The farm is tickin me off

[ModernMiner]

The farm is tickin' me off

Well, it's getting to be snake & tick season here in wonderful NC.
I've been getting a few short hunts in at the farm before it gets too hot here. So far I've had 5 ticks stuck on me, but fortunately no snakes yet. Ridley & I have pounded the grass areas pretty good, so the finds are getting tougher. I found these items right in front of the house in an area we both hit numerous times. I detected the area this time at a 45 degree angle from previous searches, and was surprised how much stuff we missed in this small area. Nothing earth shattering, but I was happy to find the eagle button. There are plenty of woods still to search, but that can wait until winter now.
Today's lunch finds consisted of :
*a nice Eagle button about the size of a quarter. Since the eagles head is facing right, I'm assuming this button was made after 1941? Can anyone ID this button?
*a decorative silver piece stamped "sterling" on it. No idea what it was?
* a marble in the same hole as the sterling piece.
* asst'd buttons, and a brass or copper drawer knob?
*1969 dime. Darn, missed silver by 5 years.
Thanks for looking,
MM

 

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[bongo1962]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

MM, ladies of that era seemed to love hanging stuff other than jewelery around thier necks, I keep finding little cobalt blue bottles shaped like torpedoes, the lid has a hole in it for hanging. Had some little old lady tell me one time that it was perfume. The pen/pencil theory looks best, but keep looking it could be anything. Sorry about your creepy crawly phobia, but who moved to NC? Not me, i'll take snow over biting and sucking anyday. Wait, that didn't come out right, I mean.......well I don't really know what I mean. Stay tick free, and don't tread on 'em snakes. Bongo

 

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[ModernMiner]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

Thanks everyone for the help on the button and sterling pencil. You guys are the BEST!!!
From toys, to jewelry, to coins, to bottles, to relics, this farm spot has been good to me. It may have to wait until winter, but I'm not giving up on this place until I find a silver dollar or gold coin! That is my goal.
Thanks again and have a great week,
MM

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

That's a real lead pencil. Twisting it advances the lead. I have one very similar.

Good finds

 

[Michiganne]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

MM:

Cool finds....love the button and silver pencil. The pencil sure looks like a lady's accesory.

You can keep the snakes and ticks....more snow forecasted for us later this week. Baah!

 

[Mirage]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

Ticks - I had one of those friendly critters crawl up my leg while in Virgina a few years back.

Snakes - was just out yesterday detecting and ran into one. Then, a couple minutes later ran into it's mother! Fortunately we only get gardner snakes here. Would hate to have to worry about the nasty ones.

BTW - sweet button!

Bob

 

[Kiros32]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

CW Navy Button, about halfway down the page

http://www.bullrunrelics.com/buttons.html

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

CW Navy Button, about halfway down the page

http://www.bullrunrelics.com/buttons.html

Thanks Kiros.
Geez, that guys got some super nice buttons on that site.
-MM-

 

[Trash Digger]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

Yeah, we have some wonderful critters here in NC, ticks, fire ants, mosquitos, biting flies...... hate 'em all. Snakes, well, I don't lift anything with my hands when out hunting. I use my digging tool or my shovel. MDing around here in the summer definitely requires a good insect repellent and caution.

Mike

 

[dave-enc]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

cool finds mm, I hear ya about the ticks, we ran into a batch few weeks back
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Ridley]

Re: The farm is tickin' me off

MM,
I don't know if you got my e-mail, but this Thursday night we're getting a pretty good freeze. That means Friday might be tick-free at the farm.

Nice digs by the way.


Ridley