Finds from the Past Week – 12 hours on 3 Sites!

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 21, 2014

I hunted 3 sites this past week hoping at least one of them might produce some decent finds … wrong! :laughing7:

Site #1 was a WW II period park that I have been hunting on and off now for the past 2 months. This is where I found the 1964 Silver Dime. I spent a lot of time digging pennies here hoping to find silver and only found one. :icon_scratch:

Site #2 was an old Boy Scouts camp / picnic grove where I found … yup more pennies! Site #3 was an old log cabin / stone chimney site in the woods. This is where I found the 1931 Dog Tag, the old axe head, the heavy brass ‘whatsit’ and set of car keys with a 1999 ‘DriveSafe / War Amps of Canada Tag. You can still see where the logs were set into the top of the chimney on this one. I did some detecting around the chimney area, but it's so heavily overgrown I found very little. I figure I'll come back again in the spring.

“The War Amps is a Canadian registered nonprofit organization established in 1918 to meet the needs of war amputees. The War Amps is funded solely through public support of the Key Tag and Address Label Service and does not receive government grants. Beginning in 1946 war amputees were given work by producing key tags. In 1972, this program began to serve year-round employment for disabled staff. If a pair of keys are found with a War Amps tag, giving them to either police or the postal service will allow the keys to come back to their rightful owners. War Amps reports that the key service has returned more than a million lost keys. The charity provides financial and advisory services to those who have lost a limb or total eyesight in military service during war and to provide similar services to Canadians who have undergone amputations. Today, the Association continues to serve them, and all Canadian amputees, including children. The Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program provides financial assistance for artificial limbs, regional seminars, peer support and so much more.”

I've sent an email to the War Amps offering to mail the keys back to the person who lost them back in 1999. If anyone can enlighten me on what the ALUMINUM AMPACT POWER WEDGE OVERHEAD TAP piece or the heavy brass valve was used for I would appreciate it. Total cash found for 3 days work $16.86. :thumbsup:

Thanks for looking,
Dave

rodarian · Sep 21, 2014

Wow, that's a cool looking site in the woods with the stone fireplace. One would think there would be more there to find. All in all, you got some interesting finds there, now to find that car those keys go to... :laughing7:

CaptainCoil · Sep 21, 2014

Look's like a really cool place to hunt! Congrats, on the nice finds!

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 22, 2014

rodarian said:
Wow, that's a cool looking site in the woods with the stone fireplace. One would think there would be more there to find. All in all, you got some interesting finds there, now to find that car those keys go to...

Thanks for your post Rod!
Hope your finds lots of keepers yourself these days! :thumbsup:

Dave

bootybandit said:
Look's like a really cool place to hunt! Congrats, on the nice finds!

Thanks very much bootybandit! :occasion14:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

dirtlooter · Sep 22, 2014

very nice site, you have pulled out some goodies out of there, must be exciting when you walk up to that place

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 24, 2014

dirtlooter said:
very nice site, you have pulled out some goodies out of there, must be exciting when you walk up to that place

It sure was my friend, you don't find 'ruins' like this here in Ontario very often! :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

Pointman · Sep 24, 2014

I found an old park in this one town that dated back to the late 1800s. I spent a lot of time there and only found a 1946 Rosy and a 64. Your pictures tell me that there has to be much more.

Msbeepbeep · Sep 25, 2014

Congrats on your silver dime! Nice!

All the bits and pieces are old, there's more there. Did you find the out house area? Might want to check for that. I's. beautiful area. The spots used most back then may have shifted and now are over grown, do a little out side the box investigating with the MD. You will come up with more goodies!

I-DIG-IT · Sep 25, 2014

Nice digs.

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 28, 2014

Pointman said:
I found an old park in this one town that dated back to the late 1800s. I spent a lot of time there and only found a 1946 Rosy and a 64. Your pictures tell me that there has to be much more.

I certainly feel like I didn't spend enough time here, the undergrowth was extremely heavy though. :icon_scratch:

Thanks for your Pointman,
Dave

Msbeepbeep said:
Congrats on your silver dime! Nice!

All the bits and pieces are old, there's more there. Did you find the out house area? Might want to check for that. I's. beautiful area. The spots used most back then may have shifted and now are over grown, do a little out side the box investigating with the MD. You will come up with more goodies!

Thanks for your post and for the congrats BB! :thumbsup:

I didn't find the outhouse, though I also didn't look too hard, as the area was very difficult to navigate through.
I hope to get back there this coming week, just trying to shake off the flu right now.

Dave