WHILE OUT DETECTING, FOUND GLASS

mlhudson

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Mar 19, 2006
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All White's Detectors MXT and IDX_pro, ANY OLD DETECTOR WILL DO
I WAS OUT THURSDAY DOING THE DETECTING THING, I HAD PREMISSION
TO HUNT A FRIENDS GRANDPARENT'S YARD. I STARTED AT THE BACK OF THE YARD AROUND AND OLD OAK TREE( 100 + YR OLD) GOT A SIGNAL AT
72 ON THE - M X T - THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD BEEP, SO I STARTED TO
REMOVE A SMALL HOLE, AND I HIT SOMETHING AT 6 INCHES, A PIECE OF
GLASS, LOW AND BEHOLD IT TURED OUT TO BE A GREEN GLASS INSULATOR FROM A POLE?. THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF COPPER WRAPPED AROUND THE TIP.I SHOWED TO MY FRIEND AND HE SAID THAT
THAT THEY TO HAVE A FLOWER GARDEN THERE . SO ME BEING WHO I AM, I RESUMED DETECTING AGAIN, GOT A NOTHER HIT, AND AGAIN SAME THING. I REMOVED A LARGER AMOUNT OF SOIL ONLY TO REVILE 7 MORE
INSULATORS IN THE SAME SPOT. I DID THIS FOR ALMOST 3 HOURS AND
TURNED 32 MORE INSULATORS IN A 25 X 30 SPOT. I FOUND 4 DIFFERENT
COLORS FROM GREEN. CLEAR, BLUE, BROWN EVEN A PORCLINE TYPE.
THE MAKERS WERE HEMING, WHITEHALL, TATUM , US LINE, NO. 42 . 41 ,2 :icon_king: . I ENDED THE DAY WITH 43 GLASS INSULATORS, TRUELY
NOT MY BEST DAY , BUT SURELY ONE TO REMEMBER


THANKS
M L HUDSON
PS: I ' VE GOT THEM SOAKING IN WATER RIGHT NOW , I'LL POST PICS LATER
 

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mamabear

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Feb 21, 2008
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garage sale oldie
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there are a couple insulators that are worth $200.oo so make sure you do some research on them. how odd to find them all buried. wonder what else is down there? what a fun dig!
 

weasel606

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Jan 28, 2007
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WOW nice finds :o some of those sell pretty good on ebay ! congrats :thumbsup:
 

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mlhudson

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Mar 19, 2006
571
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GADSDEN, ALA.
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All White's Detectors MXT and IDX_pro, ANY OLD DETECTOR WILL DO
HAVING TROUBLE GETTIN OUT RIGHT NOW, DUNDER STORMS - LOTSA RAIN
LIGHTING, I'LL TRY LATER.... SORRY NO PICS YET
 

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