Some more stuff, actually from yesterday.

[Old Pueblo]

Some more old stuff from town, washing up out of the trash dump and surrounding area. Got some more date nails, a few from the ground and a few I pulled from a fence, including that nice big 1942, which is a new one. Ive found a smaller 42 before, but never a big one like this. Its always cool to find the different varieties. Theres also a little wheat penny, but its so rusty? (Is that even possible?), I cant tell what the date is, but I can make out a "191". Any ideas on how to clean this up a little bit to expose the date and mint, if there is one? Also that Oregon Short Line RR car seal thing, kind of cool how it ended up all the way down here. And thats a fossil I found in a pen. There was a bunch more of this rock around, but this piece was the only one I noticed having any fossils in it. There are a couple more fossils I noticed on the other side, but its all scratched up. The best fossils I see are the ones in the photo, which are not very clear, my apologies. And thats some ancient seashell sticking out at the left, I think.



Heres another little rattlesnake I nearly stepped on out in the desert, along with a big horny toad.





And does anyone know what this is, and how old it might be? I found some "Larson" wire related stuff online from the 1910s, but I dont know if this is the same "Larson". The thing broke when I tried to unscrew it.

 

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[G.A.P.metal]

Pueblo
I like all your finds except the rattler !
Gary

 

[RVRoamer73]

Cool finds...Congrats on a nice hunt.

 

[trdking]

Tasty snake though. Did ya eat it?

 

[villagenut]

You sure do find lots of date nails. You got a series of consecutive dates by now, I presume.

 

[sutphin]

NICE RATTLE FIND....

 

[Old Pueblo]

Pueblo
I like all your finds except the rattler !
Gary

Me too. I hate finding those things. And you only ever see them when they're crawling across the road in front of you or when you're right up on them. The little ones are said to be more dangerous than larger ones.

 

[Old Pueblo]

You sure do find lots of date nails. You got a series of consecutive dates by now, I presume.

My earliest is a 1903, which is pretty good I think since most RRs only started using them in 1900 or 1901 or so. From there I have 1906 to 1911. Then from 1914 all the way to 1932, but my 1920 is pretty rough. Ive found a 1912 and 1913 before, but they were too far gone to bother with. I think I may have a 1933, as well, but its really rusty and could be a 1936 or 1938. After 1932, I have a 1935 all the way up to 1944, no 1945 yet, a 1946, 1949, a couple 1951s, 1952, a bent 1955 and a few 1957s. The newer ones are harder to find than the older ones I think. And the reason I find so many is because there are so many old RR ties around being used for other things, such as fence posts and in cattle guards and corrals and so forth. You often see extra or replaced ties laying around these fence and corrals too. The RRs replace them and will leave the ties in big piles by the RR, and are free for anybody to come and take home, so thats how they get so spread out everywhere I guess, and not just along the RRs..

And I didnt even know what these things were until last year, so Ive been walking by them my entire life and as result know of many places where there are old rr ties still in use.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Tasty snake though. Did ya eat it?

Oh no, I dont kill them if I dont have to. And this little guy wasnt bothering me. I think he was either very lethargic or nearly dead because he wasnt moving when I tossed some little stones his way.

 

[trdking]

Oh no, I dont kill them if I dont have to. And this little guy wasnt bothering me. I think he was either very lethargic or nearly dead because he wasnt moving when I tossed some little stones his way.

Lethargic or a little bit of trickery. I bet he would get very active if you tried to pick him up Just ask my good friend Dumb Bob, Lost his thumb to one.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Lethargic or a little bit of trickery. I bet he would get very active if you tried to pick him up Just ask my good friend Dumb Bob, Lost his thumb to one.

You're probably right. I notice reptiles tend to stay very still, to try and blend in I guess, until you disturb them. Im sure he moved a little bit when I threw a rock at him, and I could have easily lopped his head off with the machete I carry, but I didnt want to mess with him. I, personally, hate snakes.

 

[villagenut]

My earliest is a 1903, which is pretty good I think since most RRs only started using them in 1900 or 1901 or so. From there I have 1906 to 1911. Then from 1914 all the way to 1932, but my 1920 is pretty rough. Ive found a 1912 and 1913 before, but they were too far gone to bother with. I think I may have a 1933, as well, but its really rusty and could be a 1936 or 1938. After 1932, I have a 1935 all the way up to 1944, no 1945 yet, a 1946, 1949, a couple 1951s, a bent 1955 and a few 1957s. The newer ones are harder to find than the older ones I think. And the reason I find so many is because there are so many old RR ties around being used for other things, such as fence posts and in cattle guards and corrals and so forth. You often see extra or replaced ties laying around these fence and corrals too. The RRs replace them and will leave the ties in big piles by the RR, and are free for anybody to come and take home, so thats how they get so spread out everywhere I guess, and not just along the RRs..

And I didnt even know what these things were until last year, so Ive been walking by them my entire life and as result know of many places where there are old rr ties still in use.

I remember an article in a treasure mag when I was a youngster. I was intrigued by them, but never found any and never heard anymore about them until you started showing some. Thanks for the nostalgia.

 

[Old Pueblo]

I need to find another box to put all of my nails in, and when I do Ill post some more photos for you guys to see.

 

[Bodhi69]

What? No close up of the Rattler? Just kidding. If I had stumbled across it my day would have been done and the last thing I'd get would be a picture. Now the Toad on the other hand. Thats a pretty cool little guy. Congrats on the finds

 

[Mzjavert]

The item marked Larson is a turnbuckle.

Mr Horney Toad looks very intense.

 

[StonedOregonhunter]

Cool finds I love the old shotgun headers! I sometimes use 3% Hydrogen peroxide heated in the microwave. First get as much debris off the coin as possible by rinsing, let your copper sit in the peroxide for a while and then take a damp Q-tip gently rub in the solution to loosen grime and occasionally take it out of The solution onto a paper towel in with a damp Q-tip go over a few times. Repeat as needed. It's a possibility it could be too far shot as well. I hope this helps it usually works for me. This method does have a tendency to dry a coin out a bit so you can soak in some olive oil afterwards if needed. HH

 

[Old Pueblo]

I remember an article in a treasure mag when I was a youngster. I was intrigued by them, but never found any and never heard anymore about them until you started showing some. Thanks for the nostalgia.

Any time

 

[Old Pueblo]

Cool finds I love the old shotgun headers! I sometimes use 3% Hydrogen peroxide heated in the microwave. First get as much debris off the coin as possible by rinsing, let your copper sit in the peroxide for a while and then take a damp Q-tip gently rub in the solution to loosen grime and occasionally take it out of The solution onto a paper towel in with a damp Q-tip go over a few times. Repeat as needed. It's a possibility it could be too far shot as well. I hope this helps it usually works for me. This method does have a tendency to dry a coin out a bit so you can soak in some olive oil afterwards if needed. HH

Thank you, ill try that for sure. Its just a wheaty, but I dont find many old coins, and the 1910s is still pretty early for Arizona history, which has always been important to me.

 

[AlienLifeForm]

The larson item is likely a turnbuckle for an old screen door.

 

[Old Pueblo]

The item marked Larson is a turnbuckle.

Mr Horney Toad looks very intense.

Thankyou. After typing that in I found this.
https://www.google.com/patents/US2881510

From the 1950s or so, just as I thought. It looks too modern to be 100 years old I think, and the "Larson" on it made me think mid 20th century.