Little Red School House

Alchemist · Oct 4, 2015

Well, after countless visits to a pre-1900 decommissioned school house, I have finally finish the site. I came away with some goodie silver items, a few time pieces, a couple dud rings, about 20 wheat pennies (oldest 1910), some $17 in clad and (as expected) a few children's nick-knack items. There are a few items I can't identify (the sterling sheild, joker emblem, deco screw top, etc). Maybe you can? The pocket watch item was particularly cool to find, but it had no innards. :sad10:

Happy hunting all.

The School:

The catch:

against the wind · Oct 4, 2015

Very nice variety. Does that Sterling shield have any trace of pin on the back?? It might have been a brooch.

Alchemist · Oct 4, 2015

against the wind said:
Very nice variety. Does that Sterling shield have any trace of pin on the back?? It might have been a brooch.

nope, no trace. Smooth. Darn peculiar.

Mackaydon · Oct 4, 2015

There appears to these eyes to be letters at the 2 o'clock position on the reverse of the shield.
Can you make them out?
Perhaps they are the same letters as on the face ('Sterling')
Don....

The Urban Prospector · Oct 4, 2015

What a neat batch of finds....love the silver!

qaela4 · Oct 5, 2015

Nice items, would love to know what the shield turns out to be from. The shamrock and joker looking item is a Girl Scout item, I found one early this summer and another member a day or two later posted one. Pocket watch, even like yours, is still very high up on my list of wants!

qaela4 · Oct 5, 2015

Mackaydon said:
There appears to these eyes to be letters at the 2 o'clock position on the reverse of the shield.
Can you make them out?
Perhaps they are the same letters as on the face ('Sterling')
Don....

You are correct, it is the "Sterling" stamp from the back.

sutphin · Oct 5, 2015

BOY THERE MIST LIKE THE OLE POCKET WATCH AND THE SILVER PEICES NEEET FINDS .....

NEPADIGGER7 · Oct 5, 2015

great finds and love that sterling shield....its awesome!

Mackaydon · Oct 5, 2015

The item to the right of the 664 tag is a piece from the kids game of 'jacks':[TABLE="class: tr-caption-container"]
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Also known as Jackstones, Jackrocks or Knucklebones...

The traditional game of Jacks is very old and was probably played as far back in time as the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece - and perhaps even further back than that. It was a child's game born out of imagination, at a time when there were very few purpose made toys for kids.
Source: How Retro.com: Jacks Game
Don....

Mackaydon · Oct 5, 2015

As 'gaela4' mentioned there is a Girl Scout item in the OP's collection.
Actually, it's a Brownie Membership pin manufactured after 1939 when the design changed (again).
Don....

Loco-Digger · Oct 5, 2015

Cool digs. How many hours did you put into that site to come away with all that booty? Hows' the Platinum performing. I was looking at that model, it was not available in my companies awards catalog so I got the BH LRP with the DD coil as my new backup/loaner detector.

Alchemist · Oct 6, 2015

Loco-Digger said:
Cool digs. How many hours did you put into that site to come away with all that booty? Hows' the Platinum performing. I was looking at that model, it was not available in my companies awards catalog so I got the BH LRP with the DD coil as my new backup/loaner detector.

All total I would say about 25-30 hours, in 1-3 hour increments. Kinda annoying at times with the place being re-roofed and the roofers jamming loud heavy metal music. Couldn't hear the pinpointer at times! :angry3:

The BH Platinum work wonders. Working with a 11" DD coil, I am astounded sometimes at the tiniest of small trash it picks up, 6" or 7" down, with a solid signal in all directions. It's got great discrimination between objects in crowded spaces even while swinging fast. It knows how to find coins, for sure. If I had to nit pick, I'd say it's need improvement when ground balancing. I always GB before starting, and the manual says to find an area free of metal (duh). Unfortunately, if the soil is wet or moist, it tends to think there's metal everywhere :cussing:

Eventually i get it to respond, but it can try my patience sometimes.

You'll have to let me know how the LRP behaves. I'm partial to BH sticks and I'd like to think I have the best BH product they build, but would love to hear about something better.

I like your posts and the items you find. I like to think you and are on the same plain of discovery and methods. Good luck to you and thanks for the post! Go Badgers :laughing9:

SirWalterRaleigh · Oct 6, 2015

Does the silver itemize holes? If so it could be one of those things that ladies use to hold their hair with. They would maybe put their hair up in a bun and then use that plate and slide a pencil or something through there to keep the bun in place. Just a thought

Alchemist · Oct 6, 2015

SirWalterRaleigh said:
Does the silver itemize holes? If so it could be one of those things that ladies use to hold their hair with. They would maybe put their hair up in a bun and then use that plate and slide a pencil or something through there to keep the bun in place. Just a thought

the plate has no holes in it, but does have a very textured edge on all sides. I'm beginning to think it's part of something bigger and simply fell off. What that bigger item is, though, is a mystery.

CMDiamonddawg · Oct 7, 2015

Nice hunt and finds ! Old schools are some of the Best search area . HH

DeepseekerADS · Oct 7, 2015

Alchemist said:
I have finally finish the site.

I must challenge this statement, period. No you have not!

I don't care if you detect there for years, you haven't finished the site.

I suggest on your return you walk your path perpendicular to your first searches, and then later pick spots to grid it out.

Another concern would be whether you used the Pioneer 202 on any parts of the grounds. It appears the 202 uses a concentric coil versus a DD. The impact of that is that the signal sent into the ground is cone shaped - the deeper you go, the smaller the signal. It would be extremely easy to miss targets at depth. A DD coil sends a full width signal into the ground regardless of depth - so you cover a heck of a lot more territory.