Rusted_Iron
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- May 25, 2006
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Day 2 at Big Field yields 1817 Large Cent & first Eagle button!
That big field was calling me again. You know, the one where I was sure there had to be something there? This time I got there a little earlier and had a good two or three hours to hunt. I went right to the spot where I found the LC yesterday.
First, here is the iron I finally found. It is not the first thing I dug, we'll save that for later...
Looks like a bunch of junk, I bet. Yeah, well not to me. There are two good spikes here, much bigger than nails. I didn't put anything for scale, sorry. The rectangular thing has evidence of hammering on the poll or back, like it was used as a wedge or splitting tool. I likes it. I also have something in the electro bath at the moment, it looked like it had letters on it. We'll see. Iron with lettering = cool. Yep, and that square nut down there in the corner? Hand-made. Note the off-center hole. That is going into electrolysis. It looks to be quite an early piece.
So, the first thing I dug today was actually (guess what) another LC. The signal was another screamer. Once again, I thought I had a beer can. Was thinking maybe the sound would set off that little dog 1/4 mile away, even though I had headphones on. Well he kept his yap shut for a while, and 3 inches down was this prize:
So I says to that little dog over there (looking across the field): "You better believe I'm going to dig foil hits, you crazy dog".
And the third foil hit, after a couple pieces of pewter, was no less than an eagle button...
SCOVILL MF'G CO WATERBURY. I think that's 1850-1865, yes? Stoked.
I am going to continue my research to see if the resident of this house was a CW veteran. Quite possible.
Here are all the non-ferrous objects together, in their glory. I am pretty psyched also about the flat buttons. I just likes 'em. Sadly, the plow broke that crotal bell to pieces sometime in the past.
How I missed the iron patch yesterday is anyone's guess, seeing as I had been through this section before a couple times. Yesterday I wasn't finding iron, but today, yeah. There is quite a bit left. I think there are going to be some good iron relics there. We'll see in the next week or so if I can get back there. I have to work to earn some grocery money, so we can eat. Dang it, why does food and lodging have to get in the way of metal detecting!!
Anyway, about 4:45 pm, guess who started barking. Frantic, yelping, desperate to throw his voice across that 1/4 mile... that crazy dog again. I got outta there with the goods... but Mr. Dog, I will be back.
HH and thanks for looking.
Rusted.
That big field was calling me again. You know, the one where I was sure there had to be something there? This time I got there a little earlier and had a good two or three hours to hunt. I went right to the spot where I found the LC yesterday.
First, here is the iron I finally found. It is not the first thing I dug, we'll save that for later...
Looks like a bunch of junk, I bet. Yeah, well not to me. There are two good spikes here, much bigger than nails. I didn't put anything for scale, sorry. The rectangular thing has evidence of hammering on the poll or back, like it was used as a wedge or splitting tool. I likes it. I also have something in the electro bath at the moment, it looked like it had letters on it. We'll see. Iron with lettering = cool. Yep, and that square nut down there in the corner? Hand-made. Note the off-center hole. That is going into electrolysis. It looks to be quite an early piece.
So, the first thing I dug today was actually (guess what) another LC. The signal was another screamer. Once again, I thought I had a beer can. Was thinking maybe the sound would set off that little dog 1/4 mile away, even though I had headphones on. Well he kept his yap shut for a while, and 3 inches down was this prize:
So I says to that little dog over there (looking across the field): "You better believe I'm going to dig foil hits, you crazy dog".
And the third foil hit, after a couple pieces of pewter, was no less than an eagle button...
SCOVILL MF'G CO WATERBURY. I think that's 1850-1865, yes? Stoked.
I am going to continue my research to see if the resident of this house was a CW veteran. Quite possible.
Here are all the non-ferrous objects together, in their glory. I am pretty psyched also about the flat buttons. I just likes 'em. Sadly, the plow broke that crotal bell to pieces sometime in the past.
How I missed the iron patch yesterday is anyone's guess, seeing as I had been through this section before a couple times. Yesterday I wasn't finding iron, but today, yeah. There is quite a bit left. I think there are going to be some good iron relics there. We'll see in the next week or so if I can get back there. I have to work to earn some grocery money, so we can eat. Dang it, why does food and lodging have to get in the way of metal detecting!!
Anyway, about 4:45 pm, guess who started barking. Frantic, yelping, desperate to throw his voice across that 1/4 mile... that crazy dog again. I got outta there with the goods... but Mr. Dog, I will be back.
HH and thanks for looking.
Rusted.
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MR TUFF
Congrats on some great finds!
