Digger_O'Dell
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Hi all,
I got a little hunt in this morning around the farm in some area I recently cleared and made some interesting finds. The first couple hits were an odd figure 8 piece with tabs on the back. If anyone has any ideas what this may be, love to hear back. The next piece was a round brass piece with a hanger wire in the center, stamped "Brass Tubular No. 10". Research found that it's the top to a barn lantern made in 1879.
This is what the complete lantern looks like
Nothing much else in that area so I moved to the ramp to the upper level of the barn. Along one edge I got a goofy signal that bounced around but typically was seeing a 5-34/36 range. I was going to skip it as trash but something in the back of my mind said "dig it!", and this is what I came up with
At first I figured it was more trash, probably part of another can that are littering the property. But i brushed away some dirt and saw engraved leaves-nope, not junk!
After more cleaning and some gentle demangling I got a better idea. Turms out its a monogrammed silver napkin ring dated 1873!
If anyone can decipher the initials I would greatly appreciate it.
My plan is to try taking it to a reputable jeweler and try to get it restored.
I got a little hunt in this morning around the farm in some area I recently cleared and made some interesting finds. The first couple hits were an odd figure 8 piece with tabs on the back. If anyone has any ideas what this may be, love to hear back. The next piece was a round brass piece with a hanger wire in the center, stamped "Brass Tubular No. 10". Research found that it's the top to a barn lantern made in 1879.
This is what the complete lantern looks like
Nothing much else in that area so I moved to the ramp to the upper level of the barn. Along one edge I got a goofy signal that bounced around but typically was seeing a 5-34/36 range. I was going to skip it as trash but something in the back of my mind said "dig it!", and this is what I came up with
At first I figured it was more trash, probably part of another can that are littering the property. But i brushed away some dirt and saw engraved leaves-nope, not junk!
After more cleaning and some gentle demangling I got a better idea. Turms out its a monogrammed silver napkin ring dated 1873!
If anyone can decipher the initials I would greatly appreciate it.
My plan is to try taking it to a reputable jeweler and try to get it restored.
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