Digging in the backyard of my home in northeast Vermont -- As far as I know, the land had always been pasture until my home was built on it about 25 years ago. We abut a very old cemetery (goes back to early 1800s -- there might even be a late 1700s grave or two in there). Lots of antique horseshoeing nails, so someone was shoeing horses here (maybe used as a horse coral at one time). I have found a couple of flat buttons and an 1822 large cent here, so I know people were here and losing stuff. In fact, I wonder if folks used to park their buggies along the property line when going to the cemetery.
I found my first intact horseshoe today. I also found this:
It's a hub cap from the wire wheel on a Chandler Automobile -- circa 1913 - 1928. It was made by the Wire Wheel Corporation of America. It's about 3 - inches across. Too bad it's a little beat up, but it sure is a strange thing to pull out of a field in rural Vermont.
I found my first intact horseshoe today. I also found this:
It's a hub cap from the wire wheel on a Chandler Automobile -- circa 1913 - 1928. It was made by the Wire Wheel Corporation of America. It's about 3 - inches across. Too bad it's a little beat up, but it sure is a strange thing to pull out of a field in rural Vermont.
