Ben Franklin and some Axes

JoshW

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Got a few hours in at a local 1806 Farmhouse. Found a Benjamin Franklin Souvenir token and a toasted copper. The token is from the Franklin Institute, and I saw a few posts that dates it to around 1930. Also found a large axe head and splitting maul. ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1570929499.047873.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1570929509.331619.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1570929529.349154.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1570929540.434182.jpg
 

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Some interesting finds there... :icon_thumright:
 

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Great finds I love the Franklin Token thats nice. Cool Axe heads Ive seen people use electrolysis on those and they turned out really good. I tried it once didnt work very well for me LOL Great post. Tommy
 

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I found one of those exact Ben Franklin souvenir tokens in the Seattle area 2 years ago. Funny! Nicely done.
 

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Nice job, congrats! :occasion14:
 

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Thanks everyone! That is great that you found a Ben Franklin in Seattle. That is certainly a long way from Philly. I wonder how long they made them? I definitely plan on running the axe through electrolysis. Hopefully it will come out nice.
 

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I finally ran the axe through electrolysis and now know why the farmer tossed it. I hope this thing didn’t go flying when it cracked open. ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1576338135.786144.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1576338153.003551.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1576338164.871742.jpg
 

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