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Friday---
with my kids back to school i can usually enjoy a few more hours of detecting , Keith a fellow club member (Y.T.C.) gave George and i an invite to hit an old area he has known about for a few years .this place is huge and although it has a couple of cellar sites on it was used more in the mid 1800's to about the 1940 for various other reasons . according to Keith its not well known by alot so i didn't want to take pictures to give the place away.
my finds here included some cool old tools
a brass rod leveler that has an 1885 patent date and a brass plumbob both targets sounded real sweet .
i also detected a cool old bottle (hutchinson type ) that still had the wired cork stopper inside , the embossing reads J.A. Cronkright 391 & 398 Seventh st. Jersey City
my coin finds were two indian and a v-nickle
one indian was toast and the other was a beautiful 1907
and then at the last minute i snagged this sterling item , any guesses as to what it is :huh: anyone :huh:
it does have some hallmarks and a name engraved one one side
and a year one the other
Saturday---
saturdays are limited due to the continuing volunteer work at the pequot museum but George and i still get a few hours at our cellar site . i managed to find a fatty indian only to lose it inside of George's truck 8/ to which he has informed me that if he finds it he's putting it up on ebay lol lol and a couple of buttons and plenty of pewter spoons and parts . heres a picture of the two day total finds
my good find was a civil war era officer's Connecticut state seal coat button , these buttons are very thinly stamped copper fronts with an attached brass back and finding one thats not either in rough shape or not bent or pushed in is very difficult . this is my second one although the first is very roughly pitted and severely pushed in crying01 so i was very happy to see this one in very nice shape :happydance01: <:
here it is uncleaned and just from seeing this i could tell there was an awful lot of gilt hiding under all that dirt and crud
and just after a little soap and water cleaning with a toothbrush you could start to see it
but some water diluted in a little CLR and a toothbrush really cleans the stains left by the dirt and makes the gilt pop out
thanks for looking everyone and Happy Hunting
Dan
with my kids back to school i can usually enjoy a few more hours of detecting , Keith a fellow club member (Y.T.C.) gave George and i an invite to hit an old area he has known about for a few years .this place is huge and although it has a couple of cellar sites on it was used more in the mid 1800's to about the 1940 for various other reasons . according to Keith its not well known by alot so i didn't want to take pictures to give the place away.
my finds here included some cool old tools
a brass rod leveler that has an 1885 patent date and a brass plumbob both targets sounded real sweet .
i also detected a cool old bottle (hutchinson type ) that still had the wired cork stopper inside , the embossing reads J.A. Cronkright 391 & 398 Seventh st. Jersey City
my coin finds were two indian and a v-nickle
one indian was toast and the other was a beautiful 1907
and then at the last minute i snagged this sterling item , any guesses as to what it is :huh: anyone :huh:
it does have some hallmarks and a name engraved one one side
and a year one the other
Saturday---
saturdays are limited due to the continuing volunteer work at the pequot museum but George and i still get a few hours at our cellar site . i managed to find a fatty indian only to lose it inside of George's truck 8/ to which he has informed me that if he finds it he's putting it up on ebay lol lol and a couple of buttons and plenty of pewter spoons and parts . heres a picture of the two day total finds
my good find was a civil war era officer's Connecticut state seal coat button , these buttons are very thinly stamped copper fronts with an attached brass back and finding one thats not either in rough shape or not bent or pushed in is very difficult . this is my second one although the first is very roughly pitted and severely pushed in crying01 so i was very happy to see this one in very nice shape :happydance01: <:
here it is uncleaned and just from seeing this i could tell there was an awful lot of gilt hiding under all that dirt and crud
and just after a little soap and water cleaning with a toothbrush you could start to see it
but some water diluted in a little CLR and a toothbrush really cleans the stains left by the dirt and makes the gilt pop out
thanks for looking everyone and Happy Hunting
Dan
erfect10: Those are some great finds!!
