Son Of a Cow Dog, would you look at this crap.

[KirkTN]

Brother John Whooped me again. He found 5 eagle buttons today and I found this crap  well, not all of it's crap. What you're about to see are my humble share of todays finds.
I like the flat button, don't know what era it is, do you? The other button/rivet has 4 W's with what looks like the top of a capitol bldg. between each W. Era? Don't know what the ornate piece with the rose is either. and how about the stirrup. What era do you think it is. Oh yea I have been wanting to find a harmonica reed in one piece, found two instead in the same hole.

 

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[karib2517]

nice digs,way to go.

 

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[Fisher]

After looking at these pics I think i found a reed last year. What do you all think?

 

[Iunno]

I found a harmonica reed and a lipstick tube on an old railroad that they were tearing up. I had no idea what they were till i visited this site. Are reeds rare?

 

[KirkTN]

After looking at these pics I think i found a reed last year. What do you all think?

That'd Be One for sure.

I found a harmonica reed and a lipstick tube on an old railroad that they were tearing up. I had no idea what they were till i visited this site. Are reeds rare?

Semi rare I'd say, It's just that they come from another time when harmonicas were more popular. Some back to the civil war era If I'm not mistaken. To me they conjure up the image of maybe a soldier, or a cowboy playing campfire songs.

 

[Montana Jim]

There were many types and sizes of reeds and reed boards, or reed plates. The reed itself in the little piece that vibrated.

The reed boards you are showing are as common as heck - harmonica's were the radios of the day. Everyone had one...

There are also single reed pieces that were part of squeeze boxes, and other reed pieces that went in organs and such. Very common finds... from farmhouses to battlefields. I have a bunch but LOVE picking them up.

 

[Montana Jim]

I made this to help out...

 

[Brendan M.]

Nice batch of finds! You could do a lot worse, my friend. Those reeds are always fun to find.

Cheers and HH,
Brendan

 

[KirkTN]

cool help page you made there MJ.

 

[Monty]

No crap here. All I see is crappe' and junque! Monty

 

[crazyjarhead]

Don't be so humble Nice finds in my book

 

[ivan salis]

uh your spike type item might be part of a bayonet or a leather awl of sorts