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Can anyone put a date on this silver ear ring I found a few days ago. It was found in a garbage dump outside an old mining camp, where there was some old garbage and more newer stuff mixed together. The newer stuff was from the 1970s (based on a 1971 penny I found and some plastic lids) and the...

Found these a couple days ago in an old garbage dump in a mining camp, apparently from the 1940s. Thought I would share them with you all here. First piece is a rusty tin Cracker Jack prize. I guess back in World War II, Cracker Jack started putting these little tin US Army buttons in their...

Hello, I have this old General Porcelain Company (GEE PEE) knob insulator, which dates from 1911 to 1927, with what looks like a 1912 date nail in the center. Does anyone know more about these? I think the "12" may just be referring to 12 volt electricity or something, but I dont know much...

First shoe on the left is an actual mule shoe Ive had for a while. The second thing there is the one in question. Found it today along an old road going through these hills where there are old mines from the late 1800s. Im not sure because of the holes. Ive never seen any mule shoes with so many...

Can anybody tell me what the manufacturers mark on this bottle is? It looks like and "L M" in a circle, but I couldnt find anything on it when I looked here online. It says "4/5 Quart" around the bottom.

Went back out to the garbage dump along the railroad earlier today before the fun and festivities, found a few things, including this cool crockery marble from the 1800s, a more modern swirly marble, whats left of a pocket watch, a glass "China" button, and a interesting little pearl shell...

Heres a couple of things I found today on the ranch my sisters live on. I was picking up around the wood shed out back when I found the red thing. Its glass or porcelain or whatever, and it looks vintage. What it is though, I cant say. The metal thing looks like it was sharpened at the end. It...

Found yesterday in the desert near home. My first and probably the only one Ill ever find. A glycymeris shell pendant from the Gulf of California. Its from the Hohokam period, which means its at least 500 years old, from about 1450 AD or before. These are actually pretty rare, Ive only ever...

Some kind of buckle with a snap button in the center, which says "WORLD BEATER" and "PAT. PEND." Any ideas?

Anybody know what this is? It has an "8" on it and some other symbol looking thing, and on the edges a bunch of lines like you see on the ruler for measuring, only very small. No writing on the back side. I was thinking it has something to do with electricity, or maybe even a game piece or...

Can anyone ID this for me? It looks like an arrowhead or something that was reworked into a scraper, in my opinion, but Im not an expert. Anybody know more? Please ignore the rusty suspender buckle.

Found this old cuff link where an old house built in the 1800s or very early 1900s used to be. Any idea on the age? Ive found other very similar examples online that were made of gold with a diamond in the center, as you see in the photo here, but mine does not appear to be gold, but there is a...

First off is this little Indian artifact I found on top of a hill, next to the driveway leading to one of the ranches around here. Im not sure if it is a projectile point, a scraper or what, but I think it may have been a point that was reworked into a scraper, since Ive seen other similar...

Some more finds, most from yesterday, including some stuff I could use some help with. First is that little bottle, found near the half pint whiskey bottle and that 1941 wheat penny on top of a c.1940s and back garbage dump. What kind of bottle is that? It looks like a miniature whiskey flask...

I found what I was told is a concho, like from a saddle, on an old ranch here a long time ago, and my mother actually found that key near an old house that goes back to the 1910s or or earlier. Is that a concho? And does anyone know more about keys like this? My mom called it a skeleton key, but...

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...

Found these date nails from the railroad in a fenceline yesterday, probably Southern Pacific. Two 1957s and a 1952, which is a new one for my collection. Also saw these guys around the house. The centipede was alive this morning but dead by the time I got to see him. Thanks for looking.

Found these glass beads on an old ranch here in Southern AZ, that dates back to the mid to late 1800s or so. Anyway, there is this garbage dump, one main area, and then a fairly large area of ground around it where you can see little bits of purple glass shards and white pottery and tins and...

Found these glass beads on an old ranch here in Southern AZ, that dates back to the mid to late 1800s or so. Anyway, there is this garbage dump, one main area, and then a fairly large area of ground around it where you can see little bits of purple glass shards and white pottery and tins and...

Back out at my friend's place, this old ranch, where I found a few date nails from the railroad in the corral and a few other things in a old garbage dump nearby, including that shoe, old revolver casings, some pearl buttons, a little bottle, some buckles and that round thing there this says...