Time capsule shoreline revisited- 18th Century SILVER

[Patriot Relics]

Hey guys,

This is a followup to my post last week after reworking a section of SC coastline that yielded a variety of finds dating from the 1700s up though 1903. While the finds were far scarcer, I did manage to recover a heavy pewter buckle, large 1 piece pewter button, copper buckle, and an 18th Century silver cuff link. Still amazed that the safari was able to pick it out such a small piece of silver given the highly mineralized salt marsh. I suspect the link used to be octagonal, but has worn down over the last 200 years. Also recovered a roached nickle/wheatie, colonial fishing weights, round ball, and an M W & Co padlock cover. Thanks for looking!

 

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[sutphin]

NICE assortment!!vanzutphen

 

[Ahab8]

That is such a killer find man. I love those old silver links. My buddy just found a gorgeous monogrammed set

 

[Patriot Relics]

That is such a killer find man. I love those old silver links. My buddy just found a gorgeous monogrammed set

Thanks Ahab, looks great in the display next to the gold merchant captain's link I recovered earlier this year.

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks Ahab, looks great in the display next to the gold merchant captain's link I recovered earlier this year.

You have really made some incredible finds man! Great job getting the goods out of those early sites

 

[vetusausn]

Great finds

 

[vetusausn]

Can anyone identify this it is really heavy for its size measures 4 inches high 3 inches at widest point any help is appreciated. Vetusausn

 

[sscindercoop]

cool cuff button

 

[46Wheat]

Nice digs . Thanks for sharing the story and the pictures with us

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice find. You have gotten some really nice finds out of that spot. Congrats.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Very nice find. You have gotten some really nice finds out of that spot. Congrats.

Thanks for the feedback guys- never know what's waiting in the mud.

 

[sandchip]

Man, that cufflink is so cool!

 

[hbeaton]

Info on the red colored pottery item:

The diamond stamp was issued by the British Patent office along with a registration number when the design type was registered between 1842-1883. The rest of the numbers would tell the type of material used to make the item (in this case the roman numeral next to it), the amount manufactured (bundled), as well as the month, day and year of manufacturer. The "RD" in the middle is for "Registered Design" and was meant to give both the maker a degree of confidence their item was not going to be copied.

If we decipher yours we see an "IV" at the top which tells us the item was made from Clay/ceramics. FYI, III would be glass.

On the right side of the diamond, though hard to tell, appears to be a two digit number which is the day of the month of manufacture (see if you can make it out).

On the left side of the diamond is an "R" which translates to the month of August.

On the top of the diamond we have the letter L which translates to the year 1856

Bottom of the diamond is the number 5 which just indicates the number of bundles included with that particular registration and does not matter for dating purposes.

So we have a piece of clay pottery registered in August __ of 1856.



If by chance the number on the right side of the diamond turns out to be a letter then we have a second date range to use (1868-1883) and it has a similar method of dating but the numbers and letters mean different things.


Hope this helps.

 

[vetusausn]

Kool stamp