I have a few items here, what are they? Partially solved

[Kosh]

Digging a cellar hole near where I live. Here is the original post link http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,456767.0.html

What are these though?

The first one is a surface find. Looks like crystal and the surrounding metamorphic rock looks like glass.

The second is a spade shovel looking thing but looks like something was riveted onto it at some point. Maybe identifying it would help me age the site.

Thanks for your help.

 

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[kuger]

Re: I have a few items here, what are they?

your last item is part of a shovel tang.....................

 

[Daedalus]

Re: I have a few items here, what are they?

The first one at the top looks like melted house glass that has been in a fire.

Does it look like a home burned down where you are hunting ? Or where they had burn piles ?
Anyway that would be my guess on what you have found .

 

[Kosh]

Re: I have a few items here, what are they?

There is a cellar hole here so the house could have burned down. I found it on the ground near the foundation line. The crystal looking parts are fairly thick, that is why I didn't think it was melted glass. Were windows up to a half an inch thick back then?

 

[Kosh]

Re: I have a few items here, what are they?

your last item is part of a shovel tang.....................

From how long ago do you think?

 

[kuger]

Re: I have a few items here, what are they?

your last item is part of a shovel tang.....................

From how long ago do you think?

Without the rest of the tang,I cant,but it does resemble mid 19th century shovels