Foiled by a lowly insect

[rastinirv]

Well, more like thousands of insects. The gnats were so bad today that I had to cut my detecting short. I was out there for a couple hours, with a beach-ball-sized nimbus of gnats around my head the whole time.

Why are they so interested in us? They don't bite. What do they want? After a lot of thinking, I've concluded that human eye juice must be some kind of gnat aphrodisiac. They all seem to go for the eyes.

I did manage to dig up a few things, though. An old spoon, a bit of clad, a 1976 1 Gulden coin from the Netherlands, and a couple of other things. I really like the brass Y and E tag, which, I learned, probably came off of an old wooden file cabinet made by the Yawman and Erbe company.

Also dug up from about 5 inches down a thin scrap of copper, which I realized has a mark on it. Anybody recognize it? Looks like a monogram of IC or CI with the word TRADE above and MARK below.

Thanks for looking and happy hunting!

 

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[jewelerguy]

seems like I've seen the trade mark symbol before. sewing related?

 

[dirtscratcher]

Vanilla extract works on gnats. Not much else does.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Great finds.

 

[SusanMN]

Get one of those hats that have mesh attached. Yes, you will look silly, but they really work.

 

[Blskypilot]

Well, more like thousands of insects. The gnats were so bad today that I had to cut my detecting short. I was out there for a couple hours, with a beach-ball-sized nimbus of gnats around my head the whole time.

Why are they so interested in us? They don't bite. What do they want? After a lot of thinking, I've concluded that human eye juice must be some kind of gnat aphrodisiac. They all seem to go for the eyes.

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Hippolates flies are attracted to secretions from mucus membranes. They are opportunistic little buggers. Definitely attracted to eyes and nose secretions.

 

[Twinkletoes]

What gnats!

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Aaaah, gnats! Nice finds, under the circumstances!

 

[PeteWmass]

I think that is part of a lid to a canning jar....that looks very similar to the Consolidated Fruit Jar company logo

 

[rastinirv]

I think that is part of a lid to a canning jar....that looks very similar to the Consolidated Fruit Jar company logo

I think you're right. And after cleaning it some, I'm pretty sure it's not copper, so canning jar lid makes sense.

 

[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats HH

 

[surf]

Pete wins the pony.

Antique Fruit Jars

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds rastinirv!