Lumberjack Town Digs OLD Heart Pendant & 3 Buckles & More

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Lumberjack Town Digs OLD Heart Pendant & 3 Buckles & More

This was a good day even if there were no old coins :'(

I hunted that old lumberjack town I've hunted before and found some nice relics and also some even better historical facts.

I met a man who knows the history of the area well. He told me I'm digging in an area that was the log storage field for the lumberjacks back in the 1870's to about the early 1900's.

Also he said there was a tragedy here in the early 1900's when a house they built here burned to the ground. This explains all the square nails and carcoals I dig.

The finds:

1. 1 heart pendant at about 8 inches deep

2. 3 Buckles very deep

3. Unknown button?

4. Unknown brass pointed object?

5. 1 horse shoe

6. many unknown iron objects a few shown here

It was a great hunt and Thurday I plan to hunt old foundations and maybe a few cellar holes.

See if you can ID that cone shaped pointed metal object in the 1st picture.

Thanks and happy hunting!

Badger
 

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Boobydoo

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I like the heart pendant,
hopefully old coins
will be coming next time for you.
Good luck Badger!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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Nice stuff. Looks like the area is old and has some potential. Keep digging those deep signals.

HH Jer
 

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Nice finds! Is that a gold plated vintage seedpearl pendant? Is there a makers mark anywhere on it! Really cool find!
 

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Real nice digs there.Did you ask the old timer if there was a "company store"?
 

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BADGER, I Think The Item With The Cross On It Is An Old Shirt Stud Or Cuff Link. trk5capt...
 

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gypsyheart said:
Nice finds! Is that a gold plated vintage seedpearl pendant? Is there a makers mark anywhere on it! Really cool find!

I really don't know a thing about jewelry, gypsyheart. I'll try to clean it up and see if there are any markings.

What are vintage seedpearl pendants?

Whatever it is I'm sure it's very old. The spot I dug it out of had about 12 inches of top soil removed recently. This thing was very deep.
 

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diggummup said:
Real nice digs there.Did you ask the old timer if there was a "company store"?

I don't know about the store. I need to do some research on this site. Right now I have so many places it's hard to keep up with all of them.

The guy said he had a picture of this site with logs piled on it (ca. 1900). I'm hoping he can find it for me.
 

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BADGER, I Think The Item With The Cross On It Is An Old Shirt Stud Or Cuff Link. trk5capt...

Thanks, trk5capt.

I think they've made these shirt studs for a long time, right?

I don't think its a cuff link.
 

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Michigan Badger said:
trk5capt said:
BADGER, I Think The Item With The Cross On It Is An Old Shirt Stud Or Cuff Link. trk5capt...

Thanks, trk5capt.

I think they've made these shirt studs for a long time, right?

I don't think its a cuff link.

No Its a shirt stud...1909 Sears and Robucks show them for ....19cents collar stud....
 

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gypsyheart said:
Michigan Badger said:
trk5capt said:
BADGER, I Think The Item With The Cross On It Is An Old Shirt Stud Or Cuff Link. trk5capt...

Thanks, trk5capt.

I think they've made these shirt studs for a long time, right?

I don't think its a cuff link.

No Its a shirt stud...1909 Sears and Robucks show them for ....19cents collar stud....

You're awesome gypsy, thanks!

I love this older cool stuff. Almost like touching someone from the past.

Badger
 

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nice finds and always like to see something interesting and sorry cannot i.d

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That was a good day Badger!!

I love the heart AND the horseshoe!

;D
 

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Nana40 said:
That was a good day Badger!!

I love the heart AND the horseshoe!

;D


I'm glad to see I'm not the only one on here who likes to find horseshoes 8)

Each one of these ca. 100+ year old hand forged pieces of metal is unique.

Every time I dig one I can almost hear the clang of the old blacksmith's hammer.
 

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the piece in your hand is a wagaon part that went to the poles on the wagon were the horse was hitched .i beleive they are/were for reign guides or to attach to the wagon to the horse tack ,follow...
 

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