A Plum Bob!

[paleomaxx]

Never expected to find one of these today!



I've seen photos, but they don't seem to be a common find. This one is lead with a brass tip/central shaft that it was cast around. The hole at the top is also through the brass shaft.

It was a short hunt today due to the cold, but I still managed a few interesting relics besides the plum bob.



This piece is beautiful, but I have no idea what it's from. It's brass with a silver wash that I think will come out nicely after some more cleaning. Oddly I found it mounted to a circular piece of leather that hadn't decayed in the ground.



Now I know I've seen someone post one of these before, but I forget what it was. The knob at the top is brass, and the flag at the bottom is a strip of lead. It's driving me crazy though because I know I've seen it somewhere.



Here's the rest of the non-ferrous finds. Nothing too crazy, but tomorrow I have a new permission and it should be warmer too so fingers crossed!

 

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[Kurios1]

Very cool and unusual finds which only adds to their coolness. The plumb bob is just sweet! That intricate ornate brass piece is just WHOA in cool factor. I hope someone reminds you of the brass knob and lead strip thingy. Great scores for a chilly hunt.

 

[scruggs]

Nice keepers you found!

 

[RustyGold]

Holy Moly! Those are some awesome finds. Thanks for letting us have a look.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your finds and good luck

 

[vpnavy]

Nice assortment of finds PaleoMaxx. Thanks for sharing...

 

[sprailroad]

Plumb bob is pretty cool, in all these years I have found one. It's brass with what appears to be a iron? tip, the tip being so toasted.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice looking Plum Bob. I've never found one of those, but my detecting partner did dig one a few years back.

 

[sandchip]

Love the plumb bob!