Etrac was working hard in the demo site

[diggernash]

Not much to show for it. Had about 40 coins plus the items in the photo. Now if I could just find the treasure chest that goes with the key. It's about 5 inches long, so maybe it's a big box...LOL. I think it's a clock winder, any opinions? The "thang" on the lower left is unidentified, but it does have the words "MICHELIN" and "USA" on it. There is more lettering, but I can't read it. I was in some nasty trash, but the Etrac found some signals amonst the nails. I dug very little trash. Me and this machine are becoming close friends.

Jarrett

 

[txbluesman]

I think that is a valve stem cap for early tires. I have found a few similar and that what I was told they were by one of my older hunting buddies.

 

[Rick(ND)]

Michelin made bicycle tire all the way back in the late 1800 and how they got started, then made a radial tire I believe in the late 40s or early 50s for automobiles.
Many we find look almost like lipstick tubes for the model Ts and the model As with a few have the valve core remover tool on the end, but all have the screw treads in the open end where they screwed on the stem.

 

[diggernash]

Thanks for the info. Y'all are probably right about the Thang. How deep in would the threads be? They are not visible at the outter edge.

 

[MattR]

Hello Jarrett, and thanks for posting the picture of your 'different' finds, other than money.

I personally appreciate seeing the more 'worldly' items found at any site.

May I offer my subjective guess at the 'thang' item.

If it is solid and not hollow, it resembles a typical 'cotter pin' used as a 'key' to lock the peddle of a bike, onto the shaft of the crank arm.

That's only a guess, but a possible alternative to other suggestions.

Modern cotter pins usually are of a 'wedge' shape, and have a small 'flat' on the shank.

The key is a very good example of the older variety. At 5 inches in length it certainly qualifies as a key for a substantially sized door.

Polish that one and keep it. I think it should be a saleable item to collectors of such artifacts.

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So Jarrett, keep up the searching of that location. I suspect you will be finding some interesting artifacts, that are 'different'.

Keep your E-trac's screen simple, and examine any target whose Fe is above 28 ( I use Ferrous Audio )......MattR.UK