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May 04, 2009, 08:23 AM
#1
"MAJESTIC" bin ID please
A while ago I was detecting an old site when I got this "Foghorn" type signal on my minelab. Well, after reading stories of gold coins ans such being buried underneath these large targets The thought of "what if I don't dig this and something of that nature lies beneath" Comes to mind. After a 2 foot excavation project and 30 minutes later I found this! Well, needless to say I didn't find much underneath. What is it?
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May 04, 2009, 08:32 AM
#2
CANE FIELD BANDITS and IRON BRIGADE MEMBER
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
It's a cast iron stove part, or perhaps part of a fireplace insert.  The company is still in business.
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/searc...company=320718
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals:
TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button
FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes.
Military Relics:
Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
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May 04, 2009, 08:48 AM
#3
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Maybe is from a Majestic Range wood or coal burning stove? http://www.oldcookbooks.com/product/...cook_book.html
I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines. I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
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May 04, 2009, 11:13 AM
#4
 monty
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Looks like a clean out lid for a grease trap. Monty
Don't make me loose the hounds! If you dig, Cover up your holes.
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May 04, 2009, 12:57 PM
#5
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
no idea but it would make a great toilet seat
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds
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May 04, 2009, 01:29 PM
#6
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines. I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
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May 04, 2009, 03:49 PM
#7
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Looks like either a gas or water meter cover to me.
"The best discriminator is a shovel"
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May 04, 2009, 04:04 PM
#8
 Likely, B.C.
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Hey 4H,
People are starting to see different things. Re: cast iron stove part, part of a fireplace insert, clean out lid for a grease trap, gas or water meter cover and a "great toilet seat"! 
We're needing a size reference, please.
I'm thinking a factory cover for an upright 45 gallon (sorry, 50 US gallon) barrel camp stove!
"It's a quest. It's a quest for fun, I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun, we're all gonna have so much #!@*^& fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our %$#@ smiles!" - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's 'Family Vacation'.
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May 04, 2009, 04:48 PM
#9
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
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May 04, 2009, 05:13 PM
#10
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
It reminds me of a exhaust rain cap from an old tractor
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May 04, 2009, 05:30 PM
#11
Likely, B.C.
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Okay, let's keep guessing until we get a size reference. (4H must be busy digging up another part of this thing!  ) We're bound to get it through the simple process of elimination.
After careful research  I found that 'Majestic' also made coal chutes, but they were square shaped.
So now, I'm going with "the cover to a garbage disposal", because if the cover was hot, how would you open it without burning your hands? 
P.S.: Also, why would a company put their name & location on the inside lid of a fire-box?
'May the 4th be with you' - LG
"It's a quest. It's a quest for fun, I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun, we're all gonna have so much #!@*^& fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our %$#@ smiles!" - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's 'Family Vacation'.
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May 04, 2009, 06:09 PM
#12
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Uuugh yeah how are you supposed to know the size if I do not put a refference next to it? I do appologize. Crusader has a good visual.....It's the size of a toilet seat! 
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May 04, 2009, 06:11 PM
#13
Likely, B.C.
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
I was kidding!
"It's a quest. It's a quest for fun, I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun, we're all gonna have so much #!@*^& fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our %$#@ smiles!" - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's 'Family Vacation'.
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May 04, 2009, 06:14 PM
#14
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Me too! 
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May 04, 2009, 06:18 PM
#15
Likely, B.C.
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
Oh good!
"It's a quest. It's a quest for fun, I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun, we're all gonna have so much #!@*^& fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our %$#@ smiles!" - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's 'Family Vacation'.
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May 04, 2009, 07:11 PM
#16
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
My guess would be a cover for a slop hole. Slop holes were a common household feature prior to the introduction of garbage disposals. Dig a deep hole with a post hole digger and filler' up. Some folks used these covers. The rest of us just put a drum lid, or similar, to cover the hole when not in use.
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May 04, 2009, 09:12 PM
#17
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
A lot of Majestic Companies in Huntington in 1924. Im thinking now with the others a grease pit or slop hole cover esp. if you found it in position near a homestead. What does that top lever do? Can you fold it back and step on it to open?
I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines. I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
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May 04, 2009, 09:24 PM
#18
Re: "MAJESTIC" bin ID please
 Originally Posted by bigcypresshunter
A lot of Majestic Companies in Huntington in 1924. Im thinking now with the others a grease pit or slop hole cover esp. if you found it in position near a homestead. What does that top lever do? Can you fold it back and step on it to open?
That is exactly what that lever is for. Kick it over, step on it, lid opens, make your contribution, remove foot, lid closes and lever flips forward again. One of my Uncles had one of these next to his kitchen entrance. It was painted forest green as I recall. Can't imagine that he ever repainted the thing, so that may have been the original color from the factory.
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