My First Hunt of 2006....

[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

came on Monday and was not very succesful but just getting out for a while relieved a lot of the tension built up from being housebound for almost 2 months.

The snow where I live had melted with all the warm rainy weather we've been having so I went to the field where I got the 1852 3 cent piece a while back. Unfortunatley it had not melted there. What a difference 20 miles can make. The actual house stood somewhere under that 2' snowbank.
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I was able to do the front edge though. Lots of footprints and a few holes after going back, forth and sideways for an hour.
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Didn't get a lot. A few pieces of pewter spoons, umbrella hub, thimble, some kind of clasp, a 1 piece and a two piece button. Don't know what the hardware piece is This is the only spot I've ever found them and I've found about a dozen in various sizes.
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Sorry about the dark outdoor shots. It was raining pretty hard.

Thanks for looking and GH, Chris

 

[Ed SW Fla]

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[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

They're made of brass and about 1 1/2" long but vary in thickness. Some have the half circle piece attached with a brass pin. I think they were attached to something made of sheet iron judging by the rust buildup on some.

Thanks Ed!

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[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

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[Ed SW Fla]

.... hardware thingy of some sort. Perhaps from Elson's chastity belt? .... Which would explain its age and the fact its broken.
Ed

 

[Brandy{Ma.}]

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[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Ed SW Fla]

.... I'm guessing from the photo its some type of latch or release. does that make sense?

 

[General Ray]

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[todd[ma]]

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[floydandtina]

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[floydandtina]

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[todd[ma]]

metal spokes would be sticking out of the holes.thats just my guess.nice dig though.

 

[Keith IL]

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[MK_(MO-snakedigger)]

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[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

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[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

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