return to the rare IH woods

[cheffer]

I was finally able to find some time to return to the woods where I recently found the rare Indian Head error, twice actually this week. It's amazing what's happening here in the Northeast with an early spring arrival, I don't ever remember leaves and bugs popping up so early. Usually April is the best month around here to detect in the woods, as the brush is still minimal enough to get to the really good spots.

It wasn't long before I started finding little hot-spots like I had hoped. These woods are SO old, you can almost picture the crowds that have walked, picnicked, hunted, camped, and just visited this area over the last couple hundred years.

One of the first things I uncovered is a mystery to me, a long (5 or 6 inches) thin piece of silver (at least I think it's silver), decorative and engraved....

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Not really sure what I've got here, there are two small holes at one end on either side, so it looks like something was attached to swing out of channel. Any guesses?

Shortly thereafter I plucked out another Indian Head, not very far from the 1873 ddo that I found. Unbelievable, almost the same condition...whatever it is about this soil it's very kind to pennies....

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Then, two more pieces of decorative silver something, split, but right next to each other. Maybe the cap to a small container?

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After a section of lots of trash and bullets and shell casings, I came upon a little rise and a flat spot closer to the lake itself, and started finding a lot of wheat pennies. Then, one right after another, five pieces of silver...

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I love the little ring, seems very old to me, but how can I tell? Marked "Sterling", and appears to have a hallmark just below that.

I went back a few days later, only had about an hour, and didn't find anything except for this tiny little lock:

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The round portion is no bigger than the circumference of a dime, with a little dog head in the center. Not really sure what it would be used for, maybe a diary?

Well, I'm certainly going back this week, there is so much area to cover I can't wait to see what else lies beneath this earth.

Thanks for looking, and happy hunting to you all,
Steve

 

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[Dirt fishing Wolf]

WTG Steve, You'll be able to tollerate the brush and bugs for awhile longer now, since your goodie pouch has had a good taste of whats in those woods.
HH DFW

 

[terpfan]

What an exciting wooded site you have found there to hunt! Many old goodies in the bag and lots more ground to hunt. I love the silver relics you have recovered, and will follow this thread in hopes a TNET expert can provide an ID on that first item. Now go back and find some more before the spring growth overtakes the woods!

 

[mikewaz]

Oh man, I've never seen so many cool finds from one hunt. I'd be going crazy until I got back out there.
I'd sure love to find an Indian in that shape. They're usually pretty nasty around here, but when I lived in Michigan they'd come out of the ground like they were just dropped.
Have a good time!
Mike

 

[cntrydncr1]

cool stuff! I think that looks like the handle to a letter opener possibly.

 

[oldhermit34]

Good job. I'm already sick of the ticks.

 

[grafter]

nice hunt

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds,

Those woods have seen some activity.

HH Jer

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice find!

 

[Jaygee Western MA]

Those are some truely unique finds there, great job!!!

 

[Keseppa]

The silver piece in the first picture is a decoration from the back of a wooden comb. Can't say for sure from what time it is because I don't know US antiquity as well as European but I think its about 150-250 years old.

Very nice finds.

 

[baylorhall]

It may well be the covering of a comb. I was thinking it might cover one side of a lady's fan. Beautiful, regardless! Wish I had a place like that to hunt.

 

[DirtyMike]

The silver 2 pieces that go together might be a match box. For storage of matches. And the engraved piece I am leaning more towards part of a mechanical pencil.

 

[mainer]

Sweet finds!

 

[Rickiowa2009]

A lot of interesting finds

 

[Mr Tuff]

awesome finds MR TUFF

 

[GopherDaGold]

Very unique finds. I agree that it looks like a decorative comb back. The comb itself was probably celluloid or ivory. If that is indeed silver, it would be too fancy for a plain wooden comb.
The punched holes on the open side were for screws or rivets that secured the comb into the handle. It was most likely part of a set that included a hairbrush, a mirror, and maybe a fancy tray.

 

[hogge]

Great hunt Steve. Silver finds like these are a great sign! Congrats and pound that spot. Hogge

 

[allen]

that is some really cool finds from one site !!

 

[Bushido Dude]

Love the old silver items. That brush/fan piece is very beautiful! And that ring I absolutely love. I found one very similar to it last week in a bottle dump. In the picture of the ring, to the right is there what looks like a solder point where the pattern doesn't match up? If so I think we might have sister rings the patterns aren't the same but the style is very much alike check it out....

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,316551.msg2280639.html#msg2280639

........and as always good luck and happy hunting!