help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

[bula]

help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

Today I hunted a 1850s farm house didn't find much but did find a few interesting items. I found a silver plated spoon handle, a levi button marked with only L.S.&Co SF. cal I think it is from around 1890 to 1900. then I found a pocket watch case, only the back half. inside there is a T.H. then around that are four marks one is a lion, a T another that looks like a shield and the last looks like a pointy little house. I had so many false readings and a lot of hot rocks,
How would you hunt this site? I know there is more than what I found. There are only a few rocks showing where the old houses were & I was thinking that I might use a smaller coil. your suggestions please.

After doing some research I found out that the watch case is sterling silver and made some time between 1794 & 1810 by Thomas Harper II in London England. I'm going back to try to find the rest of it, & I thought it was junk, I hope I get to do the happy dance

 

[kg6yll]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

Unfortunately I think you should dig all targets, that's the only way you will know for sure. Post a picture of the watch and maybe someone on the forum can help with your I.D.

KG6YLL

 

[acevillav]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

I would look for any land marks. (hills, large trees, fence posts, mail box posts) Try to find any place where somebody may have sat to rest or people may have gathered. Any out buildings are good places too. (privies, stables , chicken coups, etc) The gully would be a place where they may have dumped their trash IE cool old bottles maybe crocks. One more place would be the @ chimney if it's still there. Good luck let us know how things turn out.

Acevillav

 

[mikewaz]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

If you're hitting a lot of rusted iron I'd switch to a smaller coil to squeeze some good targets.

If there's any fence posts left, check along them for post hole banks. If you know the layout of the old building
(not sure if it;s still standing) try to determine where the garden area was. It was a perfect spot to hide the butter and egg money. Nobody would think anything of a woman kneeling in her garden weeding, planting (mason jars)
etc...

Inside the old barns were another perfect place to secrete the stash from prying eyes. The dirt floors made it easy to dig a small hidey hole. Just use your imagination while you're out there.

Good Luck!
Mike

 

[kdismuke1]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

That should be a good place to hunt.

 

[bula]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

I spent about three hours there today and did dig most of the targets except those that showed a - lots of junk iron. I forgot about a small brass or copper piece that shows a march 7 1871 pat date on it. If I can get my camera to micro I'll try to post some pics. There is nothing left of the buildings so I plan on going back next week and just grid everything.There is a pond that used to be used for baptism & I hope I can find it, that might be a good place, as along the creek that runs through the property.

 

[SFLOcenEng]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

"camera to micro" should probably mean to Macro.

Sounds like a cool site. Good luck and post some pics.

 

[allen]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

definetily dig all hits, you never know what lies underneath...

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

As you say, grid it & cover all the land you have permission to cover. Clear everthing, it takes time but increases the results.

 

[wwwtimmcp]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

dig all the hits. you never know when a full mason jar with a metal lid will pop out. I had to dig about a thousand trash items to find the goodies at one particular beach, and I still have areas where my detector won't shut off, but well worth it.

 

[trixster]

Re: help me figure out how to hunt this sopt & ID this watch

I like to find where the old clothes lines were most people hang thier clothes upside down and any coins that are in the pockets fall out . Look for any signs of where the posts may have been and hunt away . HH trixster