...20 years later. Finally found one.

[mk4125]

I have been searching the dirt for two decades and have never found one...Until today. A maple-syrup tree tap. "PAT'D 1884". The end.

 

[vpnavy]

..: NICE FIND mk4125 :..
Thanks for sharing!​

 

[Terry Soloman]

Way cool - Congratulations!

 

[kingskid1611]

still reusable. Nice score!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[4x4x4]

....Now THATS cool !

 

[Silvermonkey]

That...is a very cool find! Looks like your persistence has paid off. Congrats!

 

[Carolina Tom]

You learn something new every day.

You just don't see many of those in the South... Huh...

Best of luck to you sir.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Well done!!! Congrats and HH

 

[against the wind]

Congratulations on the Tap.
What kind of trees were in the area
where you found it?

 

[dirtlooter]

sweet, literally. still usable too

 

[Tpmetal]

nice im assuming red maples around you? or does michigan have black or sugar maples too? i make kick ass maple syrup by the way, hence the curiosity.

 

[eastcoastdetectorist]

That's something you don't see everyday!

 

[Welgund]

Just think of all you would have found over the last 20 years if you would have been searching the ground with your detector instead of the sides of trees Gratz on a great find!

 

[Molewacker]

Yummy find!

 

[Nighthunter]

Great find! Is that by chance made of steel? The newer ones that I use of metal are all cast aluminum. Interesting hole placement on the end toward the tree, or may be imagination..
Congrats!

 

[achetadomestica]

Now you just have to find a bucket

 

[mk4125]

Congratulations on the Tap.
What kind of trees were in the area
where you found it?

Oak, beech and maple...it was in the deep part of the woods making me wonder if there was an old homestead nearby

 

[mk4125]

Great find! Is that by chance made of steel? The newer ones that I use of metal are all cast aluminum. Interesting hole placement on the end toward the tree, or may be imagination..
Congrats!

Yep...made of steel. I actually was not going to dig it up but it was so far from civilization that I just had to see what was out there.

 

[mk4125]

nice im assuming red maples around you? or does michigan have black or sugar maples too? i make kick ass maple syrup by the way, hence the curiosity.

We definitely have a lot of maple trees but not certain as to what types (as an avid outdoorsman I really should learn that).
Oh...please send a pint of syrup to everyone on this post and we will confirm your talents