steelheadwill
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The Safari is really pulling new targets from my old sites!
No good coins or buttons, but a few relics.
I missed the Chinese Silver Dragon coin by a couple years (found the dragonless version a while back)
Well, this piece makes up for it, a Fearsome whiskered Dragon in heavy brass.
assume its a cover to a box, snuffbox? no signs of a hinge.
Love this just as black as it is, no cleaning for this.
Another example of the variability of brass finds from that salt mud,
Some come shiny as a new nickle, others like this, with just a hint of color showing.
maybe alloy differences account for this.
A couple spoons, one handstamped (Doubled Die Error too
)
'Sparhawk', certainly from someones 'Yacht Silver' set , foo foo
I think this is the first 'CRogersbros' mark I've seen, lots of rogers flatware dug,
all plate, never saw the C, it's usually preceded by a date.
another huge handline weight, there was a comment on the last one suggesting sounding weight, but no hollow in base, and too small.
I was given a large box of these old weights by an elderly friend, they were his grandfathers, who would set out half a dozen handlines for cod from his handmade dory after rowing out to the Isles of Shoals. a 12 mile round trip
Lastly, we have a serious whatsit mechanism.
Turn the round spiral cam, and the two bell shaped pieces extend and retract,
(or vice versa). wondering if anyone knows what this item was used for?
It took some careful cleaning and lubrication to work it free, but am happy to have it functioning again.
Oh, I almost forgot the 21 mm blank copper,
I think it's my first half cent find
Including a pic of the Evans Mass Half Cent restrike for 'comparison'
(couldn't help myself, it is a beautiful and fairly scarce piece I recently aquired)
thanks for looking! Best digs to everyone
No good coins or buttons, but a few relics.
I missed the Chinese Silver Dragon coin by a couple years (found the dragonless version a while back)
Well, this piece makes up for it, a Fearsome whiskered Dragon in heavy brass.
assume its a cover to a box, snuffbox? no signs of a hinge.
Love this just as black as it is, no cleaning for this.
Another example of the variability of brass finds from that salt mud,
Some come shiny as a new nickle, others like this, with just a hint of color showing.
maybe alloy differences account for this.
A couple spoons, one handstamped (Doubled Die Error too
)'Sparhawk', certainly from someones 'Yacht Silver' set , foo foo
I think this is the first 'CRogersbros' mark I've seen, lots of rogers flatware dug,
all plate, never saw the C, it's usually preceded by a date.
another huge handline weight, there was a comment on the last one suggesting sounding weight, but no hollow in base, and too small.
I was given a large box of these old weights by an elderly friend, they were his grandfathers, who would set out half a dozen handlines for cod from his handmade dory after rowing out to the Isles of Shoals. a 12 mile round trip
Lastly, we have a serious whatsit mechanism.
Turn the round spiral cam, and the two bell shaped pieces extend and retract,
(or vice versa). wondering if anyone knows what this item was used for?
It took some careful cleaning and lubrication to work it free, but am happy to have it functioning again.
Oh, I almost forgot the 21 mm blank copper,
I think it's my first half cent find
Including a pic of the Evans Mass Half Cent restrike for 'comparison'
(couldn't help myself, it is a beautiful and fairly scarce piece I recently aquired)
thanks for looking! Best digs to everyone
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Sorry buddy, that's all I've got! 
The box top has very nice detail to it, wonder if the rest is there...
