yesterdays finds at the ATV trails

[funkman]

Took my son with me to the trails yesterday. Went right to the rock pile that I had uncovered harmonica reeds and shoe leather and a couple of spoons and pottery. Went to work on the pile with just the pinpointer and trowel since I could not really swing the detector in the hole. Anyway the pinpointer did signal on a couple of metallic hits and what is on the left of the picture came out first. It looks to me like the top to a bell that you would ding when in a store or on a hotel front desk to let someone know you are there. If others feel this is not the case please let me know because I would like a definate answer on what it is. Also in the hole was the top plate to the harmonica that the reeds came from. I have found reeds before but never the top plate. What is written on it is "UP TO DATE" and it has M. Hohner signature on it. Also says that it was made in Germany, the patent has been applied for and also that it had 20 reeds and is in the tune of A. I did a search for this particular style of harmonica but cannot find any info on when this one could have been made. Found that Hohner started making harmonicas around 1857 but wanted to know when this particluar style was made.

Left my son in the hole to look for mor pottery shards for the piece I was attempting to glue back together and I went to detect a little. Only thing I really found was part of a lead seal that has "THE A C CO. written on it.

My son went off with the other detector and he found a flat button, the center ring for a pocket watch and the handle section of a utensil. I got the tombac button. My son beat me on finds yesterday but thats okay.

ANyway take a look at the pic and help me id the harmonica plate and the round object on the left.

Funkman

 

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[IndianaSmith]

Could it possibly be the ringer off an old telephone? Congrats on the finds.

Smitty

 

[funkman]

didn't even think of that......thanks for the input smitty!

Funkman

 

[Nana40]

I've never found the top plate to a harmonica either. That's neat! Great buttons too! Sounds like good times for you two.

Nana

 

[Merf]

Neat finds

 

[El_Bandido]

neat finds

 

[EDDE]

neat finds

 

[Big_Digger]

yes one finds those things but keepn it up as the gold and stuff will come

hh 8)

 

[funkman]

thanks for the input all. I have him hooked now that he actually found some stuff himself and not just followed his father around. Would probably bore the crap outta me also if I was 12 again. This way he has a detector to go search with and I have one. Got to get him his own digger and pinpointer though.

Funkman