A great day for relics - you don't see these posted very often !

[Trezurehunter]

I haven't posted in quite some time , so here goes. I received permission to detect this home that was built in 1900. It was slated to be torn down. I did not find any good coins, much to my surprise, but boy did I find the relics ! The first relic out of the ground was the Batwing Carpet Beater from 1927. The next item out was the Flu Damper from a wood burning stove from around 1915, but the last relic was the best and I could not believe it when I pulled it from the dirt. The first part out of the ground, was the saw blade looking tag. I kept pulling it up, and saw it was attached to a crimped S hook, which was attached to the Skeleton Key. It turns out, that this is a Skeleton Key for the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago, that was built in 1898 ! The numbers 8 - 31 indicate the 8th floor room 31. I was able to water it off and clean it with a toothbrush, then used a little spray varnish to give it a slight sheen. I have already been on Ebay and was able to purchase a time period postcard of the Hotel, with Horses and Buggies parked in front of it. I plan on putting the postcard in a frame with the tag, key and a little story about it all, to display it properly. I don't have any idea how this piece made it 50 miles South of Chicago, but I'm glad that it did, because I found it, and I consider it to be one of the top 3 relics that I have ever found. I have always had a Railroad Baggage Tag on my bucket list, but this key and tag are a great substitute for now ! Happy Fathers Day to all.

 

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[diggingthe1]

That's one of the coolest hotel tags I've seen, sure glad to see it!! Glad your doing what you are with it. I sold a couple nice ones early on

 

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[cajundetector]

View attachment 2089648I haven't posted in quite some time , so here goes. I received permission to detect this home that was built in 1900. It was slated to be torn down. I did not find any good coins, much to my surprise, but boy did I find the relics ! The first relic out of the ground was the Batwing Carpet Beater from 1927. The next item out was the Flu Damper from a wood burning stove from around 1915, but the last relic was the best and I could not believe it when I pulled it from the dirt. The first part out of the ground, was the saw blade looking tag. I kept pulling it up, and saw it was attached to a crimped S hook, which was attached to the Skeleton Key. It turns out, that this is a Skeleton Key for the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago, that was built in 1898 ! The numbers 8 - 31 indicate the 8th floor room 31. I was able to water it off and clean it with a toothbrush, then used a little spray varnish to give it a slight sheen. I have already been on Ebay and was able to purchase a time period postcard of the Hotel, with Horses and Buggies parked in front of it. I plan on putting the postcard in a frame with the tag, key and a little story about it all, to display it properly. I don't have any idea how this piece made it 50 miles South of Chicago, but I'm glad that it did, because I found it, and I consider it to be one of the top 3 relics that I have ever found. I have always had a Railroad Baggage Tag on my bucket list, but this key and tag are a great substitute for now ! Happy Fathers Day to all.

On a scale of coolness of 1-10, I give 20. Congrats!!!!!

 

[igloo777]

Very cool find!

 

[Marvin Lee]

View attachment 2089648I haven't posted in quite some time , so here goes. I received permission to detect this home that was built in 1900. It was slated to be torn down. I did not find any good coins, much to my surprise, but boy did I find the relics ! The first relic out of the ground was the Batwing Carpet Beater from 1927. The next item out was the Flu Damper from a wood burning stove from around 1915, but the last relic was the best and I could not believe it when I pulled it from the dirt. The first part out of the ground, was the saw blade looking tag. I kept pulling it up, and saw it was attached to a crimped S hook, which was attached to the Skeleton Key. It turns out, that this is a Skeleton Key for the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago, that was built in 1898 ! The numbers 8 - 31 indicate the 8th floor room 31. I was able to water it off and clean it with a toothbrush, then used a little spray varnish to give it a slight sheen. I have already been on Ebay and was able to purchase a time period postcard of the Hotel, with Horses and Buggies parked in front of it. I plan on putting the postcard in a frame with the tag, key and a little story about it all, to display it properly. I don't have any idea how this piece made it 50 miles South of Chicago, but I'm glad that it did, because I found it, and I consider it to be one of the top 3 relics that I have ever found. I have always had a Railroad Baggage Tag on my bucket list, but this key and tag are a great substitute for now ! Happy Fathers Day to all.

I found a railroad luggage tag here in Boise Idaho it read Union Pacific Railroad .Boise. stamped with numbers. Solid brass. The silver dimes were dated 1916. Pennies, 1916 as well . After digging I found charcoal. Determined there was a fire. I sold the damn thing for nothing. A regret. I don't have a photo, but it's prob on an old post. Nice find you got.