Rustic
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- western MA
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- Metal Detecting
Been going through a long dry spell lately, not finding anything noteworthy. Today though, things turned around a bit. At first location where I found only junk, I did catch sight of this, so cute, a sleepy baby racoon.
Then I went into the deep woods and came on a coyote den with bones on top of the mound. Creepy to see.
Later in my walk saw that beautiful stonework foundation hole and the matching stone well. BUT only found nails and junk there...
Finally though, went to a third site and found an old junker pocket watch and a beautiful old spoon, silver I think: Its a souvenir spoon from Nagasaki, Japan that I found in two pieces about three feet apart. It says "NACASAKI" on the back.
I think the one I found is an early one because, according to the pictures I found of other similar spoons, later versions have English style silver marks with a number whereas this one has Japanese marks, not numbers. I learned these spoons were made to sell to western visitors when Japan opened the port of Nagasaki to foreigners. Weird how one ended up in the woods here. I think I might have a jeweler reattach the handle which is in perfect condition and is of a strange Asian fish of some kind...
So all in all a fun day. Glad I finally had some things to share. Best of luck to all.
Then I went into the deep woods and came on a coyote den with bones on top of the mound. Creepy to see.
Later in my walk saw that beautiful stonework foundation hole and the matching stone well. BUT only found nails and junk there...
Finally though, went to a third site and found an old junker pocket watch and a beautiful old spoon, silver I think: Its a souvenir spoon from Nagasaki, Japan that I found in two pieces about three feet apart. It says "NACASAKI" on the back.
I think the one I found is an early one because, according to the pictures I found of other similar spoons, later versions have English style silver marks with a number whereas this one has Japanese marks, not numbers. I learned these spoons were made to sell to western visitors when Japan opened the port of Nagasaki to foreigners. Weird how one ended up in the woods here. I think I might have a jeweler reattach the handle which is in perfect condition and is of a strange Asian fish of some kind...
So all in all a fun day. Glad I finally had some things to share. Best of luck to all.
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