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I took advantage of the recent rains and redid a yard I had done a year or so back. I've had great luck doing this with the Deus and this time was no exception. I found a bunch of great relics and coins under spots that I had definitely swing over before, but the best has to be this button:
I've tried finding and exact match without any luck, but the eagle with the "E Pluribus Unum" on a banner above is the same style as US diplomatic buttons. It also does have stars stamped into the edges and I count either 22 or 23 which puts it at 1819 or 1820. Given the style of the button that does fit the timeline. What's unusual is the design is stamped into the surface and most diplomatic buttons had raised designs. It's also doesn't match the known diplomatic buttons from those years so maybe it's a small batch or a copy. In either case I'm very happy with the find. This hunt produced another first as well:
A brass musket side plate! Not one of the serpent plates, but it does have an engraved design. Most importantly I excavated it without breaking it and I'm especially grateful for that. If I had been off by an inch or two on the plug I would have surely sliced right through it and probably never forgiven myself.
It was a good hunt for coins as well. I found four Indian Head pennies:
The dates are 1863, 1876, 1893, and 1904. I didn't expect to find any large cents because the AT Pro is very good at picking those out even in noisy areas, but I did find one hiding in an spot with a lot of EMI.
It's an 1826 and in fairly good shape considering. I also managed to find some silver:
The mercury dime is 1941 and I initially wasn't sure on the larger piece, but it does have "sterling" faintly stamped in both sides. I figure it was part of the handle to a little vanity mirror.
I found two animal tags and the 1926 dog tag is my new oldest New York State tag so that's great! The other one seems more like a livestock tag, but no date.
Plenty of odds and ends including some lead balls, pewter spoon handles, and an 18th century button. There was one more find that was very exciting from a historical perspective. It took a little research, but I was able to identify this brass tag as a carriage plate:
The tag is "J. B. Brewster & Co. 25th St. New York." The Brewster family traces back to the Mayflower and in 1804 James Brewster apprenticed to be a carriage maker. He eventually established himself as a maker of the finest quality carriages and set up shop in New York city. In time his two sons took over, but eventually split. The eldest, James Benjamin Brewster, set up a rival shop and started making carriages separate from Brewster & Co. They were still of good quality though and both brother's shared the name, albeit grudgingly. This tag probably dates to or around 1871 since the 25th St factory was only used as a showroom for a short time until a higher profile showroom was finished at 160 5th Ave. Both businesses declined as cars started to supplant carriages, but Brewster & Co. diversified into making automobile bodies and thus stayed in business for longer than J.B. Brewster & Co.
It's always fun finding a piece that has so much history surrounding it!
I've tried finding and exact match without any luck, but the eagle with the "E Pluribus Unum" on a banner above is the same style as US diplomatic buttons. It also does have stars stamped into the edges and I count either 22 or 23 which puts it at 1819 or 1820. Given the style of the button that does fit the timeline. What's unusual is the design is stamped into the surface and most diplomatic buttons had raised designs. It's also doesn't match the known diplomatic buttons from those years so maybe it's a small batch or a copy. In either case I'm very happy with the find. This hunt produced another first as well:
A brass musket side plate! Not one of the serpent plates, but it does have an engraved design. Most importantly I excavated it without breaking it and I'm especially grateful for that. If I had been off by an inch or two on the plug I would have surely sliced right through it and probably never forgiven myself.
It was a good hunt for coins as well. I found four Indian Head pennies:
The dates are 1863, 1876, 1893, and 1904. I didn't expect to find any large cents because the AT Pro is very good at picking those out even in noisy areas, but I did find one hiding in an spot with a lot of EMI.
It's an 1826 and in fairly good shape considering. I also managed to find some silver:
The mercury dime is 1941 and I initially wasn't sure on the larger piece, but it does have "sterling" faintly stamped in both sides. I figure it was part of the handle to a little vanity mirror.
I found two animal tags and the 1926 dog tag is my new oldest New York State tag so that's great! The other one seems more like a livestock tag, but no date.
Plenty of odds and ends including some lead balls, pewter spoon handles, and an 18th century button. There was one more find that was very exciting from a historical perspective. It took a little research, but I was able to identify this brass tag as a carriage plate:
The tag is "J. B. Brewster & Co. 25th St. New York." The Brewster family traces back to the Mayflower and in 1804 James Brewster apprenticed to be a carriage maker. He eventually established himself as a maker of the finest quality carriages and set up shop in New York city. In time his two sons took over, but eventually split. The eldest, James Benjamin Brewster, set up a rival shop and started making carriages separate from Brewster & Co. They were still of good quality though and both brother's shared the name, albeit grudgingly. This tag probably dates to or around 1871 since the 25th St factory was only used as a showroom for a short time until a higher profile showroom was finished at 160 5th Ave. Both businesses declined as cars started to supplant carriages, but Brewster & Co. diversified into making automobile bodies and thus stayed in business for longer than J.B. Brewster & Co.
It's always fun finding a piece that has so much history surrounding it!
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