Recent content by Digger_O'Dell

Looks like one of those outdoor remote telephone ringer bells.

Hello all, I hope this day finds you well. I'm posting because I've been researching St. George Utah where I am currently interviewing for a new job promotion. This is in the SW corner of the state near the junction of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. I know the area has a bit of history, mostly...

Hello everyone! I know it's early in the year yet but with our recent thaw I'm starting to think about spring hunts already. But what I was also thinking about was what I would hope to find this year that would set this year apart from the rest. Last year I didn't get out nearly as much as I...

Hello everyone! Just thought I would add a post since there has really hasn't been much activity to note recently. So I was wondering what everyone has been up to this summer. Are we getting out detecting and just not finding anything? Or are we not getting out due to weather? Or is life just...

Here's the photo as requested, along with a penny for size reference. Hope this helps!

Tony, that was my thought exactly. Research shows there were several businesses along this short stretch of road, along with other unidentified frame buildings on the 1880s Sanborn maps. The road is also shown in a plat map showing a dense mixed commercial/residential area in the 1860s. Then...

Hi all, This week marks the start of the tear-out of the private street between buildings at the brewery. It used to be a public street dating back to the early 1800s, but sometime in the 70's it was cut off for freeway building, then made private when the brewery took over the area some years...

Hi all, They started the tearout around the brewery this week and so far they only took out the concrete curbs on one side of the street leaving about a 24" wide trench. I tried detecting it last night after work since I saw some 100 year old bricks laying around the bottom. But I was only...

Think this may be a Shan Lung series, making it a LOT older than I expected, circa 1770-1797ish.

Hi all, Had a bit of time so hit a well pounded park nearby. Lots of trash and clad, but got a sketchy iron and mid tone mix. Dug it and scored my first Chinese coin. Can anyone translate and ID it? Love to know the age! Thanks in advance.

Those look great! You can also shave and deburr the edges to get a cleaner look, or to even add a chamfer. The deburring tool has options for a variety of knife edges for various shapes. Another trick is to use a torch to just slightly melt the cut edges to remove the frosted/opaque plastic and...

The whole area is quite flat, although the land does rise a bit headed away from the fields, which are low areas, often wet or even underwater for a while in spring after the snow melts. We have the occasional small knoll or glacial mounds, but mostly flat due to the glaciers. Farther West, we...

Re: 1785 coin discussion, cellar hole continuation Instead of clogging up a post of a great coin find, I thought I would start a new thread discussing my cellar hole dilemma. The last reply was by Dell: "take pictures next time your there or anywhere really you think some very old areas are...

Hi all, Working my second job as a bartender this past weekend someone made a really nice contribution to the tip jar-a 1953 red seal $2 note!

Hello everyone, Sad to say I just saw a local landmark and business close down. In the past week the signs came down and dumpsters were filled. Today, construction crews were on site disconnecting the utilities. This old tavern in only a block from where I live, and is directly next to the old...