CELLAR HOLES* BUTTONS * OLD LOCK

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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decided to go back to the pounded sites me & forino hit yesterday.i was determined to find something at them.one site gave up one flatty & a convex button,the next site gave up the large tombac with broken shank.3 rd site nothing.
on the way up i saw a cellar hole near road with a house set way back behind it.
on the way home i got up the courage to knock on the door.guy answers and i told him what i'd like to do.he said "I'll make ya a deal..If you can locate my inground sprinkler heads in back yard you can knock yourself out"
Located all 6 of the sprinklers and had one hour left of daylight.he thanked mw & I thanked him and off I went. alot of trash since it's so close to road but managed a few decent targets. a huge oxen? ring.this ring sure had it's share of work see the wear spot? a nice designed colonial dandy button with gold gilt still left in the design, a few flat buttons one silvered ,a old SUNBRITE soda bottle waterbury ,conn.and a cool old lock.not a bad day but, not a great day either.

 

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[The Seeker]

I Luv it....hahahaha Smile when your finding nothing but old Relics........The way detecting should be!!! Great Job once again.......I don't care that its 25 degrees out here in western NY ...Im fired up and going out tomorrow to find something old I can feel it !!! ............WTG

Keep on Digging!!

 

[texjim]

nice job..

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

That ox ring is a biggin' looks like a good start for some future good stuff

 

[grasshopper]

nice ring!!

very cool finds, as usual...

 

[rebelrouser]

enjoyed the post .looks good.hit it some more if you get a chance.

 

[VOL1266-X]

What, no coppers General? A bad day to you this year is a great day for the majority of hunters on Tnet. That lock is Tiny!! That will look good in your collection. No mark on lockplate? Good hunt. HH, Quindy.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very interesting finds today Dave!
I really like the a huge oxen ring, that's one amazing wear spot!

Love the colonial dandy button with gold gilt, the old SUNBRITE soda bottle and the old lock!

Good luck tomorrow,
Dave

 

[Sniffy]

No coppers? You better eat your wheaties.

 

[Hans R Dirty]

Nice digs man, That's one heck of a relic happy face

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

What, no coppers General? A bad day to you this year is a great day for the majority of hunters on Tnet. That lock is Tiny!! That will look good in your collection. No mark on lockplate? Good hunt. HH, Quindy.

no mark on lock at all.how old ya think? early 1800's?

 

[VOL1266-X]

I don't have a lock book HMN but these are all associated with CW sites as pictured in Lord's CW Encyclopedia Vol. III. I'm guessing your little lock is pre CW but I don't profess to be a relic expert. . HH, Quindy.

 

[johnnyblaze]

I found the same lock last year and actually saw it today in a box

That Dandy is killer

One of my favorite things to find


Blaze

 

[flatbuttonman]

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decided to go back to the pounded sites me & forino hit yesterday.i was determined to find something at them.one site gave up one flatty & a convex button,the next site gave up the large tombac with broken shank.3 rd site nothing.
on the way up i saw a cellar hole near road with a house set way back behind it.
on the way home i got up the courage to knock on the door.guy answers and i told him what i'd like to do.he said "I'll make ya a deal..If you can locate my inground sprinkler heads in back yard you can knock yourself out"
Located all 6 of the sprinklers and had one hour left of daylight.he thanked mw & I thanked him and off I went. alot of trash since it's so close to road but managed a few decent targets. a huge oxen? ring.this ring sure had it's share of work see the wear spot? a nice designed colonial dandy button with gold gilt still left in the design, a few flat buttons one silvered ,a old SUNBRITE soda bottle waterbury ,conn.and a cool old lock.not a bad day but, not a great day either.

Wow!! I love the flat buttons those would make my day!! Great Finds
flatbuttonman

 

[kuger]

I don't have a lock book HMN but these are all associated with CW sites as pictured in Lord's CW Encyclopedia Vol. III. I'm guessing your little lock is pre CW but I don't profess to be a relic expert. . HH, Quindy.

Yep,they pop up in mid 1850's sites and are often called keg/barrel locks.Out of probably 50 of the the normal sized ones I have only dug two but know of one site that turned up 7