TALLYO !!

[Don in SJ]

I hit a new site to me yesterday, but evidently it was hit before since the lack of "easy" finds had me believing the site was cherry picked years ago, but at least whoever hit it, did not pound the site in the harder to hunt areas. I consider getting 6 buttons at a homestead and a Jews Harp and bunch of double headed rivets and some pieces of Iron Pot to be not quite cleaning a site out.

Today I went back, after being happy to find only my second complete Jews Harp to try and find a coin, since most likely any coin from this site would have been either colonial or very early American, like in Liberty Cap and Draped Bust types, but it was not to be today.

No coins, and in fact, I really did not hunt the site much today, since I spent 2 hours walking the roads looking for 2 or 3 more suspected sites that I spotted on aerials, but the underbrush in those areas was way too much to even consider swingin a detector, so I got a good 4 mile hike in and on the way back I hit the homestead that I hit yesterday and was disappointed that I got no more buttons or good relics.

At the time I thought all I had was a junk piece of rolled copper and another one of the double head rivets with leather attached. To my surprise when I got home the frozen piece in my pocket turned out to be a complete cufflink assembly. I gave it a quick look and now I knew my find today was special! One relic I have seen posted by a few over the years has been the TALLYO running fox cufflinks. Well, today I got mine, although not in the best shape, they are still identifiable and I am happy with that.

Even though no coins as of yet from the site, I am very happy getting two more relics that are desired and of course added 6 more old buttons to the collection........

Don

 

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[seger98]

Ok, I'm gonna look dumb for asking.... But what is the jews harp? I see it in the picture, but I have never heard of it or seen it before.


Chris

 

[N.J.THer]

Congrats Don...to continue my education I will now look up a Jews Harp.

Thanks

NJ

 

[Don in SJ]

The Jew's Harp is a small musical instrument which is held against the teeth or lips, and plucked with the fingers. Ground found ones are missing the inside portion that creates the sound.


http://www.jewsharpguild.org/history.html

 

[Chico Rico]

Ok, I'm gonna look dumb for asking.... But what is the jews harp? I see it in the picture, but I have never heard of it or seen it before.


Chris

BOW CHica BOW WHNOHN!!! Jew's harp a.k.a. Jaw Harp!! You never saw snoopy play one!?

It's the tone def mans sweet mouth harp. Go to your local music store and you will find them by the tuners for about $5.

 

[seger98]

The Jew's Harp is a small musical instrument which is held against the teeth or lips, and plucked with the fingers. Ground found ones are missing the inside portion that creates the sound.


http://www.jewsharpguild.org/history.html

Thank you Don for the link, some of us (me, myself & I) lead a sheltered life & don't get out much!

 

[Golden1]

Very nice finds Don I hope the oldies pop out for you! and meny of them

G1

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like a great hunt to me... well what wouldn't be right now!

I have the exact match for your link.

 

[Don in SJ]

Looks like a great hunt to me... well what wouldn't be right now!

I have the exact match for your link.

I thought you had one, I think Steve from Pa also has one.

I was very happy with the finds, but am in a old coin mini-drought, but dang, my son emailed me a couple hours ago, he did it again, he made a quick hunt after work just before dark, two old buttons and a what he describes as a great conditioned 1794 Liberty Cap Large Cent!!
He does great on those short hunts after work!! Maybe I should unretire and try it!

He is catching up to me on Large Cents, even for 1794, I have four and he now has 3 of them!

Don

 

[BuckleBoy]

Still a good hunt, Don. Those cufflinks are Way Cool! I have always wanted to dig a Jew's Harp (even just a piece of one)--so that is Tops on the "musical finds" list for me.

And in terms of that item you have marked "unknown use"--I wish I knew what they were:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,175963.0.html


Throw a photo of it up there, if you get a chance and wouldn't mind. Eventually someone will figure it out. But again, the date range on those brass decorations is consistent with the age of the site you were hunting in this post.



Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

 

[Brian in MA]

so I got a good 4 mile hike in and on the way back I hit the homestead that I hit yesterday and was disappointed that I got no more buttons or good relics.

Don, 4 miles. Wow, that's some dedication and it paid off. Love the cufflinks. Nice collection of relics.

Though, right about now, I would welcome the opportunity to walk 4 miles anywhere that wouldn't require the use of snow shoes !!!! That bare ground sure looks nice.

Brian in MA

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

You have to be careful with those harps..... One wrong cord and you chip a tooth, lol...

Nice finds there. Thanks for sharing.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Nice long walk to a great looking site Don. Never knew NJ was so thick with trees. Research says the Juice Harp or Jaw Harp was in many cultures and goes way back in time. That thing may be really old. I thought they were a 30's thing...who knew.?

Great pics too thanks and keep them coming!

Another good hunt for you.

SKD

 

[collector01]

Looks like you had a good hunt hope you get a coin out of there but some more buttons wouldn't be bad either. HH!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I am glad to see that you got out to enjoy the mild weather, no matter how short lived it may be!

Any day with 6 buttons is a good day, and the fact that not all are plain is a definite bonus.

I remember seeing a post a while back with similar cuff links.

Happy Hunting!
Neil

 

[JerV3]

Those are nice early relics Don.

You do a great job on finding those early sites. It is hard work. I've done it before. Good early sites don't come often. So I try and devote my little bits of time to any site that will yield some type of treasures.

But I love the colonial stuff the most. I think I have a few of those jews harps. What are they exactly. They are ringing a bell in my head. I've been on a few good early sites. I just found out not long ago all those things with the holes in them from colonial sites are toe taps.

I found alot of those heel toe tap's at early sites. Keep up the great work man. Also 6 flat buttons and early relics is still a great outing. Colonial stuff beats anything basically 2 to 1 in my book.

HH Jer

 

[mickk]

Looks like an Estwing to me, good stuff!

 

[Don in SJ]

Looks like an Estwing to me, good stuff!

Both my son and I use the Estwing for frozen ground, but it is really great for chopping thru all the ground roots we encounter, especially green briar roots. So dual purpose tool and the quality of it, well, I doubt that solid piece will ever break........

Don

 

[t-bucket]

WTG love the stuff from old home sites !!!!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice winter hunt, Don