COOLoniaL Lost Farm Search

CMDiamonddawg · Oct 21, 2011

Hello T Net 10-19-20-21- 2011 :icon_sunny:

Sunny seventies Dawg here :hello:

Wed. was a half day recon mission in the pouring rain . Searched for hours ... nothin' but iron and shot gun shell tops . Smelled funny when returned with junk . Thursday , I hit an area of an old 1760's vanished long ago home . A random search yielded some iron and sore dogs , dead batteries , nothin' but a Royal butt kicking ... 40 mph sustained winds did keep the flying insects away but only small traces of what was supposed to be a old home After multiple different sector searches I left with nothing but sore muscles , wasted gas , a beaten dawg :P reaking with a distinctive odor of dismal failure . $:-\$ Ready to bag this site & look elsewhere at this time. $:-\$ Last night I knew something was wrong , :sign13:

a quick call to the land owner put me in the right area . Seems I was 100 yards off track . Today ......... I kicked some Colonial home site A$$ :wink:

HH Thanks for stopping in , dawg

StormSurge · Oct 23, 2011

Dawg, oh um excuse me , Mr. Dawg, that's a Hot A$$ Mess you found there. The kind of treasure I dream of. So many hidden stories with each piece. Just think about all the Treasaure we have all come within a 100 Yrds. or less of and had no clue. Nice hunting and thanks for saving our history.

CMDiamonddawg · Oct 23, 2011

StormSurge said:
Dawg, oh um excuse me , Mr. Dawg, that's a Hot A$$ Mess you found there. The kind of treasure I dream of. So many hidden stories with each piece. Just think about all the Treasaure we have all come within a 100 Yrds. or less of and had no clue. Nice hunting and thanks for saving our history.

Please , call me Dawg , my friend

I am glad you mention history :thumbsup:

that what it's all about ... the thrill of the hunt , lost finds that haven,t seen the light of day for centuries , a link to by gone days ! I read what others have found for inspiration and get to know the great experienced hunters here on TN ... it's all history with finds worth more than dollars , but dollars are possible :laughing7:

if that is your bag .. never count on getting rich treasure hunting .. go more for all the other reasons and the hobby will reward you more than you can imagine :wink:

one more observation that may be difficult for some :sign13:

it is normal to get frustrated with some unproductive efforts ... it makes a good results day even better :wink:

you get back what you put into it ! Seems like you know that & your ready to go the extra mile or in my case a 100 yards for it all . Have Fun & Best to you this Fall dawg

worldtalker · Oct 23, 2011

CMDiamonddawg said:
StormSurge said:

Dawg, oh um excuse me , Mr. Dawg, that's a Hot A$$ Mess you found there. The kind of treasure I dream of. So many hidden stories with each piece. Just think about all the Treasaure we have all come within a 100 Yrds. or less of and had no clue. Nice hunting and thanks for saving our history.

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Please , call me Dawg , my friend I am glad you mention history that what it's all about ... the thrill of the hunt , lost finds that haven,t seen the light of day for centuries , a link to by gone days ! I read what others have found for inspiration and get to know the great experienced hunters here on TN ... it's all history with finds worth more than dollars , but dollars are possible if that is your bag .. never count on getting rich treasure hunting .. go more for all the other reasons and the hobby will reward you more than you can imagine one more observation that may be difficult for some it is normal to get frustrated with some unproductive efforts ... it makes a good results day even better you get back what you put into it ! Seems like you know that & your ready to go the extra mile for it all . Have Fun &Best to you this Fall dawg

Dawg, You said that better than I ever could have! God Bless HH Chris

Ray S ECenFL · Oct 23, 2011

Nice haul you have there. Great variety of finds.

Congrats on a very successful hunt.

Ray S ECenFL

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Deepdiger60 · Oct 23, 2011

Great hunt colonial all the way :thumbsup:

Jim

Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.) · Oct 23, 2011

fantastic

HEAVYMETALNUT · Oct 23, 2011

WOW! i guess ya honed in on the site now! :thumbsup:

some amazing digs so far.can't wait to see what ya unearth next trip! sweet stuff dawg! :headbang:

{Sentinel} · Oct 23, 2011

These are the lice combs we find down here in Civil War camps and at some colonial house sites. They would use them to comb the nits and adult lice out of their hair:

(Colonial) Archaeological Explorations at Stenton.........."Additional objects of interest include a bone toothbrush and five bone and horn combs. Commonly called “lice combs” or “head combs”, these small instruments had two opposing sides of narrow teeth. The narrowness of the teeth assisted in the removal of louse and their eggs from individual strands of hair, however the combs were also used for everyday grooming....." http://stenton.org/index.php/histor...ation/archaeological-explorations-at-stenton/

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You have the piece in your possession so you'll be able to compare it to this photo to see if its a match, definitely looks like it to me...... :icon_thumleft:

CMDiamonddawg · Oct 23, 2011

Ray S ECenFL said:
Nice haul you have there. Great variety of finds.

Congrats on a very successful hunt.

Ray S ECenFL

Thanks Ray :thumbsup:

Deepdiger60 said:
Great hunt colonial all the way Jim

Thanks Jim DeepDigg 60 :thumbsup:

Thanks World Talker :thumbsup:

HEAVYMETALNUT said:
WOW! i guess ya honed in on the site now! some amazing digs so far.can't wait to see what ya unearth next trip! sweet stuff dawg!

Thanks Dave Hopefully soon , this one is a drive than a hike 8)

Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.) said:
fantastic

8) Thanks for checking in to see :headbang:

Dawg

{Sentinel} said:
These are the lice combs we find down here in Civil War camps and at some colonial house sites. They would use them to comb the nits and adult lice out of their hair:

(Colonial) Archaeological Explorations at Stenton.........."Additional objects of interest include a bone toothbrush and five bone and horn combs. Commonly called “lice combs” or “head combs”, these small instruments had two opposing sides of narrow teeth. The narrowness of the teeth assisted in the removal of louse and their eggs from individual strands of hair, however the combs were also used for everyday grooming....." http://stenton.org/index.php/histor...ation/archaeological-explorations-at-stenton/

You have the piece in your possession so you'll be able to compare it to this photo to see if its a match, definitely looks like it to me......

Absolutely a match and some very informative facts . Thanks for the research and link Josh :thumbsup:

:P disgusting little things , like fleas :icon_scratch:

CMDiamonddawg · Oct 24, 2011

Has anyone found one of these

Looks like a copper or brass spout for a canteen :icon_scratch:

Thanks, dawg

traverdog · Oct 24, 2011

Bunch of junk but some real cool stuff too. Congrats!!

CMDiamonddawg · Oct 25, 2011

traverdog said:
Bunch of junk but some real cool stuff too. Congrats!!

well

that's the way it goes JUNK dig it All , sort it out later :wink:

Thanks 8) dawg

RTDE3 said:
Super cool batch of finds Dawg!

Thanks , Rob :sunny:

dawg

Don in SJ · Oct 26, 2011

Dawg, looks like October has been great for you! Love the condition for the most part of the finds, just got to love the soil in South Jersey at most places..

(I'm out of commission for the month, which kind of sucks since October/November are usually good months for me)

Don