Hot Blast & saddle shield

[ModernMiner]

Hot Blast & saddle shield

Yesterday after work I went back to the 1800's house I detected at last Saturday. This time I only dug one bucket full of rusty farm crappe'.
Nothing too exciting to show for my efforts, but I did find a "Hot Blast" wood stove door dated 1870. I figured this piece would look nice somewhat restored, so I ran it through electrolysis for about 8 hrs overnight. The rust came off really well after that with a wire brush. Once dried, I coated it with Stop Rust and painted the lettering so they would stand out. Now it's a rusty masterpiece!

My other finds were:

*Wheats- 1916 , 1919 "S", 1925.

*Brass saddle shield with nothing on it.

*A folded decorative pin. Maybe Victorian era.

*A square copper whatsit with design. Any ideas?

*Harmonica reeds, buckles, a lantern piece.

NO SILVER AGAIN!!!

Have a safe & happy weekend everyone,
MM

 

[spitfire55]

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Those are some real cool finds there.

 

[johnnyi]

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Agreed neat finds. I particularly the round ended harmonica. That's unusual.

 

[Tank69]

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vey cool finds , bet that blast door made the detector scream

 

[VOL1266-X]

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Hey MM, did the Hot Blast blow your detector up? I bet you thought you had found a cannon!! Great finds. Did Buckleboy come down there and dig all the silver? Stay after it-Fall is almost here. HH.

 

[Dman]

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Wow! Nice finds

 

[jgas]

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Nice relics there. Now go replace your eardrums!! jgas

 

[Kyle PA]

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Way to go, Dig Dug Doug , on your recoveries. Beautiful restoration on that stove piece! The silver is lurking nearby. Keep at it, Dug!

Sir Kyle

 

[artzstuff1]

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Very nice group of relics!!! thanks for sharin,,,



arthur

 

[allen]

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good going on all of those great looking finds !!

 

[sscindercoop]

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Nice relics

 

[crazyjarhead]

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Nice finds Doug. Love them old Victorian era copper pieces. WTG on them old wheatie's too. There's bound to be more

 

[ModernMiner]

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Agreed neat finds. I particularly the round ended harmonica. That's unusual.

Johnny,
Same thing I thought. I've never found a rounded end one, and a full one at that.
-MM-

vey cool finds , bet that blast door made the detector scream

Hey MM, did the Hot Blast blow your detector up? I bet you thought you had found a cannon!! Great finds. Did Buckleboy come down there and dig all the silver? Stay after it-Fall is almost here. HH.

After digging bucket loads of iron out of this place I just got used to it.
VOL-
I wish Buckleboy would have cleared out the iron instead of the silver. I'm hoping my three bucket loads will get me in as a junior member of the Iron Brigade.
-MM-

Way to go, Dig Dug Doug , on your recoveries. Beautiful restoration on that stove piece! The silver is lurking nearby. Keep at it, Dug!

Sir Kyle

Thanks buddy,
All I kept thinking was , these folks down south must have been pretty poor not to drop at least one silver coin, but they sure LOVED their bullets. Funny how many bullet & shotgun shell casings were fired over the years. If they were worth $, I'd be a rich man. I'm not giving up yet, but my arm is tired dragging that bucket of rusty iron around.
Have a great w/end,
Dug

Nice finds Doug. Love them old Victorian era copper pieces. WTG on them old wheatie's too. There's bound to be more

Thanks Ron.
Too bad that oval Victorian pin was folded over & broke. Unfortunately it was under a large root.
-Doug-

THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE RESPONSES!!!

 

[Big A]

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Nice recoveries. That stove door turned out great. Silver has got to be there.
Alan

 

[wyattrr]

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WTG Doug...Cool Hot Blast Door... Congrats

 

[Montana Jim]

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Damn decent digs Doug!

 

[hikeinmts]

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Great job of restoration.....and all other finds. Makes it interesting, doesn't it.

 

[BuckleBoy]

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Hey MM, did the Hot Blast blow your detector up? I bet you thought you had found a cannon!! Great finds. Did Buckleboy come down there and dig all the silver? Stay after it-Fall is almost here. HH.

Any saddle shield is a great find.


I like the way you preserved the stove door. Cool piece.



-BB

 

[tymcmurray]

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Good hunt, Doug.
Nice group of recoveries!

 

[ModernMiner]

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Hey MM, did the Hot Blast blow your detector up? I bet you thought you had found a cannon!! Great finds. Did Buckleboy come down there and dig all the silver? Stay after it-Fall is almost here. HH.

Any saddle shield is a great find.

I like the way you preserved the stove door. Cool piece.

-BB

Thanks BB.
I hit a hot patch in the front corner of the yard and it turned up the two decorative pieces and the stove door.
The saddle shield I found under the clothes line. I'm glad I checked.
-Doug-


THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE GREAT REPLIES. Very much appreciated to get me motivated again.
-MM-