The Seeker
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Sunday once again started out with a plan, but one problem …..I was in somewhat of a hurry and forgot the maps of the place we were planning to go to first. Not good…..Since this is a first, hopefully it's the last time I do that. So while driving I make that "good morning" phone call while on the road and told Tim and Jeff that we had to change plans, in all the confusion, we decided to meet at the place we have been hunting for the past couple of week. Jeff is sure glad we did with the great find he had Sunday (Eight star -longhorn button).
When I arrived the snow was a couple inches deep ……not much to western NY ers…..In other places that would be considered a blizzard……!
Making a long story short, the site gave up more old Relics. The buttons, spoon pieces and thimble are to name a few …..Musket balls or should I say pistol shot mini- balls….The usual pottery and glass make up the tally. I want to talk about what were finding starting with the spoons pieces:
The one below has makings on the back, the letters (INO-YA-TE-S) which is one way of identifying the find, this is what I came up with…..
These are the marks of John Yates (INo is an abbreviation for John - this is a very late use of I for J; C should read S). He worked in Birmingham, England, active from about 1805 to the mid 19th Century (died 1876). He was a prolific spoon maker, and his wares are commonly encountered and widely distributed, though his teaspoons are not the commonest type found.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Collectibles-General-Antiques-682/2008/9/Hallmarks-pewter-spoon.htm
The other spoon piece (silverplated) is so thin, how can it be used by someone without breaking…. you can see the thickness using a U.S. dime for scale….
The Buttons are “ to Me” the best item to find.... unless it’s a coin from that time period that in most cases would be worth a good buck ….. they are OLD! Early (London) flats, the large silver plated one has a crown on the reverse that is still visible but well worn. The others are from the same time period……The one that is interesting is the small round (one or two ) piece button below:
This button for some reason looks like one of the early blown type from the 1700’s …Will have to keep looking for this one. With no markings on the reverse its hard to I.D.
The pottery shards, square nails, and lead pieces are all common finds dug at old colonial home sites. The small piece of glass in the middle of the picture at the top is thin window glass. The glass is very thin and makes you wonder how they worked with it, without it breaking constantly…….Iron fragments and what looks to be a file of some sort , looking at it with a magnifying lens you can still make out the edges (small blades) forged in on the three sides.
Starting this season with a site like this is great, in the past years I have been blessed to have come across similar sites…..Relic hunting has always been a passion of mine and will be for a long time coming…..With hard work and endless research these sites can be found, they still exist! Untouched and waiting for someone to come along and find them! Enjoy………
John
When I arrived the snow was a couple inches deep ……not much to western NY ers…..In other places that would be considered a blizzard……!
Making a long story short, the site gave up more old Relics. The buttons, spoon pieces and thimble are to name a few …..Musket balls or should I say pistol shot mini- balls….The usual pottery and glass make up the tally. I want to talk about what were finding starting with the spoons pieces:
The one below has makings on the back, the letters (INO-YA-TE-S) which is one way of identifying the find, this is what I came up with…..
These are the marks of John Yates (INo is an abbreviation for John - this is a very late use of I for J; C should read S). He worked in Birmingham, England, active from about 1805 to the mid 19th Century (died 1876). He was a prolific spoon maker, and his wares are commonly encountered and widely distributed, though his teaspoons are not the commonest type found.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Collectibles-General-Antiques-682/2008/9/Hallmarks-pewter-spoon.htm
The other spoon piece (silverplated) is so thin, how can it be used by someone without breaking…. you can see the thickness using a U.S. dime for scale….
The Buttons are “ to Me” the best item to find.... unless it’s a coin from that time period that in most cases would be worth a good buck ….. they are OLD! Early (London) flats, the large silver plated one has a crown on the reverse that is still visible but well worn. The others are from the same time period……The one that is interesting is the small round (one or two ) piece button below:
This button for some reason looks like one of the early blown type from the 1700’s …Will have to keep looking for this one. With no markings on the reverse its hard to I.D.
The pottery shards, square nails, and lead pieces are all common finds dug at old colonial home sites. The small piece of glass in the middle of the picture at the top is thin window glass. The glass is very thin and makes you wonder how they worked with it, without it breaking constantly…….Iron fragments and what looks to be a file of some sort , looking at it with a magnifying lens you can still make out the edges (small blades) forged in on the three sides.
Starting this season with a site like this is great, in the past years I have been blessed to have come across similar sites…..Relic hunting has always been a passion of mine and will be for a long time coming…..With hard work and endless research these sites can be found, they still exist! Untouched and waiting for someone to come along and find them! Enjoy………
John
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