Interesting Iron Relic

[Steve in PA]

No it's not Colonal or Civil War, but it is a first for me. I have dug plenty of flat irons - in bottle dumps, colonial sites and civil war camps. BUT....this is the first Flat Iron Trivet that I have ever found. It was just below the leaves in mountain area along the Lincoln Highway (Route 30) that was a camping and picnic area in the early days of automobiles. My theory is that it was used to heat a coffee cup or can of beans over someones campfire about 1920 or so. I found a 1912 V nickel nearby.

 

[aquachigger]

I like it! That will display well.

 

[Hunthicks]

Pretty cool, I actually just found a similar one with an 1896 patent date - among my father in laws dirty shed while cleaning it out for him!

 

[bootey_hunter]

very cool

 

[silversweeper]

Very nice find! HH

 

[ticm]

Very cool. Never found a iron stand before.

 

[artyfacts]

That is a fancy iron trivet. I have not dug one of those yet. I love hitting the sites that have already been cleaned out and the iron artifacts left behind, its like Christmas. Arty

 

[VOL1266-X]

Very cool recovery Steve. Wouldn't you like to know who left that there?? There are good relics beside gold, silver, and brass to be found with a detector. HH, Quindy.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Cool relic, did ya check to see if the "V" was a "D or S" mint-mark?
Carl