So 10 years ago, when I was a wee lad of 53, I hit an 1870's house in town. I didn't get to finish it back then because the yard/s were so big and if I remember correctly it was summer.
I spent the last two days detecting it again and came away with some pretty neat relics. My first plug was a rusty old horseshoe. LOL
I also dug $4.42 in clad and not 1 silver coin!!! Out of the 37 pennies I dug, 21 were wheat pennies. Ran into numerous pocket spills too.
I did recover one 1903 IH and a toe tap right by the front stairs.
I dug a small gold (?) piece of jewelry that has a metal swivel piece in the center. Perhaps half of a set of cufflinks?
Dug a neat old luggage tag. I googled the name "R.K. Orr Jr. - Hendersonville" and see his name popped up in the early 1900's.
A large cast metal piece that says "Penny" on it and has an image of an Indian on it. Couldnt find the other half.
A silver plated brass valve stem cover. The nicest one I've ever dug and it was smaller that any one I've dug in the past too.
A piece that reads " The U.S. Ink Well Co. - Pat'd 1905-06 - Evansville, Ind." I couldn't find anything on the company.
A decorative pocket watch cover.
A dog tag with the owners dogs name and daughters name. "McKenzie" wasn't attached to the tag thank God.
A brass on/off valve for gas lighting. (?)
A bell looking piece that I think was part of a phone maybe? There are wires attached on the underside.
*A neat old bottle that I saw sticking part way out of the dirt. It was complete with a plant growing inside. I never saw a top like this on a bottle. After I took the picture I knocked the bottle off the table, and guess what?
Any idea on the bottle? It had no markings on it.
Also, a lot of whats-its. If you can ID any of them I would appreciate it.
* A small brass looking scoop thingy that looks like it attached to a handle?
*The gold jewelry piece.
*A large brass piece that looks like branches a limbs.
Sorry for the long-winded post. Thanks for looking.
"Modern Miner, over and out"
I spent the last two days detecting it again and came away with some pretty neat relics. My first plug was a rusty old horseshoe. LOL
I also dug $4.42 in clad and not 1 silver coin!!! Out of the 37 pennies I dug, 21 were wheat pennies. Ran into numerous pocket spills too.
I did recover one 1903 IH and a toe tap right by the front stairs.
I dug a small gold (?) piece of jewelry that has a metal swivel piece in the center. Perhaps half of a set of cufflinks?
Dug a neat old luggage tag. I googled the name "R.K. Orr Jr. - Hendersonville" and see his name popped up in the early 1900's.
A large cast metal piece that says "Penny" on it and has an image of an Indian on it. Couldnt find the other half.
A silver plated brass valve stem cover. The nicest one I've ever dug and it was smaller that any one I've dug in the past too.
A piece that reads " The U.S. Ink Well Co. - Pat'd 1905-06 - Evansville, Ind." I couldn't find anything on the company.
A decorative pocket watch cover.
A dog tag with the owners dogs name and daughters name. "McKenzie" wasn't attached to the tag thank God.
A brass on/off valve for gas lighting. (?)
A bell looking piece that I think was part of a phone maybe? There are wires attached on the underside.
*A neat old bottle that I saw sticking part way out of the dirt. It was complete with a plant growing inside. I never saw a top like this on a bottle. After I took the picture I knocked the bottle off the table, and guess what?
Any idea on the bottle? It had no markings on it.Also, a lot of whats-its. If you can ID any of them I would appreciate it.
* A small brass looking scoop thingy that looks like it attached to a handle?
*The gold jewelry piece.
*A large brass piece that looks like branches a limbs.
Sorry for the long-winded post. Thanks for looking.
"Modern Miner, over and out"
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