Old House Foundation

[Coinstriking Michigan]

Nothing special, just from an old house foundation on the side of the highway(PUBLIC LAND)
An old Kriss Kross Saefty Razor, a pile of old bottles, and an old piece of costume jewelry??

 

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[colorado14ers]

nice! maybe the piece held a cameo or something?

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

nice! maybe the piece held a cameo or something?

That's what I was thinking. Seems to be a decent spot, found 7 pennies total, all wheaties and all from the 40's...was hoping for some silver. I'll go back again today probably and actually get some pics of the foundation/basement as well.

 

[colorado14ers]

nice! maybe the piece held a cameo or something?

That's what I was thinking. Seems to be a decent spot, found 7 pennies total, all wheaties and all from the 40's...was hoping for some silver. I'll go back again today probably and actually get some pics of the foundation/basement as well.

sounds like a awesome spot for silver! good luck on your hunt

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

nice! maybe the piece held a cameo or something?

That's what I was thinking. Seems to be a decent spot, found 7 pennies total, all wheaties and all from the 40's...was hoping for some silver. I'll go back again today probably and actually get some pics of the foundation/basement as well.

sounds like a awesome spot for silver! good luck on your hunt

Thank you kindly.

 

[Eddie Lomax]

Are you sure it's jewelry? Looks more like one of these fasteners.

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

Are you sure it's jewelry. Looks more like one of these fasteners.

It sure does, nice detective work buddy.

 

[Eddie Lomax]

Yours is probably early 20th century, probably brass, probably military, and if you were to open it you should find a piece of canvas inside.

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

Yours is probably early 20th century, probably brass, probably military, and if you were to open it you should find a piece of canvas inside.

I wonder what they were specifically used for.

 

[bocephus99]

That piece could be part of a clasp from a carpetbag...

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

That piece could be part of a clasp from a carpetbag...

What is a carpet bag, if you don't mind me asking?>

 

[bocephus99]

That piece could be part of a clasp from a carpetbag...

What is a carpet bag, if you don't mind me asking?>

"With the rapid expansion of railroads in the 1840’s and 1850’s, ordinary people were traveling in large numbers, and there was a need for cheap luggage, so thousands of carpetbags were manufactured. They were made by saddle makers in many towns and cities and were many sizes and shape. They were called carpetbags because the makers would buy old carpets and construct the bags from the pieces of carpet that were not completely worn out. This how carpet bags could be manufactured cheaply. They sold in Dry Goods for $1 to $2 apiece.

By the 1860’s, carpetbags were carried by all most everyone, men, women, well-to-do, middle class and not so well-to-do. Carpetbags were the first suitcases made in large numbers. When you traveled during the Civil War (1861-1865) and though the 1870s, you packed your carpetbag . This became a way to identify an outsider (traveler) in town."

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

That piece could be part of a clasp from a carpetbag...

What is a carpet bag, if you don't mind me asking?>

"With the rapid expansion of railroads in the 1840’s and 1850’s, ordinary people were traveling in large numbers, and there was a need for cheap luggage, so thousands of carpetbags were manufactured. They were made by saddle makers in many towns and cities and were many sizes and shape. They were called carpetbags because the makers would buy old carpets and construct the bags from the pieces of carpet that were not completely worn out. This how carpet bags could be manufactured cheaply. They sold in Dry Goods for $1 to $2 apiece.

By the 1860’s, carpetbags were carried by all most everyone, men, women, well-to-do, middle class and not so well-to-do. Carpetbags were the first suitcases made in large numbers. When you traveled during the Civil War (1861-1865) and though the 1870s, you packed your carpetbag . This became a way to identify an outsider (traveler) in town."

Oh right on, thank you for the explanation.

 

[Eddie Lomax]

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[LukeTHr]

Nice bunch of finds and excellent ID of the clasp. I had found one recently and wasn't sure what it was. Now i know. Thanks