The New Detectorists - The rise in popularity of metal detecting

[OtakuDude]

People have been metal detecting since 1881, when Alexander Graham Bell invented a device to find the bullet lodged in President James Garfield.


But it took several more decades for recreational metal detectors ? devices that resemble ?sort of a skillet on the end of a pole,? as one newspaper put it in 1927 ? to develop a serious cult following.


Now, that cult following is growing. Detector makers are reporting record sales. According to an annual report from one brand, Minelab, in 2020 the company sold 30 percent more detectors than the previous year, which had climbed 18 percent the year before that.


More at the link

https://dnyuz.com/2021/05/31/the-new-detectorists/

 

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[eyemustdigtreasure]

Thanks, that was a super article...! Very thorough, stuff I didn't know...!

 

[DCMatt]

That is a great article. A little respect for what we do - finally.

OtakuDude - Do you have a Japanese connection or just a fascination? My wife is Sansei and my kids speak Japanese. Just curios... Thanks for posting!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Popularity, for sure...!
Why, just this week,
ZITS cartoon strip carried several days,
with the Metal Detecting/Treasure Hunting theme...!

 

[OtakuDude]

OtakuDude - Do you have a Japanese connection or just a fascination? My wife is Sansei and my kids speak Japanese. Just curios... Thanks for posting!

Just a fascination. When I originally made this acct., I was more heavily into anime and manga than I am now. Currently the main part of my interest lies in Japanese rock groups such as Band Maid and Lovebites.

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[eyemustdigtreasure]

When I was in the Navy, we "visited" several ports in Japan, I believe, but only frequented small bars, low-key, wanted to stay outta trouble..., they didn't have live bands...! I don't remember much, 'cept watching a public movie, spoken in....you guessed it, Japanese..., with Chinese subtitles...!