I’M A BIT RUSTY

[ModernMiner]

So I’ve been away for a few weeks in Indiana and Ohio, and watching three grandkids. I had high hopes for the spots that I was going to detect in Indiana. Two 1800’s farm properties and a small 1800’s church. Not one silver to be had. It was a very soft dark black soil almost like peat moss. I was digging modern clad at 6-7” deep. All I could come up with was the older coins were a lot deeper?
Two of the spots I was told they had been detected for years. 😭
One of the farmhouses turned up the stuff you see posted here including:
-Horse related items including a first for me, an odd horseshoe.
- Pocket watch
-A large brass “T” item. Possibly an electrical part from a tractor?
-A brass buckle. Any ideas what it would be from. Human? Horse? Age?
-A 1974 Hotwheels tank
-Toy top
-A couple of large round tags (?)
-An of all things a sea shell.
-A round tapered what’s-it piece with holes in it. Any ideas?

Nothing too exciting. Just happy to be back home in NC. 👍

Thanks for looking,
MM

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice haul !

 

[pepperj]

Wide range of recoveries, well done.
That's a therapeutic horse shoe.

 

[ModernMiner]

Wide range of recoveries, well done.
That's a therapeutic horse shoe.

Thanks Pepper. That explains it.
I was going to give it to my wife for Valentine’s Day but I missed it. It kind of looks like a ❤️.
🤪
How’s the digging been up your way?
We had snow in northern Ohio. It was nice to get back home to some sunshine.
MM

 

[Nathan W]

Great bunch of finds

 

[Nathan W]

I like the spinning top

 

[ModernMiner]

I like the spinning top

I remember playing with those as a kid. Cheap entertainment like marbles and army men. That was the pre-gaming era kids. 😀

 

[pepperj]

Thanks Pepper. That explains it.
I was going to give it to my wife for Valentine’s Day but I missed it. It kind of looks like a ❤️.
🤪
How’s the digging been up your way?
We had snow in northern Ohio. It was nice to get back home to some sunshine.
MM

Went out a week ago, 1854 half penny token, ? shield nickel, 1858 LC.
Buckle.
Didn't bother posting it up even, me bad 🙃
Been Snowing and blowing, getting a bit of a dump tomorrow night. 4-5".

 

[ModernMiner]

Went out a week ago, 1854 half penny token, ? shield nickel, 1858 LC.
Buckle.
Didn't bother posting it up even, me bad 🙃
Been Snowing and blowing, getting a bit of a dump tomorrow night. 4-5".

Now that would have been a fantastic day for ME. 👍 I love finding old tokens.
Congrats.

 

[Sandog]

Looks like part of a gyroscope.

Antique Gyroscope Spinning Toy | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">This antique gyroscope spinning toy was manufactured in France and has a vintage style. It belongs to the Toys & Hobbies category and falls under subcategory Vintage & Antique Toys, specifically Spinning Tops. </p> <br> <p dir="ltr"...

www.google.com

 

[ModernMiner]

Looks like part of a gyroscope.

Antique Gyroscope Spinning Toy | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">This antique gyroscope spinning toy was manufactured in France and has a vintage style. It belongs to the Toys & Hobbies category and falls under subcategory Vintage & Antique Toys, specifically Spinning Tops. </p> <br> <p dir="ltr"...

www.google.com

That’s exactly what it is. Thanks for that link. 👍
MM

 

[MisterHelix]

Nice! I think the iron thing in the upper left of the group photo is part of a “single tree” for horse drawn plows, etc. it’s the part that connects the wooden part of the yoke to a hook or ring
(Like this internet photo.)

Pretty cool finds! I love old horse-powered-related stuff.

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice! I think the iron thing in the upper left of the group photo is part of a “single tree” for horse drawn plows, etc. it’s the part that connects the wooden part of the yoke to a hook or ring
(Like this internet photo.)
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Pretty cool finds! I love old horse-powered-related stuff.

Thank you. I love that old horse /farm related stuff too. Quality stuff.
It’s always amazed me how they cleared fields of trees and rocks without power equipment.

 

[Gare]

Nice going Where in Ohio were you ?

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice going Where in Ohio were you ?

Hudson

 

[Gare]

MM I wish i had known that we could have met up. i would have taken you detecting. i am very close to Canton

 

[ModernMiner]

MM I wish i had known thatg we could have met up. i would have taken you detecting

I greatly appreciate that, but we went up to watch our three grandkids (4yr, 2yr, 6mo.) while the parents were in Florida for a wedding. It was just my wife and I and we could have used four more of us to take care of those youngsters. 😭
Maybe next time though. We will be going up quite often. They will be moving into their new house soon. It’s a 10 acre property and used to have horses too.
MM

 

[Gare]

I greatly appreciate that, but we went up to watch our three grandkids (4yr, 2yr, 6mo.) while the parents were in Florida for a wedding. It was just my wife and I and we could have used four more of us to take care of those youngsters. 😭
Maybe next time though. We will be going up quite often. They will be moving into their new house soon. It’s a 10 acre property and used to have horses too.
MM

you will have to give me a call

 

[ModernMiner]

you will have to give me a call

Will do. I will get in touch with you next time we come up. 👍
MM

 

[scruggs]

Congrats on some cool finds!