This is a site I found on a c1870 map and have visited here probably 20 times. I always prefer to hit it after the beans have been cut, to see what’s been pushed up by the frost and the crops. I find it interesting how I'll often form an attachment to a site I've detected a lot... maybe I should be discussing this with my psychiatrist. 
It's always interesting to see what pops up on a site that you know as well as the back of your hand... hey, what's that on the back of my hand?!
Once again, this is another no-till site. In the past, the farmer would at least disk the ground, but this hasn’t happened here in at least 4 years. The soil here is so heavily compacted, I’m amazed the crops can even grow here. I’ve been detecting this site since 2015 and it’s always been good for a few interesting finds. The house on this site likely burned down around 1910, as I’ve not found anything dating after that. Unfortunately, the Region of Durham widened the main road & intersection into 4 lanes before I located this site. I can only imagine what was lost when the road was widened, as all these finds came from the rear of the house.
On Sunday, I found the remains of a smokehouse padlock, a beautiful mother-of-pearl button and part of a decorative horse harness rig. What’s interesting, is that I found my first example of this here in 2016. (Shown together in last pic.) A friend found the exact same one in Eastern Ontario last weekend. I've done some online searching for this piece but couldn't find a match. My buddy felt his find was part of a horse harness rig, but the stamped brass construction almost seems to thin and delicate to me.
Thanks very much for looking,
Dave
It's always interesting to see what pops up on a site that you know as well as the back of your hand... hey, what's that on the back of my hand?!
Once again, this is another no-till site. In the past, the farmer would at least disk the ground, but this hasn’t happened here in at least 4 years. The soil here is so heavily compacted, I’m amazed the crops can even grow here. I’ve been detecting this site since 2015 and it’s always been good for a few interesting finds. The house on this site likely burned down around 1910, as I’ve not found anything dating after that. Unfortunately, the Region of Durham widened the main road & intersection into 4 lanes before I located this site. I can only imagine what was lost when the road was widened, as all these finds came from the rear of the house.
On Sunday, I found the remains of a smokehouse padlock, a beautiful mother-of-pearl button and part of a decorative horse harness rig. What’s interesting, is that I found my first example of this here in 2016. (Shown together in last pic.) A friend found the exact same one in Eastern Ontario last weekend. I've done some online searching for this piece but couldn't find a match. My buddy felt his find was part of a horse harness rig, but the stamped brass construction almost seems to thin and delicate to me.
Thanks very much for looking,
Dave
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