Old Ranch House Dirt Digging

[baywalker]

Too cold to go to the beach so I did some dirt digging at my church, which has 80 acres with several old ranch houses on it. Didn't find much but I know when I find stuff like I found today, it means there might be some pretty old stuff here.



Looks like some kind of gaucho decoration and a bunch of these old rivet things I seem to find around old houses.



What the heck are these things anyway?? There were two different designs and they were spread out all over the yard.
Thanks for looking and your thoughts on what these are.

 

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[maceman66]

those are slate shingle hooks and they read just like a penny on my XLT

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds baywalker!

 

[John Boy]

Great finds.looks like ya been digging in my yard with all those shell casings.

 

[DocBeav]

those are slate shingle hooks and they read just like a penny on my XLT

Slate Shingle Hooks! THANK YOU! Have found some of them recently and had no idea what they were! You really can learn so much here!

 

[baywalker]

those are slate shingle hooks and they read just like a penny on my XLT

Well I don't know this is Florida and I have lived here for 55 years and I have never seen a slate roofed house.

 

[kuger]

Well I don't know this is Florida and I have lived here for 55 years and I have never seen a slate roofed house.

....not just for slate.....I have never seen a slate roof either,but have seen em holding tar paper and tin down

 

[baywalker]

....not just for slate.....I have never seen a slate roof either,but have seen em holding tar paper and tin down

I don't under stand ? they are blunt on the end and made out of copper or brass and are to soft to drive into any thing.

 

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