BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
Rodeo Recon and I went out on a Cold, Bleak day today. We wanted to first stop and check out a wooded site, since the ground was more likely to be thawed, and the wind chill less. We found our site there fairly easily after a long hike in. There was a large well and one stack of corner stones left. We pounded the area, digging lots of junk iron scrap (which I backpacked out of the woods
). The only finds to be made were two suspender clips. ![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
I didn't take any photos of that part of the hunt, because it seemed like we couldn't buy a keeper! Then we went to the next farm over and got permission to hunt the old homestead on their property. This one was obvious too--the whole foundation remained.
Here's a photo or two of the site:
I got a wheat penny right in front of the foundation, then I scored a nice, green, 1906 Indian Head right behind the structure. Here's a photo:
Then Rodeo called me over to see a nice Civil War Eagle Button he found:
A few more keepers came up...a clock part, another button for Rodeo, and a couple of odds and ends. So we were pleased, considering the conditions... When we were exhausted from fighting the frozen ground we headed home.
Here are my finds before cleaning (got a nice half of a pack rivet that I'm including just for civilman
) :
And Rodeo's Eagle Button cleaned up well:
The flat button he found turned out to be pretty interesting. It says "Tally Ho" on a banner above a running fox(?) on the front. On the back, the maker's name is T. BIDDELL DRURY LANE. From what I can tell, Mr. Thomas Biddell was listed on the 1808 London Directory at 55 Drury Lane. (Maybe his neighbor was the muffin man
) Anyhow, evidently T. Biddell manufactured buttons up until the mid-1830s. I am assuming this one falls under the category of "livery button," but anyone with more information please feel free to share it with me.
Here's a photo of the front and back:
I also wanted to share with everyone a Fabulous SILVER button that KFB found on one of our hunts:
That's the only silver button we've found this year. Congratulations, Kindafoundabuckle. 
Regards,
Buckleboy
Rodeo Recon and I went out on a Cold, Bleak day today. We wanted to first stop and check out a wooded site, since the ground was more likely to be thawed, and the wind chill less. We found our site there fairly easily after a long hike in. There was a large well and one stack of corner stones left. We pounded the area, digging lots of junk iron scrap (which I backpacked out of the woods
). The only finds to be made were two suspender clips. I didn't take any photos of that part of the hunt, because it seemed like we couldn't buy a keeper! Then we went to the next farm over and got permission to hunt the old homestead on their property. This one was obvious too--the whole foundation remained.
Here's a photo or two of the site:I got a wheat penny right in front of the foundation, then I scored a nice, green, 1906 Indian Head right behind the structure. Here's a photo:
Then Rodeo called me over to see a nice Civil War Eagle Button he found:
A few more keepers came up...a clock part, another button for Rodeo, and a couple of odds and ends. So we were pleased, considering the conditions... When we were exhausted from fighting the frozen ground we headed home.
Here are my finds before cleaning (got a nice half of a pack rivet that I'm including just for civilman
) :And Rodeo's Eagle Button cleaned up well:
The flat button he found turned out to be pretty interesting. It says "Tally Ho" on a banner above a running fox(?) on the front. On the back, the maker's name is T. BIDDELL DRURY LANE. From what I can tell, Mr. Thomas Biddell was listed on the 1808 London Directory at 55 Drury Lane. (Maybe his neighbor was the muffin man
) Anyhow, evidently T. Biddell manufactured buttons up until the mid-1830s. I am assuming this one falls under the category of "livery button," but anyone with more information please feel free to share it with me. Here's a photo of the front and back:
I also wanted to share with everyone a Fabulous SILVER button that KFB found on one of our hunts:
That's the only silver button we've found this year.
Congratulations, Kindafoundabuckle. Regards,
Buckleboy
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