Colonial Magnifying Glass!!!

Colonial Zoyboy · Aug 31, 2008

Hey, folks, Colonial Silver Zeus, Colonial KirkPA, and I got out to a new site today. :thumbsup:

As Colonial KirkPA already mentioned, it took us about 1.5-2 hours of John Walter-like swinging prior to receiving anything that pertained to the Colonial era (e.g., iron trash, butt-ins, coppas, Spanish wilver, non-glazed pottery). :thumbsup:

Well, during that 1.5-2 hours of sweeping, I heard Colonial Silver Zeus cussing like 6 drunken sailors.

I asked, "What's wrong, you looney?"

He stated, "My f%*^%$# pinpointer is uttting suuuuuuper bad."

Well, folks, about 5 minutes later, I heard a 210-pound, linebacker-sized lunker say, "You son of a b&^%% take this."

Folks, the Colonial-seeking lunker ran full speed and threw his Vibraprobe pinpointer at a nearby tree.

Let me just say that he later snapped the darn thing into two halves soon after.

Well, folks, after Colonial KirkPA and Colonial Silver Zeus were yelping out their Colonial artifacts, I got a nice "P" on "Penny" reading on my White's XL Pro 6000. I dug out a square nail and, in the same exact hole, I excavated this AWESOME Colonial magnifying glass. :icon_sunny:

A square nail in the same exact hole with a Colonial artifact...that's about the 10th time that has happened.

Folks, the glass is still in it, and it was found in the same area where the coppas were found. :icon_sunny:

This happy gibbon and the other datectateers are going baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack next Sundy (Sunday). :thumbsup:

Thanks for looking, fellow metal datecting enthusiasts!

Kyle

Colonial KirkPA · Aug 31, 2008

Colonial Zoyboy said:
Colonial Silver Zeus said:

"Hey Snicky Wicky" (spoken like Brian) OOOOF. That's one hell of a relic my boy(I would have said man but you have a way to go there) OOOOF. What a day had by all and this place wasn't at the top of our list. A truelly awesome fall is ahead of us.That magnifying glass will help you in many ways in this hobby. Or at least we can use it on a sunny day to light a celebratory cigar if we forget our matches or lighter. That is a very unique find in anyones book. I would rather find that than the half cent since I found 11 draped bust in a year and a half. If you remember I even found an identicle dated half cent. We are on a colonial roll my boy.
Zeus

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Schnitzie Witzie (spoken like Brian),

I am suuuuuper satisfied with this find today, you looney oyster. I am just suuuuuuper glad that I didn't shatter the glass while excavating the historic relic.

Yup, I see another KILLER fall coming. I see more of those historic coppas in the near metal datecting future.

Heck, you are the Draped Bust king. Anyone who finds 11 or 12 of those buggards in 1.5 years has to be.

Snicket

cntrydncr1 · Aug 31, 2008

how would you date a magnifying glass?? This is one I found in an area with a LC (no date) and the other artifacts shown. I have no idea on how old this is...any thoughts

Colonial Zoyboy · Aug 31, 2008

crazyjarhead said:
Never seen one before until now. Looks to be in great shape

I am definitely satisfied with its condition.

Thanks for the reply.

Kyle

cntrydncr1 said:
how would you date a magnifying glass?? This is one I found in an area with a LC (no date) and the other artifacts shown. I have no idea on how old this is...any thoughts

Since it was found in the same exact area as the coppas and, considering that it was over 5 inches deep, I have determined it to be a period artifact. Your artifact could be as old as the large cent that you found.

Kyle

nightwolf · Aug 31, 2008

That antique magnifier looks in awesome shape! Nice find!! :thumbsup:

Colonial Copper Zeus · Aug 31, 2008

Snicky ole boy. You just magnified my enthusiasm. OOOOOF
Uncle Zeus

Colonial Zoyboy · Aug 31, 2008

nightwolf said:
That antique magnifier looks in awesome shape! Nice find!!

Thanks, buddy. I do enjoy its historic value.

Colonial Silver Zeus said:
Snicky ole boy. You just magnified my enthusiasm. OOOOOF
Uncle Zeus

Magnified it I did, and datectorists we will be. OOOOOOOOOOOF

relichunters · Aug 31, 2008

Very nice

Colonial KirkPA · Aug 31, 2008

In all reality, BANNER! :thumbsup:

Kirk

IAsoldier · Aug 31, 2008

Really nice find and still looks good to use. HH :thumbsup:

Colonial Zoyboy · Aug 31, 2008

Colonial KirkPA said:
In all reality, BANNER!

Kirk

As Paulie Walter would state, "I don't care about that."

Snickety Boy

IAsoldier said:
Really nice find and still looks good to use. HH

I've pondered that, but I have decided to keep it just as a display item. I don't want to drop the little buggard and shatter the ancient glass.

Kyle

watercolor · Aug 31, 2008

That's a cool piece of glass!! Now you can easily I.D. your Brother & Uncle's Coppa'. . . ::)

(You're due for an exceptional find within one week. . . trust me :wink:

)

watercolor

EdleBrock · Aug 31, 2008

Very cool. When I first saw the picture it reminded me of one of these...

Colonial Zoyboy · Aug 31, 2008

watercolor said:
That's a cool piece of glass!! Now you can easily I.D. your Brother & Uncle's Coppa'. . .

(You're due for an exceptional find within one week. . . trust me )

watercolor

Thanks, Mark, for the reply.

Yup, it still does a greaaaaaaat job of magnifying.

I put it up to a 1999 Jefferson nickel and it did a suuuuper job.

Now, get back out in the field and dig us some more Old Copper Culture artifacts. :icon_sunny:

Kyle

Colonial Zoyboy · Aug 31, 2008

EdleBrock said:
Very cool. When I first saw the picture it reminded me of one of these...

Thanks for the reply, buddy!

I, too, think it is veeeeery unique. I have never seen a fully intact one posted on any forum before.

Kyle

texan connection · Aug 31, 2008

That is cool is the band silver or somthing? being that old it couldent be anthing else and come out that great, Very neat relic indeed.

mistergee · Aug 31, 2008

Very cool. I wonder if they burned Colonial ants with that thing?

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Colonial Zoyboy · Aug 31, 2008

TEXAN Connection said:
That is cool is the band silver or somthing? being that old it couldent be anthing else and come out that great, Very neat relic indeed.

Albert, it is definitely not copper, so it must be silver or silver-plated. It was in the same hole with a square nail, so the reading couldn't have been that accurate.

Thanks for the reply, Mr. King of the Calvert Store Digs! :thumbsup:

Kyle

silverfreak · Aug 31, 2008

Awesome find Kyle. Now go torch some colonial insect buttocks with that magnification machine

Cool find bro. :thumbsup:

jeff of pa · Sep 1, 2008

nice Colonial Magnifying Glass Zoy

I believe it was used by a Colonial Detectorist to look at Pre Colonial Finds :wink:

Congrats on the Cool Find !

Colonial Zoyboy · Sep 1, 2008

silverfreak said:
Awesome find Kyle. Now go torch some colonial insect buttocks with that magnification machine
Cool find bro.

Thanks, Bryce.

Yup, those Colonial insects don't stand a chance against this Colonial magnification machine.

Kyle

jeff of pa said:
nice Colonial Magnifying Glass Zoy

I believe it was used by a Colonial Detectorist to look at Pre Colonial Finds

Congrats on the Cool Find !

Thanks, Jeff.

It is definitely my most unique relic ever dug. I am going to post a picture of it in its final resting place later on today.

Kyle