Cemetery Find *hinge*

[Ty18769]

Hey guys. Anyone know exactly what this item is? I found it at the base of an old tree in some roots. Looks like it's cast, or pot metal. I was just wondering if anyone knew it's purpose off hand, what is was likely attached to, or what it held up. Kind of reminds me of an old door knocker, but the action seems a bit stiff for this purpose. Any thoughts?

 

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[jeff of pa]

First off, thank you for putting it back.

Second, if you really want to know go out Ghosthunting with your local group. Every town has them, or at least a group of wannabes. Make sure you find the group with all the gadgets and claims of gathering data for scientific purposes. Try to hook up with a group that has the "psychic", the weird kid (all in black, purple hair streaks, wears pentagram earrings), and the self proclaimed scientific skeptic who is mostly talk but runs away in a bolt with everyone else when a chimpmunk scampers across the ground at night during an investigation. Make sure you learn how to filter EVP's through so much computer software it makes Bill Gate's head spin. And last of all don't forget the all important midnight vigil in some long forgotten cemetery.

I guarantee you you'll see nothing, hear nothing, and basically get a really really good idea of what pop culture nonsense has done to our interpretation of the possibilities ( or lack of) of an afterlife.

Then after you've done the ghosthunter thing for awhile go ahead and make up your own mind.

It'll take quite awhile. When you are ready, you'll make your decision.

The joureny of discovery is fun and you can't beat a moonlit night in a quiet cemetery somewhere even if the people you are with are a few cards short of a full deck. Very relaxing, but do bring lots of bug spray.

Thanx,
Tricia

Trica ; Great Post

Thanks for the morning wake-up Laugh !

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I would say nice find but you need be carefull about graveyards and don't let sceptics tell you other wise, best thing you did was take it back disturbing a grave could be more then you bargained 4 as spirits will return pisssed off!

Where did you get your name?...and what does it mean?

 

[DIRTPICKERSTAN]

...When I was a kid, back in the old country they celebrated All Saints' Day by placing flowers and candles at grave sites.
When everyone left I collected the unburnt candles so I could melt them down and make big candles.
In the process I almost burned down the house and paid for that with my hide....
TAKE IT BACK and bury it where you found it.

 

[Tom VT]

Plenty of places to hunt beside cemeteries.

 

[TerryC]

May I suggest.... The casket was dug up and re-buried in a real cemetary. They STILL bury people under their favorite tree on private property in the south. It is very possible daddy had to be moved to a real cemetary and the handle was broke off by some not-so-caring service people. I don't think a second ceremony is done when re-burying someone. TTC

 

[rootdigger]

Good job in putting the handle back! cemeteries and metal detectors don't mix! Spirits do get pissed, here's a good casper, thier out there!! caught many on film. To do one wrong is too error deeply!!
Root

 

[rootdigger]

I'm sorry Ty., one more pic too help ya figure out why digging in a cemetery, even the tree roots could cause problems. but one thing too know, it's a known fact my ancestor's have thier civil war medals and now would be buttons and insignia buried at thier monuments feet. I'd love too have them! will I let them be dug? no way!! thier where they belong,with the owner. this pic. I have too post, you dig by the roots of tree's, ok. This pic. was taken at 1:17 A.M. it is in the center of 5 grave's of kids that died at an early age. There is no lite in that area of the cemetery, I've photographed it, and indexed it. I know it well. There is no mineralization in the ground nor the sap of the pine that would cause that ring of lite. subsequent photo's show no ring of lite. The roots do push up the grave's and maybe the tree hold's one's spirit? can't explain that ring. but do know it's not right. I am very glad you brought the handle back, it woulda never fell off the casket. pushed up yes!

 

[La Beep]

Just goes to show===there are a lot of dead snakes.........

 

[jeff of pa]

Nice Photo of a lightning bug

 

[olepossum]

it is not nice for a newbie to correct or disrespect a elder in the tnet even if we think we are much smarter than the average mder i am a newbie also and i see lots of grammer no nos but i dont say anything this is tnet not 1 st hour of language arts class

 

[wildrider]

Tim got one of those handles once. Weren't sure what it was, but it didn't take to long to take it back to where we found it.

 

[rootdigger]

Lightning bug ehhh? LOL. You mess with the dead, you will eventually know! Graves are not too be tampered with, nor the site thier on! records are lost, memories are gone, bushes and trees take over as nature claims its own. Thier too be left in peace. I've posted one more picture, get the hint!! Look in the window!! Too be at that hieght in that window, 9 1/2 feet tall. don't thynk so! They will follow you, lightning bug and all! lol and in infrared showing the image's heat. mess with a grave, you will learn!!
Root

 

[La Beep]

Lightning bug ehhh? LOL. You mess with the dead, you will eventually know! Graves are not too be tampered with, nor the site thier on! records are lost, memories are gone, bushes and trees take over as nature claims its own. Thier too be left in peace. I've posted one more picture, get the hint!! Look in the window!! Too be at that hieght in that window, 9 1/2 feet tall. don't thynk so! They will follow you, lightning bug and all! lol and in infrared showing the image's heat. mess with a grave, you will learn!!
Root

You mean the ceiling ir reflection of the light bulb... you got to better then that after all I watch TAPS and Ghost Hunters International.

