Ironic Find in an Amish Yard

[minton7]

I got to hunt today at an Amish property that dates from 1836...I didn't find anything remotely old... but had a great time going... got to hang out and dig every hole with 5 lil Amish kids hanging on every scoop of dirt........ This item is solid brass//// n says made in USA on the back.. ne ideas how old it is......

 

[RUDY2003]

Nice diggin' for you and your "crew"!

Keep safe and keep diggin'...

 

[halfdime]

We visited Amish country in PA two years ago and were surprised to discover that they grow tobacco. Might explain your find (?)

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Nice post

 

[Michigan Badger]

The Amish ain't against tobacco, it's matches they don't believe in.

Nice folks but they don't lose a whole lot.

Badger

 

[Don in SJ]

We visited Amish country in PA two years ago and were surprised to discover that they grow tobacco. Might explain your find (?)

I was thinking the same thing, I grew up on the edge of Amish country and I do know there were a lot of Mennonites growing tobacco and they had the leaves hanging in the barns drying out, but I was told it was cigar quality tobacco, parden my ignorance, but it must be either a lower quality or higher than cigarettes, don't know which. , than again, maybe all one in the same.

I have hunted several German homesteads in this area, that were settled in the 1860's and I think they were too frugal to lose any money, and since most Amish were German, well, guess not much money lost.

Don

 

[SomeGuy]

Late 20th century keychain promotional.

 

[minton7]

Thank you for finding out what I found so quickly..... a promotional key chain..... I am going to go back.. and they own some other old homestead sites that he says I can hunt on.... might turn into fun.. they just moved in our area.... so the sites were American until like a year ago.......