I went back to the old dump this morning. This time I took a big magnet so I could clear out a couple of areas where there were hundreds of old bottle caps on the surface. I wasn't sure if it would make any difference or not. I have hunted those areas pretty thoroughly in the past but I felt like those bottle caps were hiding something.
Well, they certainly were!
Ever since I first started detecting four years ago, I've wanted to find a silver thimble. I see guys on here finding them every so often and they just seem like such a cool and personal item.
Today was the day!
I'm amazed that it came out of this rocky environment in such good condition. And then to find the brass one about two feet away was just crazy.
The steel thing at the top looks familiar to me but I can't place it, same with the cylindrical item just below it. That one has a patent date of 6-24-1919. It's hollow and the little steel insert is pointed on one end with four facets like a nail, and the other end is spherical.
Other interesting finds were the little pencil clip with an eagle clutching 3 arrows, a 1935 Washington state tax token, a razor strop end, a 18k gold plated ring and a skeleton key.
The dump has been covered over pretty good and there are only a few areas where the detector will go deep enough to 'see' anything. There are also LOTS of hot rocks and even ones that stuck to my magnet!
It's a pretty tough place to hunt and many others have been there before me, so I feel quite blessed to walk away with some interesting finds.
Thanks for looking and keep swinging!
Well, they certainly were!
Ever since I first started detecting four years ago, I've wanted to find a silver thimble. I see guys on here finding them every so often and they just seem like such a cool and personal item.
Today was the day!
I'm amazed that it came out of this rocky environment in such good condition. And then to find the brass one about two feet away was just crazy.
The steel thing at the top looks familiar to me but I can't place it, same with the cylindrical item just below it. That one has a patent date of 6-24-1919. It's hollow and the little steel insert is pointed on one end with four facets like a nail, and the other end is spherical.
Other interesting finds were the little pencil clip with an eagle clutching 3 arrows, a 1935 Washington state tax token, a razor strop end, a 18k gold plated ring and a skeleton key.
The dump has been covered over pretty good and there are only a few areas where the detector will go deep enough to 'see' anything. There are also LOTS of hot rocks and even ones that stuck to my magnet!
It's a pretty tough place to hunt and many others have been there before me, so I feel quite blessed to walk away with some interesting finds.
Thanks for looking and keep swinging!
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