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  1. #1
    us
    Jun 2009
    Weston, FL
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    A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    This looks like a recipe for disaster, but I find it's a great way to store/display misc. items.

    In this case this is a large copper kettle I found at an abandoned sugar plantation that was carefully filled with broken celts, pestles, sharks teeth, and a plummet that doesn't fit well in a frame. As long as you don't jostle them around, nothing gets dinged, scratched or marked.

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  2. #2
    us
    Jul 2010
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    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    Not a bad idea it is just one of those don't touch things. That is a killer of a shark tooth

  3. #3
    us
    May 2008
    Wisconsin
    GARRETT GTI 2500, Garrett Infinium
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    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    Got the same thing in my LR; celts, hoe and axes.

    Nice centerpiece!
    "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." — Friedrich Nietzsche

  4. #4
    gb
    Feb 2008
    England.
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    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    You need some display cases.. Its a crime to leave them like that..
    I sure would like to see pics of everything in that kettle.

  5. #5
    us
    Jan 2010
    west viginia
    333

    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    looks like some pretty cool stuff.

  6. #6
    us
    Jun 2009
    Weston, FL
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    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    Quote Originally Posted by Molly
    You need some display cases.. Its a crime to leave them like that..
    I sure would like to see pics of everything in that kettle.
    I've got about 50 wooden cases that I've bought over the years (I trade for them or buy one or two at every show), but it's hard to display celts in there, and dinged celts are pretty common finds for me.

    Joshua

  7. #7
    us
    Jun 2009
    Weston, FL
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    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    Quote Originally Posted by texaspoint
    newbe
    Yep, still learning.

    Must be boring knowing everything already.

  8. #8
    us
    Apr 2008
    Southern Ohio
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    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    Joshua, awesome looking artifacts and a very cool way to display them. You say they are broken but I see quite a few that look awfully good to me. Thanks for the pictures.
    "Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends."

  9. #9
    us
    Dec 2007
    Southeast Ohio
    477

    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    Josh, I love the display. Would look nice in my living room

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    Jan 2009
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    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    I like it. Like that old copper as well. I really think the guy was kidding with you. Probably been reading here for a while
    I have a friend that has an old jug full of some of the prettiest points and grooved axes from when he lived in Iowa. He pours them out to show me everytime I see him. Cracks me up. It is his collection.
    Nice display. Some C.A Celts?? Like the megladons.
    Take care.

  11. #11
    us
    Always huntin' fer somethin'

    Dec 2006
    My first M/D find
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    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    I think it's an awesome looking display. Nice meg teeth to boot.
    ~~~ I am the Prince of Tides ~~~

  12. #12
    us
    May 2009
    Northeast Missouri
    381

    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    Dinged celts are common finds........

    I have one.....1.....uno.....

    But I'm a newbie!!!!!! lol.


    That's a really nice display....love it.

  13. #13
    us
    Apr 2010
    mayo,florida
    105

    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    i have four medium size wicker baskets i keep stuff in and don't mind one bit when my grand-daughters pull them out to play with....display the way you like....nice megs....my girls really love their shark teeth i have given them over the last few years

  14. #14
    us
    Aug 2010
    Northwest Arkansas
    Minelab Explorer SE
    87
    Coins, CW relics and Arrowheads

    Re: A bad way to store celts, misc. & fossils, but I like it

    WOW...those would all be front and center on my display shelves if I owned them...nice finds!

 

 

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