Little Bell

[steelheadwill]

I didn't get any digs yesterday, had to shop and do 'errands' :P
one of my Girls requests was a stop at the thrift shop, I did my treasure hunting there, got almost 3/4 oz sterling, 3 like new watches,(Wittnauer,Seiko,Citizen) & a book: 'the last days of Louis XVI', 8 bucks
I return to my site to find unfilled holes again
Strange I missed my friends again.
Anyway, I dug a LOT of signals in 2 hours, was really hoping for musket parts,
But happy with what I got.
A small Bell,
Brass cigarette case, 'The University Of New Hampshire 1923'
Copper pendant, 'American Strength and Health League', Anyone know what he is holding Medicine ball?
'MK Collins' Lamp burner.
And one Little Indian.
I wasn't going to mention the silver 'Trime' I dug & lost, but..
I really pulled a lot of brass scrap & lead casting waste today.
Yesterdays visitors must have dug my musket parts
Thanks For Looking & HH

 

[Justice70]

Nice finds Steel head. The object the dude on the pendant is holding is called a kettle bell,or at least that sure looks like one to me.

 

[RiverRat3]

Nice finds!

 

[flip flop]

You lost a silver trime?? Know anyone with a metal detector that may be able to help find it??
Sorry Steel, couldnt' pass that up.
Flip Flop

 

[HISPAN]

Hello Friend we are the hunters club bells I already !

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Herbie, you scored on that thrift shop gig man. Nice

 

[55th Massachusetts]

NICE RELICS! The other lamp you found (far right in your pic) is a whale oil lamp. I have found parts, but a whole one is a RARE find!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil

REB

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great finds Herbie! Love the cigarette case, looks to be in nice shape too.
I see you found quite a few oil lamp parts.

The burner on the left is an MH Collins burner, these were invented by Michael Henry Collins of Chelsea , Massachusetts in 1865. The part in the middle is for an American or British Made center-draft oil lamp. And as 55th Mass. already mentioned, the item on the left is indeed part of a whale oil lamp burner reservoir, most likely from a lantern.

Nice finds buddy,
Dave

 

[steelheadwill]

NICE RELICS! The other lamp you found (far right in your pic) is a whale oil lamp. I have found parts, but a whole one is a RARE find!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil

REB

Thanks for this info REB!
I assume the 2 holes is what IDs it, was thinking of posting on whatsit,
I was curious as this is not the first of these I've found. HH to you!!

 

[steelheadwill]

You lost a silver trime?? Know anyone with a metal detector that may be able to help find it??
Sorry Steel, couldnt' pass that up.
Flip Flop

I wouldn't have either
here's how it went, Dug coin, took a quick look, this one was easy to Id from size & I could see the large 'C'.
rather than wipe remaining mud & risk scratching, I give it a good shake and it sails
out of my hand and into the water. blame it on numb fingers & an even number brain as I did the same thing with what I think was a 2C shield last summer. I never returned to that site to attempt a recovery.
I will probably redig this coin at a lower tide, unfortunately this months negative lows are coming in at 4-7 O'clock, which makes for some dark and cold mudslinging AM or PM. Thanks for the reply & HH

 

[Ronfrommichigan]

Great deal and find.

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice finds Steel head. The object the dude on the pendant is holding is called a kettle bell,or at least that sure looks like one to me.

Thanks Rookie2!
Don't see those in gyms anymore, it's definitely a period piece of equipment.

 

[steelheadwill]

Herbie, you scored on that thrift shop gig man. Nice

Thanks Mike,
the key to the low dollars was yellow tags were half price that day,
the book & the chain had them. the pendant, ring, & keychain were 19C each,
& the watches were picked out of a big box of junkers for 50C
I'm priced out of the gold market, but grabbing all the silver I can

 

[steelheadwill]

Great finds Herbie! Love the cigarette case, looks to be in nice shape too.
I see you found quite a few oil lamp parts.

The burner on the left is an MH Collins burner, these were invented by Michael Henry Collins of Chelsea , Massachusetts in 1865. The part in the middle is for an American or British Made center-draft oil lamp. And as 55th Mass. already mentioned, the item on the left is indeed part of a whale oil lamp burner reservoir, most likely from a lantern.

Nice finds buddy,
Dave

Thanks Dave,
A brass piece that I dug but didn't post, (too large and still crusted with iron parts)
appears to be a large wick holder, by large I mean a wick 4" wide,
I will get a pic of this on here as it may be related to these others.
I appreciate all helping me ID these pieces!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great finds Herbie! Love the cigarette case, looks to be in nice shape too.
I see you found quite a few oil lamp parts.

The burner on the left is an MH Collins burner, these were invented by Michael Henry Collins of Chelsea , Massachusetts in 1865. The part in the middle is for an American or British Made center-draft oil lamp. And as 55th Mass. already mentioned, the item on the left is indeed part of a whale oil lamp burner reservoir, most likely from a lantern.

Nice finds buddy,
Dave

Thanks Dave,
A brass piece that I dug but didn't post, (too large and still crusted with iron parts)
appears to be a large wick holder, by large I mean a wick 4" wide,
I will get a pic of this on here as it may be related to these others.
I appreciate all helping me ID these pieces!

Herbie,

This is a wick holder or sometimes called a wick spreader for a "Mammoth" style oil lamp. These lamps were produced by a number of manufacturers in the late 19th century. The most popular makers were Manhattan Brass Co., Lomax and Yale, all of which were American makers.

The term "Mammoth" came about as a result of how large these lamps were, as their main function was to produce large amounts of light. These lamps were made for country general stores, offices and public buildings, chiefly for commercial use as they not really esthetically pleasing for homes.

I've pictured below is a center-draft style lamp, which is very similar to the mammoth flat-wick, it just uses a different burner type.

Dave

 

[romeo-1]

Nice finds.

 

[spitfire55]

 

[steelheadwill]

Great finds Herbie! Love the cigarette case, looks to be in nice shape too.
I see you found quite a few oil lamp parts.

The burner on the left is an MH Collins burner, these were invented by Michael Henry Collins of Chelsea , Massachusetts in 1865. The part in the middle is for an American or British Made center-draft oil lamp. And as 55th Mass. already mentioned, the item on the left is indeed part of a whale oil lamp burner reservoir, most likely from a lantern.

Nice finds buddy,
Dave

Thanks Dave,
A brass piece that I dug but didn't post, (too large and still crusted with iron parts)
appears to be a large wick holder, by large I mean a wick 4" wide,
I will get a pic of this on here as it may be related to these others.
I appreciate all helping me ID these pieces!

Herbie,

This is a wick holder or sometimes called a wick spreader for a "Mammoth" style oil lamp. These lamps were produced by a number of manufacturers in the late 19th century. The most popular makers were Manhattan Brass Co., Lomax and Yale, all of which were American makers.

The term "Mammoth" came about as a result of how large these lamps were, as their main function was to produce large amounts of light. These lamps were made for country general stores, offices and public buildings, chiefly for commercial use as they not really esthetically pleasing for homes.

I've pictured below is a center-draft style lamp, which is very similar to the mammoth flat-wick, it just uses a different burner type.

Dave

Thanks Dave, and all who replied!
I believe it came from a ship, they need large lights also