Sifting finds from an old house site 11/10/13

[creskol]

My son and I spent the day sifting at an old house site we have been working for years. These are the "crumbles" that ended up on the sifting screen today. Got a very cool and darned near perfect arrow head, a pocket watch plate, an 1845 Large cent, a spade-shaped brass whatzit, and various shards of glass and pottery. Not shown are the hundreds of square nails we also recovered.

 

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[oxbowbarefoot]

Great finds, love the arrowhead!

 

[ModernMiner]

Great job Guys. Congrats on the LC and arrowhead.
-MM-

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice finds!

 

[califteacher]

Thank you for your informative posting. Sifting is something that one rarely sees mentioned on this website, but maybe I am not looking in the right place. I am wondering about your technique, which I picture as one shoveling dirt into a wooden-framed screen, like archeologists are seen to use. I am wondering about the wire mesh--do you use the regular 1/4 inch hardware cloth?

 

[pepperj]

Great looking point and well done on the LC also, sifting is one of the only options when it comes to the hundreds of nails from working a few sq. ft. area.

 

[creskol]

Thank you for your informative posting. Sifting is something that one rarely sees mentioned on this website, but maybe I am not looking in the right place. I am wondering about your technique, which I picture as one shoveling dirt into a wooden-framed screen, like archeologists are seen to use. I am wondering about the wire mesh--do you use the regular 1/4 inch hardware cloth?

Greetings and thanks for the reply. You picture it correctly. I use diamond plaster lath as the screen which can be bought at places such as Lowes or Home Depot. Here is a photo of my son manning our sifter.

 

[pepperj]

Great looking set up creskol for doing the job. I did these two out of left overs while building the house a few years back 2' x2' frames.

 

[creskol]

Thanks everybody for your nice comments. My daughter is going to join us today, so it looks like another fun day is in store.

 

[creskol]

Great looking set up creskol for doing the job. I did these two out of left overs while building the house a few years back 2' x2' frames.
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Those are very nicely made and easily portable .. good design!

 

[The Boots]

nice finds, I love the arrowhead and that's a nice sifter.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Have a great time Creskol.That sounds like so much fun.

 

[Oldbuttplate]

Nice. And very good set up you have. Good hunting.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Rob, you are gonna need to add on to your house if you keep adding to the house relics. Good sifting & HH, Q.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

great sifter , Good Luck on getting more finds

 

[Valley Ranger]

Greetings and thanks for the reply. You picture it correctly. I use diamond plaster lath as the screen which can be bought at places such as Lowes or Home Depot. Here is a photo of my son manning our sifter.

Rob - great saves! BTW, is there a reason you prefer the diamond shaped mesh to the more common, 1/4 inch screens one sees so often? Also, where's Doug??!!