Cool relic from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

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Hey everyone this is a cool find I made back in 2006 in San Francisco at a job site I was working on at the time . One of the sub contractors was excavating under the building we were working in . They dug down a good 20 feet or so . As the dirt was being taken out and put off to the side I noticed something in the dirt . As I got to it another worker saw it and was trying to get to it first . I put my hands on it before him and it was mine ! I still didn't know what it was but knew it was very old . The area I was in had been burned to the ground in 1906 due to the big quake ! I was told by someone on the site that back then a iron smith had been there . As it turned out I had got one of only four of these found ! It is a 61 pound chunk of metal with horse shoes all over it ! It had been so hot from the fire of 1906 that they were all fused together ! I have thought about posting it for a long time and today I was looking at it and thought why not today ! A little piece of history that I will give to my Son some day .
HH
Glen
 

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That's fricken cool as can be.
 
Very cool piece of history:occasion14:
 
Glen that is a great find... And so cool too that you can date that back to the '06 quake/fire.
Good eye on that find!!!

Peter
 
I like it...has your luck improved after finding all those horse shoes??

NJ
 
That is one cool display piece!
Carl
 
Great historic save,and find.:thumbsup:
 
One of the many reasons....I love this hobby. Even though your find was without a detector....I contend (for me anyway)...because of all the detecting I do, I keep my eyes on the ground....that is an absolute incredible find......happy trails
 
Very cool display piece!
 
That is just way awesome! How incredible!
 
I love it! Good piece of history. Tennessee digger
 
Nice find and a awesome piece of history...
 
I love any unique, historical piece like that. None of the coins, or bullets, or buttons, or plates, or cannonballs posted here are unique. That is. GREAT find.


Cheers,


Buckles
 
It looks like the horse shoes held up better than what they're melted to. I can't imagine what they went through.
 
I love any unique, historical piece like that. None of the coins, or bullets, or buttons, or plates, or cannonballs posted here are unique. That is. GREAT find.


Cheers,












Buckles

Thanks ! I new when I saw it I had something different .
Glen
 
Glen,

That is is just Awesome what a great piece of history!!!

Happy Hunting,

Dan
 

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