HORSE SHOE HISTORY

[glass half fool]

I found my third horse shoe from the same area this morning using my metal detector . All three where within 100 yards of each other And that makes 5 so far this spring from the same property Where the 3 where near together I also located a small bottle dump and small assortment of logging tools I think there was some type of buildings there at one time as I have also found cut nails and some hinges plus a few other items that make me think there might have been a dwelling there at some time .Notice the difference in size of the shoes

 

[River Rat]

Did you mean to attach a photo? Would like to see the bottles too.

 

[glass half fool]

Here are a few of the bottles plus a clay pipe missing the stem . That is one of my favorite all time finds . The whole story behind the site goes back 20 or more years .

 

[Hawks88]

Some real nice finds. Congrats.

 

[vpnavy]

I pulled this from another TN thread - this is just one of the replies in the thread...

Solved: How do you date horseshoes? (Feb 27, 2012, 11:30 AM)​

The information that was provided was found in the book: Artifacts of Colonial America by Ivor Noel Hume. (Don't shoot the messenger-call the author!) As noted, dating horseshoes is difficult at best. As with any hand-made item, the maker has the liberty to make it as he/she wishes. A current gunmaker could easily produce a flintlock rifle with all the early fixtures, but it obviously would not be old. Same thing with an ancient spear/arrow point. All one can do is go with the professional studies that have been documented and make your best guess.

How To Date Horseshoes (Guide) (Mar 17, 2018, 12:29 PM)​

I've seen many people asking about how to date horseshoes. Many say it is nearly impossible, but I say it's not. So I thought about sharing a little "guide" on how to date horseshoes.

 

[glass half fool]

Thanks vpnavy From what I know about the area that I have found 5 horse shoes on this spring it first started showing up on maps between 1840 to 1860 .That does not mean there may have been people living there before .The pictures you posted give me something to compare to the ones I found. Always more to learn Thanks

 

[Bonzododa71]

Hi GHF,
Some of mine are 1812 war many are WW1 site a few modern, I will have to untangle them as they all end up in a box....HH....Bonz

 

[glass half fool]

Hey Bonzododa That is a great pic . My father and grand father farmed with horses .I was not yet born but we have pictures from the days of teams of horses pulling a wagon or some other farm equipment . I guess that has something to do with why I get excited about finding a rusty old hunk of metal that has been in the ground for quite likely my whole life .All those old things we pull out of the ground tell a story I would say you have a novel .

 

[Lamy Lineman]

The shoe in the middle looks like a mule shoe. The hips, (what I call them) of a mule shoe, turn out at the bottom. Horseshoes are more rounded.

Some of mine

 

[glass half fool]

The middle one is smaller than any other I ever found But it is made rather thick