Stef45
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Went back to old faithful colonial site right after i got back from the hurricane a few weeks ago to hit the coast. The ground was so saturated though that i was able to pick out some targets that VMI and me some how missed. The hurricane did wash out some nice bottles for me as well.
First up an overall shot from the past 2 hunts. I haven't been out very much lately with Mid terms which turn out are 100 times harder than they were in undergrad...go figure.
There were quite a few bottles and partials that were exposed thanks to the storm. We actually met a kid a few months back that told us that him and some friends used to throw rocks at bottles on the river bank. This is the one bottle i really wish they hadn't thrown a rock at...if it was them that broke it. My first South Carolina Dispensary bottle...broken but still awesome. Just wish it wasn't broken. Ive read a little bit about the history on these ones and they seem to be pretty rare and collectible. Maybe y'all can put more info on it. Found another Hinds hand cream bottle my second one from the same site but this one is in pretty decent shape. First Pat D bottle in a while but it was broken. Made in Charleston and I tried to get a shot of the date code but not sure it showed up. It is from 1946. The other coke bottle made in Charleston as well from 1959.
Not sure what this next item is but it has some age to it and its decorative. Big brass blew the ear drums out. Any ideas?
Next three items are really small. First was just a piece of round thin led but when it was in the pluff it looked silver and looked old so I got excited. The middle relic is a tiny cuff button I'm assuming. The smallest I've ever found. To the right is what i think is a pewter button. Let me know but it looked pewter and its pretty rough unfortunately.
One buckle! Haven't dug one in a hot minute so i figured id post just cuz!
Now to the big find! Right in the middle of where VMI and I have been digging! Unbelievable that we missed this. The area has a decent amount of 22 and 9 shells that we for the most part picked through but this came in real nice right at 38-39 around 6 inches deep. That particular type of spoon and the back where the bowl is connected to the stem comes from as late as 1810 but from what people have been saying it could be from earlier than that. Which aligns with the age of the property. The makers mark is confusing because its the same one twice. My best guess is that it is Joseph Smith from Boston who had a pretty much the same makers mark. However, There are a few people with I (J) S or SI initials and makers marks so hopefully someone can find it. But this is my first Silver spoon fully intact and for sure the oldest I've found. I can connect it with the site too which is awesome. Thanks for looking!
First up an overall shot from the past 2 hunts. I haven't been out very much lately with Mid terms which turn out are 100 times harder than they were in undergrad...go figure.
There were quite a few bottles and partials that were exposed thanks to the storm. We actually met a kid a few months back that told us that him and some friends used to throw rocks at bottles on the river bank. This is the one bottle i really wish they hadn't thrown a rock at...if it was them that broke it. My first South Carolina Dispensary bottle...broken but still awesome. Just wish it wasn't broken. Ive read a little bit about the history on these ones and they seem to be pretty rare and collectible. Maybe y'all can put more info on it. Found another Hinds hand cream bottle my second one from the same site but this one is in pretty decent shape. First Pat D bottle in a while but it was broken. Made in Charleston and I tried to get a shot of the date code but not sure it showed up. It is from 1946. The other coke bottle made in Charleston as well from 1959.
Not sure what this next item is but it has some age to it and its decorative. Big brass blew the ear drums out. Any ideas?
Next three items are really small. First was just a piece of round thin led but when it was in the pluff it looked silver and looked old so I got excited. The middle relic is a tiny cuff button I'm assuming. The smallest I've ever found. To the right is what i think is a pewter button. Let me know but it looked pewter and its pretty rough unfortunately.
One buckle! Haven't dug one in a hot minute so i figured id post just cuz!
Now to the big find! Right in the middle of where VMI and I have been digging! Unbelievable that we missed this. The area has a decent amount of 22 and 9 shells that we for the most part picked through but this came in real nice right at 38-39 around 6 inches deep. That particular type of spoon and the back where the bowl is connected to the stem comes from as late as 1810 but from what people have been saying it could be from earlier than that. Which aligns with the age of the property. The makers mark is confusing because its the same one twice. My best guess is that it is Joseph Smith from Boston who had a pretty much the same makers mark. However, There are a few people with I (J) S or SI initials and makers marks so hopefully someone can find it. But this is my first Silver spoon fully intact and for sure the oldest I've found. I can connect it with the site too which is awesome. Thanks for looking!
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