Stef45
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Since VMI is off playing in a large sandbox, I figured I would go find some buttons and other relics per tradition. I was able to secure a new permission through a classmate. Her family's home is in an area that saw quite a bit of CW activity, so i was hopeful. The front yard is only like 30x20 feet. It became apparent right away that it was going to be an interesting dig.
This is the first fully intact SC button that i have dug. Yet i'm not certain if it was CW or post CW. The maker PH Shuckmann made buttons, i believe, in Charleston starting in the 1850's. I saw one 18mm example that said it most likely was made for the CW. this is 21mm so not sure. Help would be welcomed on this one. Either way it is in great condition and i'm happy to have it. I thought it was for sure a silver coin because it lit up my ears and it was not very deep.
Next button has me searching. So the back mark is STEELE & JOHNSON MFG CO which i'm pretty sure is 1875-1920's back mark. Then the Eagle on the front has a weird head that I don't recognize. 21mm. I haven't been able to match the head to another example to for sure lock down the date. Help needed on this one as well.
My First Trade/Apothecary weight! I always see people finding this and its been on my list. This one however has been a hard one to ID. The Dagger, i have read, means its made in London but i can't find a weight with 2 daggers. the XVII means 17 (can't remember the name of the units) which is around the 1 oz that i measured it at. The symbol on the bottom is also hard to figure out. It almost looks like a tiny lion but i'm not 100% sure of that. Any help would be great, I've looked through like 500 pictures of weights on a website trying to find one like this, to no avail.
I was able to find a couple tiny relics. What looks like a pocket watch knob and then a percussion cap.
This spoon was a really cool find. I believe it is a WW2 era Navy Officers spoon that is apart of a larger set, obviously. Im not sure if it is silver plated or not. It is quite heavy and the spoon bowl doesn't seem to be of the same material as the handle. You can kind make out the end of the companies name "International Silver Co." and then "I S" or "L S" not really sure what that means. Either way it's always fun digging up full spoons.
Then I find another spoon and it was deep. This one is hard to read but what i can read is again perplexing. A1 over a 2 then "HEAVY". Help needed on this one as well. Still another one that i'll take!
Scored a couple Wheats and a tiny broken heart ring. And a nice piece of porcelain, would have loved to seen the whole thing.
Thanks for looking and hope y'all can help me answer some of these questions these finds bring up. Good luck out there!
This is the first fully intact SC button that i have dug. Yet i'm not certain if it was CW or post CW. The maker PH Shuckmann made buttons, i believe, in Charleston starting in the 1850's. I saw one 18mm example that said it most likely was made for the CW. this is 21mm so not sure. Help would be welcomed on this one. Either way it is in great condition and i'm happy to have it. I thought it was for sure a silver coin because it lit up my ears and it was not very deep.
Next button has me searching. So the back mark is STEELE & JOHNSON MFG CO which i'm pretty sure is 1875-1920's back mark. Then the Eagle on the front has a weird head that I don't recognize. 21mm. I haven't been able to match the head to another example to for sure lock down the date. Help needed on this one as well.
My First Trade/Apothecary weight! I always see people finding this and its been on my list. This one however has been a hard one to ID. The Dagger, i have read, means its made in London but i can't find a weight with 2 daggers. the XVII means 17 (can't remember the name of the units) which is around the 1 oz that i measured it at. The symbol on the bottom is also hard to figure out. It almost looks like a tiny lion but i'm not 100% sure of that. Any help would be great, I've looked through like 500 pictures of weights on a website trying to find one like this, to no avail.
I was able to find a couple tiny relics. What looks like a pocket watch knob and then a percussion cap.
This spoon was a really cool find. I believe it is a WW2 era Navy Officers spoon that is apart of a larger set, obviously. Im not sure if it is silver plated or not. It is quite heavy and the spoon bowl doesn't seem to be of the same material as the handle. You can kind make out the end of the companies name "International Silver Co." and then "I S" or "L S" not really sure what that means. Either way it's always fun digging up full spoons.
Then I find another spoon and it was deep. This one is hard to read but what i can read is again perplexing. A1 over a 2 then "HEAVY". Help needed on this one as well. Still another one that i'll take!
Scored a couple Wheats and a tiny broken heart ring. And a nice piece of porcelain, would have loved to seen the whole thing.
Thanks for looking and hope y'all can help me answer some of these questions these finds bring up. Good luck out there!
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