibbley]

Thank you
Yes it's a sleigh bell
Machine stamped-late 1800s-early 1900s
This link site has a good read on the machine stamped bells and also the Crotal Bells.

Classic Bells: Machine-stamped Sleigh Bells

Classic Bells restores antique sleigh bells and manufactures bell home decor. Wholesale. Retail.

classicbells.com

Yeah, love that site.

 

[ModernMiner]

You are a real trooper. Congrats on the digs. I love finding those gold gilt flower buttons.
Now go have some hot cocoa.
-MM-