2 NEW CELLAR HOLES*HOLED COPPER*LARGE CROTAL BELL*COOL SPORTSMAN BUTTON

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

a old high school friend shot me a message on FB saying he does some quadding and knows of a few colonial foundations.i talked to him today and got directions.
I found 2 of the foundations and buttons were surfacing at both sites.a large crotal bell,a sportsman buttin with a WADHAMS & CO superfine backmark a large dandy or cloak button & a double holed 1831 large cent came from the 2nd site.any ideas on the flattened ornate cone shaped brass item?
the 1st site is very overgrown with ferns.spent about 2 hours at each site.I think a return trip is in store when ferns are dead.these sites have more potential for sure!
Thanks Dave G from high school for the lead on these 2 sites!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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[Getty]

Great job there! lots of nice relics, cant wait to see what else comes outta there. Looks like someone made a coat button with th LC.

 

[treasurepirate1]

i would love to find a few 1700s cellar holes, but the oldest building here only go back to the mid 1830s. i like the giant crotal bell

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Great job there! lots of nice relics, cant wait to see what else comes outta there. Looks like someone made a coat button with th LC.

too heavy for a button.back then a popular toy was made with round objects and a string.called buzzers or whirligigs
http://www.historylives.com/toysandgames.htm

 

[Getty]

Great job there! lots of nice relics, cant wait to see what else comes outta there. Looks like someone made a coat button with th LC.

too heavy for a button.back then a popular toy was made with round objects and a string.called buzzers or whirligigs
http://www.historylives.com/toysandgames.htm

I stand corrected.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I would love to find a BIG crotal like that one.

Very nice sportsman.

Tapered piece, just a guess, a walking stick end ??

I found a 1799 "buzzer" about a month ago.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice finds today Dave!
Looks like there was a nice pattern on the front of that Dandy button!
I was thinking that the "tapered piece" might be from a knife sheath?
The double holed 1831 large cent is in great shape, except for the eye holes of course!

Dave

 

[Rich in Central PA]

What! No chain Cents? I'll tell ya, you got some good spots up there. Go for it man......................................Rich

 

[johnnyblaze]

Killer finds for sure Dave

Im waiting for the vegetation to die also for some of my sites


Blaze

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Great job there! lots of nice relics, cant wait to see what else comes outta there. Looks like someone made a coat button with th LC.

too heavy for a button.back then a popular toy was made with round objects and a string.called buzzers or whirligigs
http://www.historylives.com/toysandgames.htm

I stand corrected.

i'm not 100% sure on my theory you may be right too but,a button that heavy wouldn't last long on the coat i would think

 

[Woodland Detectors]

The sportsman button is my Fav. Nice saves Dave

 

[steelheadwill]

Another stellar Hunt!
Great variety
Awesome Ram button
I got a "button Cent" too a while back (Mud Find, Toasted)
Check that bell for the RW mark described below,
the design visible looks remarkably similar.
Congrats on more goodies for your displays

 

[Bev]

Killer finds for sure Dave

Im waiting for the vegetation to die also for some of my sites


Blaze

Me too up here in RI, the vegetation is so thick in some spots I get claustrophobic!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Killer finds for sure Dave

Im waiting for the vegetation to die also for some of my sites


Blaze

Me too up here in RI, the vegetation is so thick in some spots I get claustrophobic!

he's in RI too Bev! you do cellar hole hunting Bev?

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Man , you are a dedicated , hard working , digging machine

 

[Bev]

Killer finds for sure Dave

Im waiting for the vegetation to die also for some of my sites


Blaze

Me too up here in RI, the vegetation is so thick in some spots I get claustrophobic!

he's in RI too Bev! you do cellar hole hunting Bev?

I like too as long as it's safe. I like the fields and surrounding areas mostly, beaches occasionally but I'm too far from the ocean to get in there on time and get a good start before all you guys get there!

 

[kuger]

Thats the third Sportsman button with an Ibex I have seen on here.I never had seen that one previous.Awesome!!!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Killer finds for sure Dave

Im waiting for the vegetation to die also for some of my sites


Blaze

Me too up here in RI, the vegetation is so thick in some spots I get claustrophobic!

he's in RI too Bev! you do cellar hole hunting Bev?

I like too as long as it's safe. I like the fields and surrounding areas mostly, beaches occasionally but I'm too far from the ocean to get in there on time and get a good start before all you guys get there!

do you hunt alone? or with a partner?