Jamb Stove Plate and Virgin Cabin Site in PA

[BzyBee]

Technically this isn't "today's find" I wanted to wait a few hunts before posting anything from this site. This post represents 4 hunts over the last two weeks. This was, as far as I can tell, a previously undetected cabin site with secondary structure, in southwestern PA. Two massive daffodil patches told me that I was in the right area, as I explored the terrain initially. The stove plate is, by far, my favorite find from the site. I included before and after restoration photos. Thanks for looking and enjoy yourselves out there! -Jim

1766 Jamb Stove Plate before and after.





Hunts #1-4 in display case



Hunt #1



Hunt #1 and 2 (everything above and including the buckle fragment is from the second hunt)



Hunt #3 (recovered stove plate this hunt)



Hunt #4

 

[victhedog]

Nice finds

 

[relic nut]

Nice finds! Looks like an old site. Like the buttons and stove part

HH, Relic Nut

 

[against the wind]

Absolutely looks virgin to me.
You've found some sweet stuff so far.
Congrats

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice assortment of buttons, coins, and relics. The stove plate is a really neat piece of Americana. Good luck with your further explorations of that site.

 

[screwynewy]

Congrats on discovering a productive virgin site. They don't come often and when they do it is very exciting. Hope it continues to produce.

 

[Mackaydon]

Great finds and presentation.
Have you ID-ed the silver thimble or researched the stove plate?
Don...

 

[Bruce R]

You're forgiven on the delay, absolutely great stuff!

 

[Mackaydon]

Great finds and presentation.
Have you ID-ed the silver thimble or researched the stove plate?
Don...
PS: Metals - Stove (Five-Plate stove) - Search the Collection - Winterthur Museum

 

[Mackaydon]

You might also enjoy reading page 161 from a book entitled: A History of Rowan County, North Carolina--and under the page heading of "Incidents to the Stone House' wherein your stove plate is described.
https://books.google.com/books?id=H...HjAB#v=onepage&q="com ban" Stove 1766&f=false
Don.......

 

[Evolution]

Sometimes I don't really believe it when someone starts tossing the "virgin" word around... I guess it all goes back to sometime in high school.. but that's a different story for a different day. ... Getting back on topic, I tend to believe that word in this case. That's a lot of stuff for one site. Great job!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Yowza! That's a crazy good site, all those finds are excellent.

 

[BzyBee]

The thimble mark is a five triangular-petaled flower but I have not been able to find any info on it. As for the stove plate it was most likely produced in one of PA's Iron furnaces of the day, but that is not proven yet. I would really like to nail that down, so any info on it is greatly appreciated!
EDIT .. Don thank you for the info good Sir! The only difference I see in the example you provided is COM BAN NI vs. COM BAN NI SON that is an interesting small difference

 

[nsdq]

Wow great finds

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your site and some awesome finds

 

[Tommy G]

Great variety of finds! I really like the fact that the stove plate has a date on it. How cool is that!? It's rare to come across such a productive site. Thanks for sharing>

 

[Mackaydon]

BzyBee,
I believe I have found your answer.
Through some research, I believe thatplate is off a George Ross stove. If so, the plate was cast at MaryAnn Furnace in York Co, when George Ross, George Stevenson, andWilliam Thompson, founders of the furnace (about 1761), were partnersthere.
From the source referenced below is thefollowing excerpt: “........shows another side plate......in whichthe last syllable of the name Stevenson is thrown into the upperpanel.” The quote continues: “In your case, it probably appearson the missing front plate.”


This would account for the 'son' at theend of COM BAN NI (SON)


https://books.google.com/books?id=F...EIHDAA#v=onepage&q="George Ross" stove&f=true

BTW, if I'm not mistaken, this George Ross was also one of the signors of the Declaration of Independence.
Don.......

 

[BzyBee]

I'm blown away by that information Don!.. Wow!

 

[Gaspipe]

Nothing against your other finds ,they are nice but that stove plate is very,very cool.

 

[fishstick]

WOW WHAT A SITE!!!!!!! A lil' of everything. spanish silver, early LC's and relics glore!! That stove piece is SWEET.... CONGRATZ....