Beshires1
Jr. Member
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2016
- Messages
- 96
- Reaction score
- 116
- Golden Thread
- 0
- Location
- Water Valley, Mississippi
- Detector(s) used
- Several home built detectors, a Garrett Money Hunter TR, and a Whites Prizim IV, Whites Coinmaster GT
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I was searching a new hunt location (Old Home Site) pre 1950. Only buttercup flowers mark the yard location now in a large hayfield, and a mound of stones from a ancient fireplace and some house foundation stones. I found a couple of items before rain ended that hunt prematurely. One, what I believed to be a copper hinge, was tossed into my bag and the other item was a very old fork. When I got home and cleaned the items this is what I had found.
the hinge thing is made of one piece of metal that has been folded and has a clasp on one end holding it together and there is also some hints of it being gold clad trim. A cigarette rolling machine? the part thats in the middle has a couple of toothed wheels. There are no identifying inscriptions or maker's mark. I also added the pictures of the old fork, That also has some gold cladding over the solid copper fork. The design on this fork are on both sides and I can't make out maker's mark. But If the fork can be identified that will help date the other item and maybe help ID it also.
the hinge thing is made of one piece of metal that has been folded and has a clasp on one end holding it together and there is also some hints of it being gold clad trim. A cigarette rolling machine? the part thats in the middle has a couple of toothed wheels. There are no identifying inscriptions or maker's mark. I also added the pictures of the old fork, That also has some gold cladding over the solid copper fork. The design on this fork are on both sides and I can't make out maker's mark. But If the fork can be identified that will help date the other item and maybe help ID it also.
