Back to the Woods - Sweet Colonial Button

[ModernMiner]

Well Folks, I made a long day trip Friday to one of my old stomping grounds back in the Raleigh area. It was a 4 hour drive each way, but my reason for going was twofold. I was dying to find another CW relic or two, and I also wanted to get some more 100+ yr old barn wood from the property. The property, approx 160 acres, just had all the pine trees logged so I was hoping the equipment may have turned up some more relics. It was actually even harder to detect than before due to the large tracks, ruts, and pine branches left everywhere. Everywhere I stepped looked like a prime spot for a snake to be hiding. L After I got my barn wood I detected for about six hours before having to drive back home. It was a long day.
The finds were pretty slim as I’ve detected this place for about 7 years now. I did score my best Colonial dandy button ever though. I had to move a rotted log, and dig it out from under a large tree root, but it was worth it.

My finds were:

*30mm Colonial dandy button with star design, missing shank.

*Brass button w/no back mark, no shank.
*1800’s padlock

*Chewed musket ball and melted camp lead

*1948 “Fort Dodge” rabies vaccine tag

*A heavy round lead piece with threaded glass inside. I thought it was a musket ball until I saw the glass. Any ideas what this may have been on?

Thanks for l@@king,
MM

 

[Old Dude]

Nice big button! That lead and glass thing IS an oddity. I am sure someone will know though. No snakes here yet. The winged pests are just starting to emerge so far. Good to see you are hunting.
Definitely a delight to dig that Dandy, Doug?


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[worldtalker]

NICE Dandy Doug,

I love digging them up!!!


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[johnnyblaze]

Nice button there buddy

I am always in the woods.....

That glass ball thingy looks like a top to a perfume bottle..

Blaze

 

[mangum]

Nice finds Doug. Awesome button & lock!

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, I to like a good Dandy...

 

[Lord Verdigris]

Could be a copper top to a glass bottle of some kind. With the bottle broke off. Just a guess though!

 

[Lord Verdigris]

Nice button there buddy I am always in the woods..... That glass ball thingy looks like a top to a perfume bottle.. Blaze

Didn't see this guess when I posted. I agree with a top to a bottle.

 

[VOL1266-X]

I do like that button MM!! Is that a smashed canteen spout in the pic with the tag? HH, Q.

 

[F75PAHUNTER]

Thats devotion when you drive that far to go detecting for one day,, Nice finds

 

[voodoo]

Love the lock! good times!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice looking button.

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice looking button.

Thanks TH.

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice big button! That lead and glass thing IS an oddity. I am sure someone will know though. No snakes here yet. The winged pests are just starting to emerge so far. Good to see you are hunting.
Definitely a delight to dig that Dandy, Doug?


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Thanks Buddy. I can't believe I walked out of there without on tick or a mosquito bite. It was over 80 degrees too. Not complaining though. It must have been that picture of Quindy in my wallet that scared them away?
-DUHg-

 

[ModernMiner]

NICE Dandy Doug,

I love digging them up!!!


GOD Bless

Chris

Thanks Chris. I dug another one up on my last trip back too. It was very close to where I dug this one, but had no design on it.
-Doug-

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice button there buddy

I am always in the woods.....

That glass ball thingy looks like a top to a perfume bottle..

Blaze

Thanks for the info on the lid JB. I can see the slogan now...."Musket Ball Perfume - It's Deadly".
Have a great week,
DUHg

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice finds Doug. Awesome button & lock!

Thanks Big Guy. Not a great hunt, but at least I wasn't skunked.
-Doug-

 

[ModernMiner]

Yeap, I to like a good Dandy...

Thanks Cru,
I thought of you when I dug that button. You probably have a truck load of them.
Have a great week.
Cheers,
Doug

 

[ModernMiner]

Didn't see this guess when I posted. I agree with a top to a bottle.

Thanks for the guess K1DD.
-Doug-

 

[ModernMiner]

I do like that button MM!! Is that a smashed canteen spout in the pic with the tag? HH, Q.

Q-
I thought the same thing but wasn't sure what metal they were made of? This piece looks like a spout, but it was flattened by the logging equipment. The metal is a brittle and looks like pewter. What do you think?
BTW- The plantation house property was totally overgrown. Big disappointment when I got there.
-DUG-