Find of adifferent kind

[CASPER-2]

I try and do a lot of research on old beaches around New England - or any where else I plan on trying to go to
I came across this old post card the other day - its of a beach I used to hit years ago - years ago I used to do very well here in the old gold and old finds depts.
one of my finds was this old beach tag/locker tag - after finding it I tried finding out anything about Rudd's and came up empty
not a big deal for those that are just in it for the gold ...but for me its part of the hobby
This postcard I think is from the early 1900s... this place was wiped out by the 1938 hurricane
Now I have the name with the place - for me its cool

 

[CASPER-2]

If you look in the middle of the card towards the water - what you see is a dive platform that was like 50 yrds out from shore - its was probably in 8-10 feet of water
to its right - not in this pic - was a huge floating platform
I plan on taking my snuba out there on Monday - so hoping to get some more old stuff - will keep
everyone posted if I follow thru with hunt

 

[ScubaDetector]

Is this in a lake Casper? All the ones I have from Belle Isle have a W for Woman's or a M for Men's lockers. I wonder if the G is for Girls?

 

[CASPER-2]

No - its a saltwater spot
it just might be G for girls - thx for that
ive found many old keys from here - think the ring connecting to tag was steel and rotted away - wonder if in my box of keys if
I could have its match - will never know
ive mentioned before - for those that don't know - lot of beaches used tags like this but stopped making them out of brass when WWII
started - so if you find an old beach tag out of brass - then its probably from pre 1940s
and could be a good sign to other old finds
everywhere ive ever found them - ive gotten silver and old gold

 

[ScubaDetector]

I hope you can find where the platform was. Seems to me if salt water and changing tides it would have been moved a lot to keep divers happy! Wouldn't want to dive in 2' of water.

 

[CASPER-2]

so not to give it away - (some might know the spot) - but cropped this pic a lot
the dive platform would have been planted - raft is huge - look at guy in air farthest right - he is on a low dive board -
finding area will be easy (I cropped out things that will make it easy - problem will be if time, man or mother nature buried stuff from the past
out of reach) - if weather permits me - i'll be getting in there hopefully on Monday - on sunday I have another spot to check out from 1800s to the 1960s
that I'm hoping might hold some goodies - no swimming there in like 50 yrs - think they just use for fishing - but read it was popular for awhile for the rich and famous
early in the 1900s - so hoping I have something to share from there too...never heard from any other hunters hitting there ...we'll see

 

[ScubaDetector]

Good luck out there. Hope nothing is buried too deep. Will be an adventure for everyone.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice find and research! I hope you find lots of GOLD and Silver.

 

[Diggin Dude]

That's really cool Casper! Nice research.

 

[against the wind]

Sweet looking spot.
It is really cool that you were able to match the lower tag with the post card.
Good luck and I hope you find the gold just laying there waiting for you.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Interesting find, I love being able to make connections like that. Makes the find that much cooler!

 

[btjbtj]

Casper, I think it is so cool that you found a locker tag from the place in the old postcard. Nostalgia at its best! Congrats. -Lisa & John

 

[A2coins]

Hope you find some good stuff out there I'm the same way I love to research and find things that are a piece of that lost history great job casper thanks for always sharing and STAY SAFE !!!!!!!

 

[trapperart]

Interesting find and post thanks and good luck