Detecting an 1870s Saw Mill
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nice piece
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thank you...
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Awesome! Is it silver?
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I think its brass. It just has a layer of dry dirt giving it the silver appearance in the pic.
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They didn't do anything halfway in the 19th century, even drawer pulls were ornate!
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Nice!!! Congrats!!!
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Very nice relic, congrats! 
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I have a sawmill site I'm going to hunt this fall. No idea what to expect...likely lots of iron. Gary
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Nice piece. Congrats
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I understand that. Probably a drawer pull for the office desk that kept the payroll..
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Thanks folks...
What is really weird about the site is that it almost looks like a dump site. There is a ravine that has a small tributary flowing into a major river and on the banks of this tributary are thousands of old bottles sticking out of the banks on both sides. Plus a lot of other old pieces like whiskey jugs, wash basins, old pottery, and just littered everywhere. Very interesting.
What is really weird about the site is that it almost looks like a dump site. There is a ravine that has a small tributary flowing into a major river and on the banks of this tributary are thousands of old bottles sticking out of the banks on both sides. Plus a lot of other old pieces like whiskey jugs, wash basins, old pottery, and just littered everywhere. Very interesting.
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