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Old treasure mags, adds, books and manuals found

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Black Davy

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I was up in my parents barn the other day and found some old detector adds, magazines, info books etc. it was just like finding treasure. These books date back to the mid 70's when my brother first got into metal detecting. I found a old Roy Lagal " Detector how to test field guide" from 1973 a Charles Garrett's "treasure hunting secrets" from 1976 a "Treasure hunters Digets by Jack Lewis mid 70's. my brothers original owners manual for his Compass Yukon 94-IB that still graces our presence today and works as it did the day it was purchsed. Also a bunch of old "Treasure" "Treasure Search" and Treasure Found" mags. I already found some good reading on local tresure areas. There are also a bunch of old metal detector add pamphlets from "Whites" "Garrett" "Bounty Hunter" and "Compass". It is just cool to look back at the big hulcky machines from the days back when I was first introduced to metal detecting.
 
Look at the difference between the detectors of today and the one of 30+ years ago. In another 30 years there will not be any place to detect. The world will be concrete and asphalt. I'm sure that you enjoyed reading the old magazines and the treasures that were being found.
 
Dave,Those were the days,I think using a detector with a real threshold trains a hunter to hit those faint deep targets.I was into metal detecing back in the early to late seventies and just returned to hunting a couple of years ago.The old Compass sure had that sweet sound when the taeget was a coin.One of the guys I hunt with a Metal Detector dealer made a comment that I've owned just about every detector that was ever made,not yet but getting there.Even with the more modern detectors I still have to take the old IB 300 out for a hunt.Some how this old detector is like a time machine.I feel like its 1976 and I'm 23 years old when this unit is used. Happy New Year.
 
That was a super find. You hit the Mother Lode. Glad your parents kept them. It would be neat to compare detectors of today with detectors back then.
 
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