Christmas Eve Civil War Bonanza - Original Civil War comb and plate

[smokeythecat]

It's 11:17 pm est so it's still Christmas Eve. Went to a VERY hunted out site I have been to many times before and had a blast. Found some uprooted trees, which had relics all around the roots. It has rained so I will not admit to falling flat on my face in the slick mud, no, would NEVER do that. Pickins' here are kind of slim but I dug a really special relic people ALMOST NEVER dig. A Civil War comb! It did not sound off on the detector, I eyeballed after it came out of the hole. 3 ringers, a tent grommet, very nice large "S" hook for holding up a kettle, a few cut bottle neck pieces, an almost complete sardine can, some feather edge Leeds ware and other pottery and what I believe is a Confederate home made buckle. Jury still out on that, I have been home long enough to realize everything hurts, so haven't cleaned it up yet. BTW, if it IS a plate, that's my FIFTH in 2016. Jury will weigh in next week. I just can't tell yet. Merry Christmas.

 

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[ARC]

Great dig... well done.

 

[against the wind]

Nicely done, , that plate must have given you quite a signal. Congratulations

 

[smokeythecat]

Can you say blew the ears off?

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice stuff

 

[ajaj]

Looks like a lice comb. Congrats!

aj

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, that was a common type back then, they are still made. They used to call them "nit" combs if I remember. My grandmother had a modern one.