 

[jeff of pa]

Lightning bug ehhh? LOL. You mess with the dead, you will eventually know! Graves are not too be tampered with, nor the site thier on! records are lost, memories are gone, bushes and trees take over as nature claims its own. Thier too be left in peace. I've posted one more picture, get the hint!! Look in the window!! Too be at that hieght in that window, 9 1/2 feet tall. don't thynk so! They will follow you, lightning bug and all! lol and in infrared showing the image's heat. mess with a grave, you will learn!!
Root

You mean the ceiling ir reflection of the light bulb... you got to better then that after all I watch TAPS and Ghost Hunters International.

I Believe rootdigger Means this
but being a skeptic & also a Ghost hunters Fan

I see too many reasons for it, Without actually Being there when the pic
was taken. all come into play.

Shadow of person from the Inside from the flash.
Person Outside.
man in the moon Syndrome (not even a person) ?

 

[La Beep]

Lightning bug ehhh? LOL. You mess with the dead, you will eventually know! Graves are not too be tampered with, nor the site thier on! records are lost, memories are gone, bushes and trees take over as nature claims its own. Thier too be left in peace. I've posted one more picture, get the hint!! Look in the window!! Too be at that hieght in that window, 9 1/2 feet tall. don't thynk so! They will follow you, lightning bug and all! lol and in infrared showing the image's heat. mess with a grave, you will learn!!
Root

You mean the ceiling ir reflection of the light bulb... you got to better then that after all I watch TAPS and Ghost Hunters International.

I Believe rootdigger Means this
but being a skeptic & also a Ghost hunters Fan

I see too many reasons for it, Without actually Being there when the pic
was taken. all come into play.

Shadow of person from the Inside from the flash.
Person Outside.
man in the moon Syndrome (not even a person) ?

I missed that one I was looking at the other window. lol Well that would explain the shadow on the ceiling. Wait ghost don't cast shadows.

 

[rootdigger]

OK! No idea how we got on the ghost's, first pic with the st. bernard, is an orb with a fantastic vortex, showed up the day before mye brother-in-law went in for a stint. wound up being he died in the doc's hands, triple bypass surgery, and heart attack. he's alive and well. That was positive energy from unknown. The second of the tree ring, no explanation there, The sap, no matter the mineral content in that area, will not bring that ring too the surface and place it around a pine and cause it to lite. The 3rd, is a highly energized orb, they are a wonder! not a lightning bug, I caught them on film, alot of people regard them and other insects as fairy's! not!! realize the difference, I do have pic's of flying insect's, there is a difference. The 4th, was identified by my neighbor as her dad who died years ago in the house I live in, he's harmless tho. just curious. now a 5th, look at the fence beside the tree! What I wanted too point out is, metal detector's and cemetery's don't mix! never bring the two together. believe or not, there here. I don't watch tv, so no idea on Taps and ghost hunter international, the 4th picture has been identified, sorry, no reflection there. I just added the two pic's on here, believe or not. If you go into a cemetery looking for riches, expect the worst! If you go into cemetery's looking too photogragh and index, expect visitor's! if you get a date wrong, or try EVP'S, take's month's too straighten out, take an object outa a cemetery, never did it! and would not wanna be on the recieving end!!! cemetery's are too respect all the way around!
Root

 

[DIGGINGRAVES4CASH$$$$]

I would say nice find but you need be carefull about graveyards and don't let sceptics tell you other wise, best thing you did was take it back disturbing a grave could be more then you bargained 4 as spirits will return pissed off!

Where did you get your name?...and what does it mean?

It seemed like a good name for a die hard treasure hunter like me and no I don't dig graves for cash but artifacts sure are tempting!!!!!

 

[jeff of pa]

OK! No idea how we got on the ghost's,

yea this is actually the wrong place.

if you were in Everything Else I'd give my opinion
& I'm Sure the Believers would also.

But I'm sure your aware Orbs arn't Ghosts.
except on Paranormal State.
(and by the way they dug up a grave & dug
through the Ashes) and their just kids at penn state
Who started a Ghost hunting Club & Somehow got A&E to air
their shows.
and I see nothing in your last 2 Pics. Sorry.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I would say nice find but you need be carefull about graveyards and don't let sceptics tell you other wise, best thing you did was take it back disturbing a grave could be more then you bargained 4 as spirits will return pissed off!

Where did you get your name?...and what does it mean?

It seemed like a good name for a die hard treasure hunter like me and no I don't dig graves for cash but artifacts sure are tempting!!!!!

I guess you are being satirical as most people look down on grave diggers for profit or artifacts. That is why i asked. It is very controversial. I thought maybe it was your job.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I would say nice find but you need be carefull about graveyards and don't let sceptics tell you other wise, best thing you did was take it back disturbing a grave could be more then you bargained 4 as spirits will return pissed off!

Where did you get your name?...and what does it mean?

        It seemed like a good name for a die hard treasure hunter like me and no I don't dig graves for cash but artifacts sure are tempting!!!!!

I guess you are being satirical as most people look down on grave diggers for profit or artifacts.  That is why i asked.  It is very controversial. I thought maybe it was your job. 

Yeah I was thinking the same thing--if you were a grave digger by profession that was cool, but not a great name to have on a public MDing forum...