Carolina Tom
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TNet member Kurtstuben and I set off last week, on a metal detecting adventure to the North. We had the privilege of hunting with other TNet members: Bartek, Eastcoasthunter21, Triple555nickle and Treblehunter. I can not thank these gentlemen enough for their hospitality and good humor.
Scrappy supplied a spot but was unable to attend due to a sick family member. We all understood, but missed getting to see him.
Hereās a picture of one of our āsafety meetingsā at the local deli. You arenāt supposed to go out in the cold, without eating a good meal.
We hunted in several fields in South Jersey, with Treblehunter. If you look closely you can see āDirty Kurtyā and Treblehunter in the pics. I believe they were digging for grubs.
We hunted the woods in NY. Itās a beautiful place to hunt.
I found some relics along the way. The pocket watch winder was nice, as itās only the second one Iāve found. Flat buttons, musket balls, harmonica reed, blah, blah, blah.
I believe this cast brass piece was once an ornate clock key or barrel tap key, dang shame itās broken. It would have been a nice one. Just my luck.
This looks like a button face, but Iām not sure. It is really small and has a flower on it with gold gilt.
I managed to find a few coins, 3 coppers, looks like 2 Matrons and a British, but they are covered in crude. I have them soaking now. The āredā coin was a shield nickel, IDād by Bartek. It had some stripes on it, but they flaked off. And a ā64 Indian. One of the best Iāve ever found. You can see LIBERTY on her headdress.
Eastcoasthunter21 found this blob top bottle. He gave it to me. Thanks Charlie!
I donāt know much about bottles, by itās at least 100 years old. Embossed with TOTTENVILLE NY and THE HADKINS BOTTLING CO, with a monogram on the other side.
Charlie found it by detecting the Hutchinson stopper in the neck of the bottle, then digging out the complete bottle. Here is the stopper.
Again, tip of the hat to my hosts.
Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.
Scrappy supplied a spot but was unable to attend due to a sick family member. We all understood, but missed getting to see him.
Hereās a picture of one of our āsafety meetingsā at the local deli. You arenāt supposed to go out in the cold, without eating a good meal.
We hunted in several fields in South Jersey, with Treblehunter. If you look closely you can see āDirty Kurtyā and Treblehunter in the pics. I believe they were digging for grubs.
We hunted the woods in NY. Itās a beautiful place to hunt.
I found some relics along the way. The pocket watch winder was nice, as itās only the second one Iāve found. Flat buttons, musket balls, harmonica reed, blah, blah, blah.
I believe this cast brass piece was once an ornate clock key or barrel tap key, dang shame itās broken. It would have been a nice one. Just my luck.
This looks like a button face, but Iām not sure. It is really small and has a flower on it with gold gilt.
I managed to find a few coins, 3 coppers, looks like 2 Matrons and a British, but they are covered in crude. I have them soaking now. The āredā coin was a shield nickel, IDād by Bartek. It had some stripes on it, but they flaked off. And a ā64 Indian. One of the best Iāve ever found. You can see LIBERTY on her headdress.
Eastcoasthunter21 found this blob top bottle. He gave it to me. Thanks Charlie!
I donāt know much about bottles, by itās at least 100 years old. Embossed with TOTTENVILLE NY and THE HADKINS BOTTLING CO, with a monogram on the other side.
Charlie found it by detecting the Hutchinson stopper in the neck of the bottle, then digging out the complete bottle. Here is the stopper.
Again, tip of the hat to my hosts.
Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.
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