Digging 1750 home site

[Joe-Dirt]

Been hitting a house and yard of a house built in 1750, not too much colonial stuff, but some cool finds

 

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[Joe-Dirt]

Does anyone know what these half horse shoes were used for? We going them everywhere, I’ll post more pictures soon when my iPad charges.

 

[VTColonialDigger]

The "half horse shoes" at the bottom left of your picture are oxen shoes. They are cool finds, and are usually pretty old, I found and have seen them found in areas near where other 1700's artifacts have been recovered. Good luck digging that old house!

 

[Lil bit]

Those ox shoes are a good sign....
could be some old goodies there
I'd keep after that place
good luck and good finds
Lil bit

 

[Trezurehunter]

I agree with VT. They are Oxen shoes. Nice relic finds.

 

[dts52]

All the above TNet members are correct - ox shoes. Oxen were much more commonly used as draft animals than horses or mules here in New England and many of us detecorists here who dig iron signals find them frequently.

BTW - If any of you recall, the "expert" detectorist who was assisting on Oak Island improperly identified an ox shoe as a horse shoe last season or the season before. I can't believe the editors would let such an obvious error slip by. My wife thought I over-reacted (who,me?) but come on...

HH
dts

 

[Joe-Dirt]

We found a high sandy spot that preserves relics very nicely, check out the square nail’s condition. From what we can ascertain, it was the sight of the barn.

 

[Whyme]

Nice finds! Keep digging!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Any info on this mirror would be appreciated

 

[dts52]

Any info on this mirror would be appreciated

" ...for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”

― Friedrich W. Nietzsche

Mirrors can hold scary stuff! I cringe everytime I look into mine!
HH
dts

 

[Rookster]

I think you're in a good area. Hammer it hard. Maybe a KG or two will surface.Congrats on the finds.

 

[bologna321]

Dang that mirror is awesome, can we get a better pic? That was dug?

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Mirrors can hold scary stuff! I cringe everytime I look into mine!

Every time when I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got the dues in life to pay


Dream On - Aerosmith

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Sorry, can't resist a plug for a Boston band!

 

[barongan]

Nice find

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Looks like oxen shoes too me! Nice find...

 

[dts52]

Sorry, can't resist a plug for a Boston band!

Great stuff. What a voice.
HH
dts

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Dang that mirror is awesome, can we get a better pic? That was dug?

It was dug, by the land owner. I’ll see if I can post the rest of the pix I took.

 

[Gene Mean]

Nice finds. I like the oxen shoes. I have found quite a few of them. I think oxen have a cloven/split hoof and that's the reason for the split shoe.

 

[Reanm8er]

In about 1978 my Father in law in Asheville purchased these as a Christmas gift for my father. They are new unused #2 oxen shoes. The ox was like the Caterpillar D-10 of the day. Slow and extremely powerful they were used for puling heavy cargo, pulling stumps and achieving tasks inconceivable by other draft animals.



Good hunting!