Bill D. (VA)
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Another early latten spoon bowl with maker's mark recovered yesterday
Although my partner Dan was a little under the weather yesterday morning, we eventually made it out for a bit and decided to revisit the 1600s site we hit the prior weekend. We initially did some significant digging in an area where we had discovered a large amount of brick and charcoal near the end of the last hunt. But after a lot of work it did not appear this feature was the trash pit or foundation we were hoping for. Had to be some kind of a large burn pit, although there were no traces of pottery, glass, bone, etc. Just a lot of small iron. We decided to finally give up on that spot and to do some more surface hunting and expand on where we left off last time. But as was the case previously, the finds were few and far between. My meager recoveries included a large, common bridal rosette, a pot leg, a marked pewter button, a 1600s buckle, and a few other odds and ends. But in my opinion the best find was another marked latten spoon bowl. Dan had found a similar one last time, but with a different mark. I love finding these crude fig-shaped bowls, but it's a shame we can't ID the maker's marks on these. But we do know for a fact they date to the 17th century. The heavy iron at this site seems to be spread out over a very large area, so we still need to go back and make sure we haven't missed anything. But our gut feeling is that the site has been hit hard by others over the years, especially due to the fact that it's obscured from view and it would be easy to sneak in there without permission. However, as always, we have solid permission from the owner which is the only way we do business. Dan also made some nice finds which he'll hopefully post soon. These included part of a jews harp apparently crafted from iron which is the first time I've seen that. It's included with the pic of my finds as Dan left it with me to clean up for him. Hopefully he'll get his new electrolysis setup going soon as my battery charger has been working overtime for weeks ..... LOL! And Dan - please don't say a word about my new poncho look!!
UPDATE: See my reply down below with a more detailed close-up of the mark as well as a comparison to the one Dan dug at the same site.
Although my partner Dan was a little under the weather yesterday morning, we eventually made it out for a bit and decided to revisit the 1600s site we hit the prior weekend. We initially did some significant digging in an area where we had discovered a large amount of brick and charcoal near the end of the last hunt. But after a lot of work it did not appear this feature was the trash pit or foundation we were hoping for. Had to be some kind of a large burn pit, although there were no traces of pottery, glass, bone, etc. Just a lot of small iron. We decided to finally give up on that spot and to do some more surface hunting and expand on where we left off last time. But as was the case previously, the finds were few and far between. My meager recoveries included a large, common bridal rosette, a pot leg, a marked pewter button, a 1600s buckle, and a few other odds and ends. But in my opinion the best find was another marked latten spoon bowl. Dan had found a similar one last time, but with a different mark. I love finding these crude fig-shaped bowls, but it's a shame we can't ID the maker's marks on these. But we do know for a fact they date to the 17th century. The heavy iron at this site seems to be spread out over a very large area, so we still need to go back and make sure we haven't missed anything. But our gut feeling is that the site has been hit hard by others over the years, especially due to the fact that it's obscured from view and it would be easy to sneak in there without permission. However, as always, we have solid permission from the owner which is the only way we do business. Dan also made some nice finds which he'll hopefully post soon. These included part of a jews harp apparently crafted from iron which is the first time I've seen that. It's included with the pic of my finds as Dan left it with me to clean up for him. Hopefully he'll get his new electrolysis setup going soon as my battery charger has been working overtime for weeks ..... LOL! And Dan - please don't say a word about my new poncho look!!
UPDATE: See my reply down below with a more detailed close-up of the mark as well as a comparison to the one Dan dug at the same site.
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