first 2 hunts of the year

[cti4sw]

Saturday was my first official hunt of the year. I got the new AT pro pointer, which I love. Took it to a park near my grandparents' that used to have a 19th century house on it and found these:



The first appears to be costume jewelry, but the pendant is ceramic and to me looks older than the bracelet itself. The gold bracelet is made by Monet, which makes costume jewelry as well, but this rang in a solid 53-54, which on the Pro is gold/nickel/thin aluminum. It's also heavier than it looks, but I have yet to find a purity mark anywhere. The coin is a holed 1942 British half crown, so first silver of the year even though it's only 50% content.

Today, I explored an old unused railroad grade that still had standing telegraph towers along it. I was hoping to find some fallen insulators for some craft projects. I did find some nice split halves, and what I think is a signal number sign that I plan to repaint. The round thing I believe to be a vintage wagon wheel.



Looking to further explore both places again this spring/summer. The wife and I have bought our first house, a great fully-upgraded 2-story in a picturesque neighborhood near Bethlehem, PA. Can't wait to close and move in!

 

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[Pointman]

I bet you could glue that insulator together if it is a matched half. You could probably wrap some copper wire around the waist of it to hold it together and make it look good at the same time.

I just got that PP and I can't see any initial "wants" that I have for it. It took me some time to get used to not holding down the button when I was ready to turn it off when I used it earlier in the week for the first time.

 

[cti4sw]

I bet you could glue that insulator together if it is a matched half. You could probably wrap some copper wire around the waist of it to hold it together and make it look good at the same time.

I just got that PP and I can't see any initial "wants" that I have for it. It took me some time to get used to not holding down the button when I was ready to turn it off when I used it earlier in the week for the first time.

I did find the other half to one of the splits I got, but it's chipped in so many places... plus I went out there looking for craft project material. I'm gonna turn these insulator pieces into wall sconces and then sell the pair to a collector.

Personally I like the PP's retune feature, you tap the button once and it re-balances the coil. If your target left some residual mineralization (etc) it eliminates that, and if there's another target, it narrows down its direction in the hole so you're not making a mess trying to find it.

 

[46Wheat]

Thank you for sharing your hunt and those pictures with us