Various 1800s Farm Finds Including Neat Peters Shotgun Shell

[Metal Magnet]

Well, keep going back to the farm b/se it yields interesting finds and is close to my house. Quick hunt produced: some sort of hitch, horse shoe, some sort of farm tool that I'm getting identified in the What is it forum and a very cool copper Peter's shotgun shell.



Here's a close up of the side of the Peters cartridge. It's very ornate for a shell, plus the stem is metal further down, which I'm not used to seeing. The back has Peters No 16 Ideal. I'm trying to ascertain the date of the cartridge, any ideas?

 

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[kuger]

Want a whole box of em?!!Nah,I already promised all of mine to Turtlefoot.

Those are what we always called Highbase(The brass extends up 3/4 of an inch.

The Peters Co. dates way back
http://www.rbs0.com/shotshell.htm
If anything 16 Ga. isnt that common

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

Very Cool Finds!!
TTH

 

[Metal Magnet]

Ahhh, high base brass. I love the look of it - first one of that type that I have found. Also first one of 16 gauge I have found. It's very ornate for a shell...that's what really surprised me. The old Peters cartridge co. location was pretty close to where I live. Looks early in their history, but that's just a guess. I found a pre 1911 UMC shell 12 gauge pretty close to where I found this one.

 

[kuger]

Ahhh, high base brass. I love the look of it - first one of that type that I have found. Also first one of 16 gauge I have found. It's very ornate for a shell...that's what really surprised me. The old Peters cartridge co. location was pretty close to where I live. Looks early in their history, but that's just a guess. I found a pre 1911 UMC shell 12 gauge pretty close to where I found this one.

Yea,there was a lot more pride back then,just look at the coins!!

 

[redneck13126]

high brass more powder lol

 

[Metal Magnet]

Well, the scissor looking thing has been identified in the "What Is It" forum - thanx to the incredibly helpful Tnet members! Seems it is this:

"The chatelaine was used by women to attach items they used daily, not only there sewing items, but could also include a small watch, keys, letter seal, perfume bottles, note pads as examples. The chatelaine was also worn for fashion and many were very ornate which were made in silver or gold with many different designs. "

Here is the post, so you can see other, more modern, examples:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,396553.0.html

 

[LadyFuse]

Want a whole box of em?!!Nah,I already promised all of mine to Turtlefoot.

Those are what we always called Highbase(The brass extends up 3/4 of an inch.

The Peters Co. dates way back
Shotshell Cartridge History
If anything 16 Ga. isnt that common

I found this on google search and I was interested in it because I found a shotgun shell "head" i'm assuming and it's a peter's no.16

I was wondering what you or anyone thought of it?!

 

[oldsalty19]