Few recent finds...silver, hat pin, and a whatzit?

[jcooking]

Hi all, haven't been out detecting much lately but did manage to get out this week. My good coin finds were 2 mercs and a few wheats. The hatpin is from the Jamestown Exposition from 1907 in Norfolk Virginia celebrating 300 years after the first settlement at Jamestown, this was my favorite find of the day. The date is 1607/1907 with the 6 and 9 sharing the body of the digit. I seem to find a lot of Boy Scout paraphernalia but this eagle pin is the first time that I have found anything from the Girl Scouts. Also got a plate from an old harmonica and a giant whatzit. This is some kind of buckle, carriage piece, or horse tack? I have no clue but it looks like it pivoted as a hinge somehow, please help me out if you know what it is.

Happy 4th and HH!
jcooking

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Some great looking finds! The buckle does indeed look Tack related , but has some age on it. Way to go!

 

[jb58]

the hatpin looks like a nice piece of history-congrats on the mercs also

 

[Slabman]

Nice finds! The iron thing might be a link from a large chain off of one of those old threshing machines.

Slab

 

[windage]

Nice finds! The iron thing might be a link from a large chain off of one of those old threshing machines.

Slab

Bingo on the drive chain link

 

[Tigger]

The Girl Scout pin with the eagle is the traditional membership pin for Girl Scouts in the USA, used for Junior thru adult membership (Daisies and Brownies have their own pins).

Tigger

 

[jcooking]

Ahh yes a piece of a chain, thanks guys!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice finds! The iron thing might be a link from a large chain off of one of those old threshing machines.

Slab

Bingo on the drive chain link