Fun Rev War, Colonial & Native American Relic Hunt!

[mangum]

Hello all! I headed back to my hometown this weekend to visit my Mom & do some relic hunting. My first stop was the Rev War General's home site where we found the firepits from the encampment on the property. (2 USA buttons & 7 howitzer shells have been found here so far). I found was sling swivel off of a musket about 3 feet from one of the pits. It's really an awesome find for me, to think that the soldier who lost that went on to fight at Camden after this encampment & very possibly gave his life fighting for our freedom. I also found what I'm told is a pewter children's toy from a dollhouse & a whiffle tree tip. It's hard hunting in these woods now with all the overgrowth.

Sunday I went to a colonial homesite of a Rev War captain (also fought at Camden). I've pounded this site but I still manage to pull a few goodies when I go, it's also my go to spot for arrowhead hunting. I found a beautiful colonial cuff link, a musket ball & some other misc items. Any idea on the pewter item or square stone? (Not metallic). I also found a nice assortment of Native American artifacts. I'm not sure what the large piece is, any insight would be great. It was a great weekend to get out & save some history! Thanks for looking & HH!!!

 

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[MichiganMan]

Nice variety of finds.

How much does the square stone weigh?

 

[Ahab8]

Awesome stuff there my friend! Great assortment of finds. Cool you got to visit your moms as well

 

[mangum]

Nice variety of finds. How much does the square stone weigh?

The stone weighs 8 grams.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice group of finds. I love that cufflink. I see you also found a whiffletree tip

 

[mangum]

Nice group of finds. I love that cufflink. I see you also found a whiffletree tip

Indeed, I'm thinking late 1890s, this is from a 1895 Sears catalog & a pretty exact match (I've found one before). Mine was silver plated at one time as well. It seems a lot of people mis IDed them as flag pole toppers in the past...

 

[Darby]

Awesome finds! Congrats !

 

[HomeGuardDan]

cool finds...looks like a fun hunt!

 

[el remolino]

Nice finds covering several time periods!!!

So what exactly is a whiffletree tip?

 

[ATpro5]

That is one sweet cup. Is it pewter?

 

[mangum]

Nice finds covering several time periods!!! So what exactly is a whiffletree tip?

The pivoted horizontal crossbar to which the harness traces of a draft animal are attached and which is in turn attached to a vehicle or an implement. Also called singletree, singletree, also called regionally whippletree.

 

[mangum]

That is one sweet cup. Is it pewter?

I'm not sure if its pewter but it looks like it. The cup is actually a miniature that would be in a doll house (I should've added a size reference)

 

[el remolino]

The pivoted horizontal crossbar to which the harness traces of a draft animal are attached and which is in turn attached to a vehicle or an implement. Also called singletree, singletree, also called regionally whippletree.

Thanks Mag. I'm with you now. I have a few singletrees out in the shop. I'll have to check it out.

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice finds. Congrats.

 

[JDug]

NICE DIGS!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Love the whiffletree tip,I would have not known what that was either. The cufflink is very pretty!

 

[CASPER-2]

actually that is a trophy cup - cracker jack prize -
nice finds
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/29748-albums1651-picture643011.html

 

[streakert]

Nice group of finds. I love that cufflink. I see you also found a whiffletree tip

i found one of these last year and had no idea what it was,, and still dont !! what's a Whiffletree tip!?

 

[mangum]

actually that is a trophy cup - cracker jack prize - nice finds http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/29748-albums1651-picture643011.html

thanks for the ID! I knew it looked like a trophy!