After reading all the tips from my previous post, I made the 2 hr drive to my moms house hoping to go detecting on the old road. To my disappointment, about 90% of the ground was covered with snow. I decided to give it a shot anyways and detected over the few bare areas I could find. I found a kind of neat shotgun shell from Union Machine Co. I did some research and found that it dates back to 1850's-1910. I also found a very heavy piece of metal that looks like some sort of gear to an early automobile. Not really sure tho. Any ideas?? I am dying to get back there next week once the snow melts.
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A couple finds from the 1800's road
- Thread starter NHdigger
- Start date
Jim West Pa
New member
with Union Machine Co. markings on them, that is not what you have there.
Yer case head is made by Union Metalic Cartidge Company.
In 1867 U.M.C. Co. was incorporated by Remington Arms then
In 1912 UMC and Remington became Remington UMC.
Yer iron piece appears to be some type of drive cog tho hard to say not knowin it's size.
Yer case head is made by Union Metalic Cartidge Company.
In 1867 U.M.C. Co. was incorporated by Remington Arms then
In 1912 UMC and Remington became Remington UMC.
Yer iron piece appears to be some type of drive cog tho hard to say not knowin it's size.
MNCoinhunter
Active member
Go back and pound that place...you are on to something !!
downeaster
New member
Don't give up on that old road as many of those old roads here in the NE hold some great finds and they are one of my favorite places to hunt. I have been detecting since 1971 and roads are among the most productive sites I have found for old coins . A plus is that most seem to be overlooked and are not detected.
It's fun to discover places that haven't been detected ten thousand times, even the trash is of a higher order! I was at a 100 year old park last summer digging pull-tabs and bottle-tops when I noticed they were pulling up the sidewalk. I started finding goodies right off the bat, even finding 70 year old junk was fun! Good Hunting!