Hoe, Hammer, and an Interesting Shoe Buckle

[Eastender]

Found two tools today. Also found my 7th shoe buckle, unfortunately fragments most likely from the plow. It's the largest one I've found so far. When I tried to bend the corner back it snapped exposing the untarnished metal. When they were polished they must have had an almost gold brass color.

 

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[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[xcopperstax]

Nice finds! What's your take on the hammer? I found one a few months ago at a 1600's site. Normally I wouldn't think much of a hammer head but I kept it thinking it might actually be colonial period and worth some electrolysis.

 

[Eastender]

This area had a farm showing up on an 1830's map but European settlement goes back to 1650's. These tools were found close to where I found an 1876 Seated Liberty Dime and my gut feeling is they belong to that layer. But downhill from these finds I discovered a broken non-claw hammer and chisel that I believe date back to the 1700's. I almost always leave large pieces of iron at the sites but the chisel and a steel scribe I did collect.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds, congrats!

 

[Scrappy]

I was born and raised out where you’re detecting. I have a lot of insight on hunting the area if you’re interested. The hammer is solid mid/late 19th c.