Michiganne
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Hi all:
I have been way too busy (and the ground's pretty dry) to hunt lately but finally got away Sunday. We could not have had more gorgeous weather! I didn't have a ton of time so I ended up at the farm just down the road from us. I knew the homeowners were gone until at least 4 p.m. so I concentrated on areas closer to the house. I found some clad, all from the 70's and newer, and a few too many Mason jar lids.
The first interesting relic I dug was some kind of name plate that has possibly a social security number on it. 
I checked later with the homeowner and there was a "William Fenton" who once lived in the house. Shortly later I got a signal that was pinpointing larger than a coin and I almost didn't dig it. But I'm glad I did as I pulled my first (finally!) crotal bell out, and it's a biggie. Made my MDing day!
Now for that thimble......
I wondered about reshaping the back of the bell where it was crushed.
The homeowner suggested I heat it first with a blowtorch. Is it worth trying? It still has it's dinger in it.
Thanks for looking and HH,
Michiganne AKA Queen of the Mason lids
pic 1 - crotal bell
pic 2 - "xacta plate" with name
pic 3 - decorative clasp, maybe from a purse?
pic 4 - big piece of lead and other digs
I have been way too busy (and the ground's pretty dry) to hunt lately but finally got away Sunday. We could not have had more gorgeous weather! I didn't have a ton of time so I ended up at the farm just down the road from us. I knew the homeowners were gone until at least 4 p.m. so I concentrated on areas closer to the house. I found some clad, all from the 70's and newer, and a few too many Mason jar lids.
The first interesting relic I dug was some kind of name plate that has possibly a social security number on it. I checked later with the homeowner and there was a "William Fenton" who once lived in the house. Shortly later I got a signal that was pinpointing larger than a coin and I almost didn't dig it. But I'm glad I did as I pulled my first (finally!) crotal bell out, and it's a biggie. Made my MDing day!Now for that thimble......
I wondered about reshaping the back of the bell where it was crushed.
The homeowner suggested I heat it first with a blowtorch. Is it worth trying? It still has it's dinger in it. Thanks for looking and HH,
Michiganne AKA Queen of the Mason lids
pic 1 - crotal bell
pic 2 - "xacta plate" with name
pic 3 - decorative clasp, maybe from a purse?
pic 4 - big piece of lead and other digs
I've never dug a whole one that still jingles 
I have a tendancy to want to always try and bend things back into shape, even used a hammer once or twice ![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
but I've broken a couple of relics that way. I always want to test old hinges lol. HH
love that bell! 
