themug
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Not new to detecting, but relatively new to the area and have been slowly gaining permissions to hunt. A few weeks ago I met the property manager for a huge property nearby that has a history dating back well into the 1700's. It has been detected before, I saw some pictures of some nice old coppers and silvers from the 1700's and even one silver from the early 1600's. It's only been detected by a couple of select people a handful of times but the place is so huge I'll have enough ground to swing on for decades. There is also a road that goes through a field that has 6 or 8 cellar holes that have never been detected because it only gets brush hogged every so often. And did I mention there is an old dump at the end of that road? Yes, I have spent years digging bottles too!!! Talk about a dream site!! Anyway, I went there for the first time yesterday. The property manager met with me and gave me a map of the place and showed me where relics have been found in the past so I started in one of those areas and managed my first ever crotal bell. Woo Hoo!! Also picked up this mystery item which I now know, thanks to a fellow member, is the base for a lightning rod. Any idea as to the age of this one? It's cast brass I believe. Can't wait to get back to this place!!! Thanks for looking.
I S or J S maker's mark on petal bells.
Some with the J S mark also have an asterisk (*) in each petal.
Joseph Shipman, born 1779, died 1859. (7) He started to make sleigh bells after James North, Jr., and he completed a metal-casting apprenticeship in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1800, both men worked together making sleigh bells, then in 1801 they formed separate foundries in New Britain, Connecticut. (18) Shipman's foundry operated from about 1801 to ?. (6) Bells marked with an I S are thought to be older than J S bells.
I S or J S maker's mark on petal bells.
Some with the J S mark also have an asterisk (*) in each petal.
Joseph Shipman, born 1779, died 1859. (7) He started to make sleigh bells after James North, Jr., and he completed a metal-casting apprenticeship in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1800, both men worked together making sleigh bells, then in 1801 they formed separate foundries in New Britain, Connecticut. (18) Shipman's foundry operated from about 1801 to ?. (6) Bells marked with an I S are thought to be older than J S bells.
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