Silver Tree Chaser
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I found another 17th century trade kettle point today at the same site that produced two similar points last week!
Recent rains after a long drought has really helped these brass points to sing out loud and clear on my XP Deus. All three arrow points came out of the same exact spot where I pulled a barbed fishing spear a few weeks ago when the soil was a dry powder. I hammered the spot but found nothing, but I’ve now found three brass kettle points after the rains left the soil damp enough to pull 10” plugs. Here’s all four brass recoveries from the mid-to-late 1600s; today's point in the middle is far more complete than the first two points.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian website has some 3-D illustrations showing how brass kettles were obtained in trade and repurposed into arrow points, fish hooks, jewelry, and other items. The have a brass point still tied to the wooden shaft in their collection.
I also further cleaned the 1600s latten spoon that I had posted last week, which was also found at the same site. The silver wash is entirely intact, and the hand-engraved design done by an Algonquin Indian can now be clearly seen.
Good Hunting!
Recent rains after a long drought has really helped these brass points to sing out loud and clear on my XP Deus. All three arrow points came out of the same exact spot where I pulled a barbed fishing spear a few weeks ago when the soil was a dry powder. I hammered the spot but found nothing, but I’ve now found three brass kettle points after the rains left the soil damp enough to pull 10” plugs. Here’s all four brass recoveries from the mid-to-late 1600s; today's point in the middle is far more complete than the first two points.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian website has some 3-D illustrations showing how brass kettles were obtained in trade and repurposed into arrow points, fish hooks, jewelry, and other items. The have a brass point still tied to the wooden shaft in their collection.
I also further cleaned the 1600s latten spoon that I had posted last week, which was also found at the same site. The silver wash is entirely intact, and the hand-engraved design done by an Algonquin Indian can now be clearly seen.
Good Hunting!
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I first read and heard about trade kettle points about +15 years ago and had hoped to find just one all this time until now, so I'm making up for all this waiting with three points recovered in one small area the size of an average bathroom. 
