Saturdays relics

[del]

heres my take of finds from last Saturday with some of AD's finest .

amongst the items are shoe buckle chapes and tongues , musket balls , about a handful of buttons , a brass drawer pull backing plate , pocket watch bezel , an oxknob and shoe toe tap and miscellaneous


My first find of the morning was this unusual looking piece of decorated brass
that i later confirmed as a military hat or helmet plume holder

while a bit rough and most of the top is either bent or broken but was a relatively easy id for me when i first recovered it, i have not yet narrowed down the exact date of the item but i'm pretty sure it is from just after the war of 1812 to maybe 1825 .

one of the other standout finds was this decorated silver plated suspender buckle and another nice surprise was this very small button or cufflink very dirty like Heavymetalnut's silver plated buckle , after cleaning that turned out to be solid silver with hand-tooled design

the button/cufflink closeup

the back with loop

thanks for looking and HH everyone .

Dan

 

[Ill Digger]

As usual, nice relics Dan! thumbsup01
Congrats! :grin:
I never would've guessed that thats a helmet plume holder :dontknow:
I wish I lived closer. It looked like a great time with a great group of guys! |:cheering:

 

[del]

As usual, nice relics Dan! thumbsup01
Congrats! :grin:
I never would've guessed that thats a helmet plume holder :dontknow:
I wish I lived closer. It looked like a great time with a great group of guys! |:cheering:

Thanks Tim , heres a link to a similar one they list this from the second florida indian wars , mine has lost the tall spikey spread out leafy tops as i'm sure they broke off
http://www.icollector.com/Brass-shako-plume-holder-from-a-Second-Seminole-Indian-War-period-1835-42-infantry-dress-hat_i8646393

there were a lot of different types (Infantry , Artillery , Militia ,Cavalry all had their own designs) and some were used in Shako hats until the late Indian wars of the plains .

here a new type shako with a typical plume or pom (not the kind i found but more just to show how they looked in a hat , this particular looks to be an artillery or fusilers hat because of the exploding bomb at its base)

 

[chief5709]

Very nice Dan!!

 

[aloldstuff]

Nice going on the plume holder. That silver button is really great. |:cheering: Looks like the AD hunt was a huge success, :congrats: on all those nice relics.

 

[Thiltzy]

Thanks for posting the helmet with plume. I now have a better understanding. Great find and sweet silver suspender buckle :smitten:

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

was a fun day Dan.congrats on the plume holder and very nice suprise on the solid silver button! bet that was a shocker. :shocked04: some nice sounding targets in that group of finds. grumbles at them darn ox knobs :shocked04:verreaction:

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Thanks for posting the helmet with plume. I now have a better understanding. Great find and sweet silver suspender buckle :smitten:

hey Todd here's one i found with Dan when he came down to one of my sites

 

[del]

very nice Dave , you still haven't recovered those cannons huh?? i don't think mine was an Artillery type as there are no brazed marks around the base at all where the cannon ball would be attached.

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Spectacular hunt Dan. Never saw a button/cufflink like that. Looks like you found a very productive place!

 

[foundation hunter]

Nice finds Dan.
Gary

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

You found some very nice relics, Dan! |:cheering:

I really like the flume holder, the silver plated suspender buckle and the silver button! :yes:

Someday I hope to hunt a colonial site and find some really old stuff like that! :crossfingers:

:congrats:

 

[Lodge Scent]

Several really sweet recoveries there Dan! Congrats!

 

[sniffy]

The plume holder was the find of the day....even better than a shield nickel :happydance01:

 

[Sal66]

:congrats: Wow ! Great Finds! I guess the trip was well worth it. Which one is the shoe tap the triangle shaped item on the right or the curved item on the right ? I love the buckles as well.
What's the name of that book for ID'ing Military uniform items ? Is that the Albert's Book ? I saw a book in Barnes and Noble but it looked kinda thin so I wasn't sure if it was the same one you guys use.
Anyways, :congrats: again, look forward to future Pics of your finds.