Coins, Thimble and Latin Script Kinda Day!

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I got back to an old homestead site on Saturday morning and found a few more keepers. Anytime I can find anything with writing or an inscription on it I consider to be a bonus. Because with writing I can research and hopefully determine a more definitive date for the site I’m detecting. I know that this site existed as early at 1870, as I found it on a local map of our area dated 1872. I’m pretty sure the house burned sometime in the 1920’s though, as I’ve found nothing here dated after 1930.

My first find was an 1876 Canadian LC, followed by an 1863 US IH ‘Fatty’, an aluminum thimble, a partial Perigo Bros knife blade and a one-piece flat button. One of the smallest and what I consider to be the most interesting find was a small piece of stamped brass inscribed with Latin. I can make out ‘TRI INVICTA IN UNO’, what this means or what it attached to I have no idea. In English, it loosely translates to ‘Three Invincibles in One’.

Locomotive Electric Washer - The Brantford Washing Machine Co. Ontario
“In 1919, Arthur Calder Lyons was granted a Dominion Charter for the Brantford Washing Machine Company. The company's goal was for a "product they were going to make, full of optimism and faith in the British Empire, in Canada and their home city" and began to manufacture the Locomotive Electric Washer. Arthur C. Lyons also founded another company that went hand-in-hand with his newly found washing machine company, the Brantford Wringer Company. A patent for his Brantford Safety Wringer - which save a lot of fingers, hair and clothing from getting caught in the rollers - was granted in 1928.”
I have included a picture of what the washing machine might have looked like that the thimble was promoting.

Perigo Brothers - 19thc. Sheffield Cutlery
“The largest market for Sheffield cutlers in the early nineteenth century was America. In 1812 6000 people out of the working population of 18,000 were making for the American market, and it was reported a third of all manufactured goods were for export to America. One knife, however, became iconic in early nineteenth century America; the Bowie knife. After 1840 demand increased and Sheffield dominated the market, specialising in Bowies with patriotic decorations on the blade and handle. It was not until the start of the American Civil War in 1861 and the raising of American trade tariffs that Sheffield’s export trade began to contract. American cutlers fully embraced mechanisation and mass production, which allowed them to produce cheaper goods. Competition from European cutlery centres, such as Solingen in Germany, also damaged Sheffield’s trade.”
I have included a picture of some Perigo Bros bone-handled cutlery c1870 which are similar to the example I found.

Thanks very much for looking,

Dave

 

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[trapperart]

Congrats on a nice assortment of finds

 

[trdking]

I think the ring with the shanks in second to last photo is a type of cork screw

 

[hbru123]

Awesome finds! Congrats!

 

[Relicific]

Very nice finds
Can't go wrong with a hunt like that.

 

[scruggs]

Nice variety of finds, congratulations!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congrats on a nice assortment of finds

Thanks very much Trap!

I think the ring with the shanks in second to last photo is a type of cork screw

Thanks very much for noticing this piece trdking, it's definitely a bit of a mystery.
When it first popped up I thought it was a reins guide, but with the remnants of silver plating I'm thinking it's something else.

I might post it in the 'What is It' Forum and see what the experts over there think.

Best of luck to you,
Dave

Awesome finds! Congrats!

Thanks very much hbru123.

Best of luck to you in San Diego,
Dave

Very nice finds
Can't go wrong with a hunt like that.

Thank you Sir, hope to be seeing you on our 'other site' soon too!
Dave

Nice variety of finds, congratulations!

Thank you Scruggs,
This site now has a For Sale sign up, so this will likely be my last hunt here.
Dave

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Thanks Casper.

 

[park pirate]

Awesome hunt...

 

[Loco-Digger]

Looks like your research paid off big-time!. That Canadian LC is beautiful. Isn't it amazing how us non sewing guys get a warm and fuzzy when we dig a thimble?

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on a very nice set of finds.

Excellent research and nice post. I am always learning something from you.

Best of luck to you sir!

 

[pepperj]

Nice catch on the IH and the crisp Vickie, not sure what the brass pin is though. Cool find.

 

[sutphin]

NICE FINDZ ANTIQUU

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Awesome hunt...

Thanks very much Tony!
Dave

Looks like your research paid off big-time!. That Canadian LC is beautiful. Isn't it amazing how us non sewing guys get a warm and fuzzy when we dig a thimble?

Hey, you never know I might just be a knit one pearl two kinda guy!
I like finding thimbles mainly because it was a small item that most women used frequently back in the day and probably missed it greatly when it got lost.

Thanks for your post Loco,
Dave

Congrats on a very nice set of finds.

Excellent research and nice post. I am always learning something from you.

Best of luck to you sir!

Thanks Tom,
I appreciate your words of support and insight as always sir.
Dave

Nice catch on the IH and the crisp Vickie, not sure what the brass pin is though. Cool find.

Thanks Jim, this is a piece I'm thinking about posting in the 'What is It' forum.
Somebody will surely recognize what it is over there.

Talk to you later today after I pick up your glass,
Dave

NICE FINDZ ANTIQUU

Thank you Sir!

 

[pepperj]

Thanks Jim, this is a piece I'm thinking about posting in the 'What is It' forum.
Somebody will surely recognize what it is over there.

Talk to you later today after I pick up your glass,
Dave

Try the "What is it" lots of great knowledgable folks hang out there.

Hopefully everything will be smooth sailing, be patient as the phone lost its ring features so I don't know when I get a call.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Try the "What is it" lots of great knowledgeable folks hang out there.

Hopefully everything will be smooth sailing, be patient as the phone lost its ring features so I don't know when I get a call.

Thanks for letting me know about your phone troubles... although I don't ever recall any phone losing it's "ring features" before.

I'll shoot you a text later, should be there around 10am.
Dave

 

[Kurios1]

Sweet hunt for coins and relics mate. Your HIGH GRADE Canadian Copper is the BOMB! That interesting tiny brass piece may refer to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Just a thought of the "trinity". Darn way cool old find and you kept it in excellent condition. Very successful hunt.

 

[btjbtj]

Great post and photos. Congrats on some very cool finds. -Lisa & John

 

[against the wind]

A very nice hunt with some real sweet keepers.
The 1876 Canadian Penny is the find of the day.
Congratulations

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Sweet hunt for coins and relics mate. Your HIGH GRADE Canadian Copper is the BOMB! That interesting tiny brass piece may refer to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Just a thought of the "trinity". Darn way cool old find and you kept it in excellent condition. Very successful hunt.

Thanks very much for your post Kevin and for your insight into the small brass relic with the Latin writing. Personally, I think this is the most interesting find of this hunt.

Best of luck to you in Illinois,
Dave

Great post and photos. Congrats on some very cool finds. -Lisa & John

Thanks for your post Lisa & John.
You're so lucky to live in a state with such a rich history, I've visited your state many times over the years having worked for companies in Newton & Holyoake.
I only wish that I had been detecting back in the 90's while I was there.

Best of luck to you,
Dave

A very nice hunt with some real sweet keepers.
The 1876 Canadian Penny is the find of the day.
Congratulations

Thank you for you post my friend, it's always fun when I find one of our early pennies especially when it's a 'Vickie'.
I also find quite a few IH pennies here in Ontario, most are 'fatties' from the early 1860's, as we used US coins in our currency circulation much as we still do today.

Dave