Lebanon PA finds

[gforce1972]

Started at a new property today in Lebanon. Property's history goes back to the mid 1700s. Just scratched the surface today. The round white object is a lead railroad seal. Any help on the age of the large flat button or IDs on the other stuff. Obviously the one item is from a saw.

Gary

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice finds gforce1972!

 

[nsdq]

nice finds

 

[jeff of pa]

Nice finds Gary !

looks like it was about 60 degrees the day the thermometer stopped working

I like the buttons and Lead seal

the Palmyra button find & lead seal are particularly cool

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice digs

 

[smugglersbluez]

How big is the lead seal? I have one similar...i knew it was a seal but didn't know what type. The one I have is about the size of a dime.

 

[gforce1972]

Yes. This one is also about the size of a dime.

 

[RiverRat3]

Cool finds, especially the buttons.

 

[gforce1972]

My notes on there might be confusing. The lead seal says H.D. Means, 185? and PA on one side and Palmyra and P&R R.R. On the other. The P&R was the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, predecessor to the Reading Lines.

Gary

 

[gforce1972]

Correction - H.D. MEARS

 

[jeff of pa]

My notes on there might be confusing. The lead seal says H.D. Means, 185? and PA on one side and Palmyra and P&R R.R. On the other. The P&R was the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, predecessor to the Reading Lines.

Gary

yep I was confused

I thought the button under P&R R.R. in your pic was P&R R.R.

 

[gforce1972]

Can anyone date the large flat button? Also, the item with the two anchors - is that a button cover?

Gary