My first hunt of the year.

[possumheaded]

I was finally able to get out for a little while and hit 2 new spots. I didn't get to spend a lot of time at either spot but I had fun. The first spot was around a cemetery out in the woods. The latest date I found on one of the head stones was a person who was born 1852 died in 1873 at 21 years of age. The name was Mary G. Robinson, Jr. I didn't know females could be Jr. or maybe it was a boy named Mary(could be like a boy named Sue) Who knows?? I did find this big hook though. Does anyone know what it is? The second spot I found this thing that says Ford on it. If it were bigger I would say that it was a radiator cap but it's not that big. Anyway, I can't wait to get back. I hope everyone has a find filled year this year.
Happy Hunting,
Ed

 

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[SkyPirate]

The hook might be 4 picking up hay bales

 

[olepossum]

i love to go in and clean up old cemetarys when i find them some think i am silly but i talk to the people if they have readable names and tell them what is going on in todays times only ggodstuff and rake and weed eat and broom and cut weeds and sucker bushes and if the stone is a hard stone i even sweep the junk off of the stone if they are confederate i try and do pencil rubbing with butcher paper and pencil and take pictures after i am done with clean up i have one i know of that needs a good cleaning this spring it is a wired cemetary though most of them died a tear apart on same dayand month and some died ten years apart same month and day

 

[dfx willy]

to funny plehbah!! the ford thing i think is a axel bearing cap. willy

 

[ckmfarms]

the best find was the cementary ...i love the old ones..just to look at the dates and wonderi why some died so young ..was it " natural causes " ..yellow fever...whooping cough...farming accident..so much runs thru your mind..i always keep a bottle of simple green and some soft scrubbers in my truck and i clean at least one headstone ...straighten any flowers that were left ..most old cementaries dont even have flowers ..if its not winter and theres some wild flowers near ill cut each grave a flower and leave it resting on the tombstone..

 

[Dman]

Nice finds. Good luck when you get back there.
Dman
Dman

 

[possumheaded]

Thanks guys! I love the old cemeterys as well. I had a couple of local teenagers tell me about this one. They found it riding their 4wheelers. It looks like someone added the fence years after the last grave in an attempt to clean it up and preserve it but even it's old. There are many graves outside the fenced area as well.

The hook might be 4 picking up hay bales

I think your right. It's amazing all the different types of hooks you can come up with if you do a search for antique hay hooks.

to funny plehbah!! the ford thing i think is a axel bearing cap. willy

Thanks for the input. I found it after searching and it's a piece to a 1910's-20's ford hub cap.

Thanks again and as always,
HAPPY HUNTING!

 

[seger98]

Neat finds Ed. But even a neater find was the cemetery

 

[crazyjarhead]

Interesting name you found?? Love and respect those and all burial grounds. Seams like so many people died way too young in those days. If only we had modern medicine of today around back then. The ford thing looks to be a ford hub cap center.........my guess. Love those old square nails too. I must have dug a million it seams. Glad that you got out during January. I may venture out sat. as it's going to be hot here in Ohio..........40's and 50's on Sunday before the temps nose dive again. HH Ron

 

[Knightwalker]

Very interesting finds. Good pics.
HH in 2010

 

[washingtonian]

I agree that certainly looks like a hay baling hook

 

[Burdie]

I sure like the Ford cap. Congrats.

Burdie

 

[Nana40]

Hey Possum! Great to see you out and hunting! We've got a few old cemetaries around here. If you can look at the platt maps, sometimes you can match up some of those names that are listed. That's pretty neat. Congrats on the finds and good luck on your next outing.

Nana