highnam
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I have been hiking to a old shake mill that I suspected was from 1900-1920's.
The mill must have burned down as the ground is covered in nails...I spent five years metal detecting a logging camp that burned, so I know what clues to for and then I pull every nail to find the goods. The clue was a "Broncho" button and the oldest suspender buckle I have found yet. The buckle has a protruding Lion face and says "The Lion Brace" I found a old add from 1874 that I believe was the manufacturer..
here is a pic of the buckle before it was cleaned...
I also found 7 pennies in a 5x5' area that I suspect were in a pocket that went through the fire. The oldest is a 1874 indian (my oldest coin ever found) and the newest coin was 1918 s, also 1913 s, 1917 s, the other three coins were toasted too bad to find a date.
I found a early plastic pipe bit and the biggest harmonica I have ever found, almost twice as long as normal.
also pictured is a Acme steam carberator tag from Seattle Wa and another suspender buckle with diamond pattern.
The mill must have burned down as the ground is covered in nails...I spent five years metal detecting a logging camp that burned, so I know what clues to for and then I pull every nail to find the goods. The clue was a "Broncho" button and the oldest suspender buckle I have found yet. The buckle has a protruding Lion face and says "The Lion Brace" I found a old add from 1874 that I believe was the manufacturer..
here is a pic of the buckle before it was cleaned...
I also found 7 pennies in a 5x5' area that I suspect were in a pocket that went through the fire. The oldest is a 1874 indian (my oldest coin ever found) and the newest coin was 1918 s, also 1913 s, 1917 s, the other three coins were toasted too bad to find a date.
I found a early plastic pipe bit and the biggest harmonica I have ever found, almost twice as long as normal.
also pictured is a Acme steam carberator tag from Seattle Wa and another suspender buckle with diamond pattern.
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