Finds from the Winter Wheat Field

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Through research I found there was likely an early structure located here, maybe some type of an early barn due to the lack of nails in the soil... I didn't find a single one! It was probably already gone by the time the 1878 map I'm using was printed. I found a couple of early buttons, a horse shoe, a dropped three-ring bullet and my first ox shoe in four years!

If anyone can tell me what the pointed iron piece with the round loop in the upper right corner of my 'finds photo' is, I'd appreciate it!
Also, just wanted to show you a picture of the amount of horse shoes I've dug over the past 4 years of farm hunting... my first year I only detected parks. To-date, I've dug 18 iron horse shoes, 3 aluminum race horse shoes, 3 ox shoes & 2 complete horse bits. I never get tired of finding horse shoes!

Thanks for looking,
Dave

 

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[Old Dude]

Nice finds Dave! That is a lot of porcelain and glass. I especially like the largest button

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Neat finds!!! If it was a REALLY old structure it may have been made with pegs instead of nails.

 

[Brian W]

Nice job on finding those buttons...great relics too.

 

[oooldman]

my guess on the pointy thing would be 1 piece of a gate hinge. they would use two in a post or tree one above the other, and a L shaped piece to drive in the gate side that rotated in the hole of the part you have.

 

[treblehunter]

Nice finds buddy! Giddyup!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Dave. I am curious about the purpose of the spike like thing with the round eyelet. I have found a couple of those on older sites, but have no idea what they were used for?

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice digs Dave. I need a few more horse shoes. Hope to pull a couple this fall early winter when I hit a couple fields in the area.

 

[against the wind]

Nice recoveries,
Button looks pretty good

 

[pepperj]

Nice looking buttons Dave, and getting an ox shoe after so many years. It looks longer (tail part) than the ones I usually dig so I wonder if a different variety or a complete one and all the others that I've seen have been broken.
Surprised that you were able to do a winter wheat field as my farms are a no go when they plant it, but the harvest is earlier the next season. I'll vote barn from the finds and lack of nails, or maybe just maybe I BEAT YOU TO IT!

Is the dropped lead still have a spur off the side or has it been hit? I was told years ago that the round iron with the spike was from hand implements, the hoe part has broken/rusted off. Seems like every site will give one up, but I'm not positive on this ID.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice looking buttons Dave, and getting an ox shoe after so many years. It looks longer (tail part) than the ones I usually dig so I wonder if a different variety or a complete one and all the others that I've seen have been broken.
Surprised that you were able to do a winter wheat field as my farms are a no go when they plant it, but the harvest is earlier the next season. I'll vote barn from the finds and lack of nails, or maybe just maybe I BEAT YOU TO IT!

Is the dropped lead still have a spur off the side or has it been hit? I was told years ago that the round iron with the spike was from hand implements, the hoe part has broken/rusted off. Seems like every site will give one up, but I'm not positive on this ID.

Now that I think about it, the spike was probably a tine that went into a wooden handle. Now what went through the round band?

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice relics you have there! Congrats!
You and Limitool should compare your hours e shoe collections.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[sutphin]

ANTIQUE DANG WHAT A NICE NICE BUNCH OF OLE RELICS ....

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Nice finds Dave! That is a lot of porcelain and glass. I especially like the largest button

Thanks Dave, I like to pick up the larger fragments as I walk.
This gives me a pretty good idea of the date of occupation.
Best of luck to you,
Dave

Neat finds!!! If it was a REALLY old structure it may have been made with pegs instead of nails.

Thanks for your post EIT!
I'm thinking more likely a log cabin, these were very common in this part of Ontario in the early 19thc.
Dave

Nice job on finding those buttons...great relics too.

Thanks Brian, if I hadn't found the button, I likely wouldn't have bothered to post the finds from here.
I've been in a bit of a 'finds drought' of late.
Dave

my guess on the pointy thing would be 1 piece of a gate hinge. they would use two in a post or tree one above the other, and a L shaped piece to drive in the gate side that rotated in the hole of the part you have.

This piece is definitely a mystery, a friend of mine suggested it might have to do with logging timber.
The metal is in good shape, do to the quality of the iron used to make it.
I'll probably tumble it this winter to clean it up and preserve it.
Thanks for your post,
Dave

Nice finds buddy! Giddyup!

Thanks Brad!

Nice finds Dave. I am curious about the purpose of the spike like thing with the round eyelet. I have found a couple of those on older sites, but have no idea what they were used for?

Thanks for your post and for your thoughts Steve, you've certainly got more experience with finds from older sites than I do!
I'm thinking a logging or some type of gardening tool.
Dave

Nice digs Dave. I need a few more horse shoes. Hope to pull a couple this fall early winter when I hit a couple fields in the area.

Thanks very much for your post Loco, best of luck to you in the fields this fall!
Dave

Nice recoveries,
Button looks pretty good

Thanks buddy, unfortunately the shanks missing, but I'll still take it!

Nice looking buttons Dave, and getting an ox shoe after so many years. It looks longer (tail part) than the ones I usually dig so I wonder if a different variety or a complete one and all the others that I've seen have been broken.
Surprised that you were able to do a winter wheat field as my farms are a no go when they plant it, but the harvest is earlier the next season. I'll vote barn from the finds and lack of nails, or maybe just maybe I BEAT YOU TO IT!

Is the dropped lead still have a spur off the side or has it been hit? I was told years ago that the round iron with the spike was from hand implements, the hoe part has broken/rusted off. Seems like every site will give one up, but I'm not positive on this ID.

The archaeologists were sifting the eastern edge of this field a couple of months ago and the farmer said, that "he didn't mind if I 'poked around' a bit".
Thanks for your insight into the mystery tool Jim. I'm thinking a barn too, probably an early log structure due to the lack of the usual household finds.
The lead bullet is definitely a drop, as the interior of the base is still flat and intact... I think it's suffered plow damage.
Talk to you next week about my trip to Kingston,
Dave

Now that I think about it, the spike was probably a tine that went into a wooden handle. Now what went through the round band?

oooldman fro Ohio suggested,
"my guess on the pointy thing would be 1 piece of a gate hinge. they would use two in a post or tree one above the other, and a L shaped piece to drive in the gate side that rotated in the hole of the part you have".

Nice relics you have there! Congrats!
You and Limitool should compare your hours e shoe collections.

Thanks for your post MsBB, hope you're having a great year!
Dave

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Thanks Casper!

ANTIQUE DANG WHAT A NICE NICE BUNCH OF OLE RELICS ....

Thanks buddy, nothing to write home about, but better than a kick in the butt with a rubber boot!