civil war curry comb?

[diggervet]

Dug this today in Cold Harbor, actually didn't have to dig it, it was barely under the leaves! It looks like a curry comb and is brass, no markings but doesn't look like others I've seen. what do you think?

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition - Grab it through Amazon!

[Retired Sarge]

Here's a link to one of similar construction, look at the third picture.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/195962124/vintage-horse-curry-comb-w-wooden-handle

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Lool John.. I actually dug the same thing over the weekend in the Northern Neck at an old house site and was researching what it could be and came across this thread.. lmaoo. Thanks for the proper ID Ffuries.

 

[stefen]

We had the same hair shedders (pullers) years ago....not necessarily CW vintage but maybe from 1950's...

Great for spring change of winter hair-up...

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The problem for us civil war relic diggers is, "horse-equipment" like that currycomb has been continuously manufactured from the 1700s right up to today. Lots of it hasn't changed its shape much at all over the centuries. And of course, the vast majority of it was used and discarded by civilians, not civil war soldiers. Many "younger" diggers would be surprised by how many horse-drawn wagons can be seen in photos of even big-city streets as late as the 1930s.

Unfortunately for us metal-detector users, those folks didn't care a darn about trashing up hallowed-ground civil war battlefields with their household garbage and broken horse-equipment. I can personally testify that many civil war trenches in the Atlanta area were viewed by low-income citizens as handy miniature landfills to bury (or simply discard) their garbage into.

 

[parsonwalker]

The problem for us civil war relic diggers is, "horse-equipment" like that currycomb has been continuously manufactured from the 1700s right up to today. Lots of it hasn't changed its shape much at all over the centuries. And of course, the vast majority of it was used and discarded by civilians, not civil war soldiers. Many "younger" diggers would be surprised by how many horse-drawn wagons can be seen in photos of even big-city streets as late as the 1930s.

Unfortunately for us metal-detector users, those folks didn't care a darn about trashing up hallowed-ground civil war battlefields with their household garbage and broken horse-equipment. I can personally testify that many civil war trenches in the Atlanta area were viewed by low-income citizens as handy miniature landfills to bury (or simply discard) their garbage into.

Not just the low-income, Pete. My dad was a VERY early relic digger (Hunted with Pop-eye Hott, Mac Mason, etc. And we have a trench in our YARD. When daddy had the bathroom floor redone in the 60s, he told the guy to dump the old (small black & white) tiles in the trench! He thought all the signals had been dug and recovered. And why not? He had just bought and rehunted it with an amazing new machine called a METROTECH! No way there could be anything left in there right??

 

[Davers]

The problem for us civil war relic diggers is, "horse-equipment" like that currycomb has been continuously manufactured from the 1700s right up to today. Lots of it hasn't changed its shape much at all over the centuries. And of course, the vast majority of it was used and discarded by civilians, not civil war soldiers. Many "younger" diggers would be surprised by how many horse-drawn wagons can be seen in photos of even big-city streets as late as the 1930s.

Unfortunately for us metal-detector users, those folks didn't care a darn about trashing up hallowed-ground civil war battlefields with their household garbage and broken horse-equipment. I can personally testify that many civil war trenches in the Atlanta area were viewed by low-income citizens as handy miniature landfills to bury (or simply discard) their garbage into.

I found one in the same way in 2012 (just under the leaves , on rocky ground tho), even tho it was in the Middle of a nice size US Calvary camp. There still is a small chance it was a later piece.

CBG I live just north of Atlanta & Tho they are likely Developed now , Where are those Trash Pit's
Just PM me Please ..LOL
Davers