Are these considered "relics" from a bygone era or a "cache"?

[Anonymous]

Got a real kick out of digging this stuff up. Everything was in the Pan-Am bag, in the middle of the woods (on Long Island, NY), about 2 feet deep. 4-5 baggies were tied around each item, then each wrapped up tight in foil, so somebody really wanted them to survive. The first thing I pulled out was the bicentennial clock (perfect condition), which gave me a good laugh, being a clock/watchmaker. I gave it a wind and it sprang to life, haha. The AM radio is moldy inside, turns on after putting a battery in, but tuner is frozen. The large camping knife is almost perfect, but the leather sheath it was in is stiff. The New Jersey map was wet, so fell apart some when opening (nothing written anywhere on it).
First thing I unwrapped was the clock, so I thought "time capsule" at first. But what kid in his right mind would give up his radio and camping knife back then (I know I sure as heck wouldn't). When we made time capsules we put a note with the date and such, but nothing was written anywhere.
I was surprised at the signal for the depth (almost to the handle of my groundshark), sure didn't sound it. Thought for sure I missed something in the side of the hole till I found it.

 

[Anonymous]

Pretty cool find. I guess those knives were pretty popular in the 70's. I know I had one just like it.

 

[Anonymous]

Whatever you call it, that's a neat find. I'm sure there's a great story behind that burial, but we'll never know for sure. Kids bury things all the time for all sorts of reasons. I had an old flashlight that I filled with my lunch money in the 1950's to save up for a pair of binoculars. I kept it buried under a small slab of concrete behind the storage shed. I retrieved mine (got the binoculars and still have them), but no telling how many kids of my day never retrieved silver coin caches. Someday... HB

 

[Anonymous]

I have on several occasions also found similar stashes. These were found in the woods, in and around the heart of downtown, in our river valley. They were from the homeless people. A real sense of excitement finding them. I keep hoping to find some buried loot or weapons cache, but that hasn't happened yet. I usually put them back just in case they are still needed. Probably the only possessions they own.

 

[Anonymous]

If that were found out here I'd say it was D.B. Cooper's survival kit. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol"> Interesting find. Would be nice to know the history.
Bill

 

[Anonymous]

I posted this elsewhere and figured it would give you a chuckle.
I was in the Civil Air Patrol as a kid in the 70's and I always wanted one for the camping.
Funny story. Us 13 year olds were "guarding" the planes at the '76 Air Show,.. had our camp site at the far end of the airport. The only flashlight Dad let me take was one a construction guy gave him, the kind with the red cone on it. The first night there I spotted my friend across the field and, you guessed it, started waving the thing around to get his attention. Some ground crew guy comes running across the field and tears it out of my hand saying "what kind of idiot would be waving that thing around on an airfield!", haha. The guys never let me live that one down.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah today you would probably be arrested as a terrorist. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
Bill

 

[Anonymous]

Don't know quite how that find should be categorized, but it is a perfect example of what I enjoy about this hobby. Just because the machine beeps, you don't really know what is in the ground until you see it. Often find the darndest things in the most unlikely places.
Dig till you drop!
Barber Bill <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">