Found Yesterday...

[River Rat]

Shocked the heck out of me to see this on top of the dirt after yesterday's rain. First glance looked like some kind of coin or button, didn't have my IPhone with me, so I just reach over to pick it up and saw the long stem. I could make out the words, but no clue to what it was. After cleaning it up & googled the name, then I realized what it was. It's a historical find for me, even if it's not worth anything.



Spear & Jackson, Inc.

 

[ticm]

That's neat. Good I D too. Have you detected that area?

 

[CRUSADER]

yeap a saw medallion, seen many posted on here. Whats the date of yours?

 

[cntrydncr1]

cool find!

 

[River Rat]

yeap a saw medallion, seen many posted on here. Whats the date of yours?

Anyway to date it? I can't see anything on it. Based on the history of my property, it has to be from the 1870's-1930's.

 

[Catobra]

Very interesting!

 

[CRUSADER]

Anyway to date it? I can't see anything on it. Based on the history of my property, it has to be from the 1870's-1930's.

I have little/no experience in dating them, thats why I asked, but my guess was going to be around 1900, so fits the house nicely.

 

[nov2101]

I was watching the news you guys got soaked. Metals should light up/appear when ground is saturated...Keep digging nice reserch too.

 

[claire]

Nice find. thats what I love about mding, you never know what small bit of history you will dig up!

 

[leprechaun]

I love those old hand saws,I have an 8 and 10 point from the 1800's,keep them in the truck at all times.They work way better than the new ones. Nice find.

 

[DaleGM]

nice find River Rat, when I first saw the picture I thought it was a broken auto valve, is that mint you have growing in the background.............