Lunchtime hunts: knife, fork, SPOON

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Made it out 3 lunch hours to a lost farm site nearby in the park. Tall grass is finally down in this area.

First hunt = knife and knife parts


Second hunt= old fork


Third hunt = spoon frag

And a great 31/32 signal in the snow

Not a silver quarter, but a Sterling Silver spoon





International Sterling Wedgewood pattern 1920’s. My 4th solid silver spoon this year, crazy lucky.

Here is the rest of the stuff.

Key is to a Studebaker, the butterfly was all folded up so it was my surprise find during clean up and the T handle piece I believe is a thread tap?

Good luck out there!

 

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[A2coins]

Looks like a popular lunch spot even way back in the day lol I love that silver spoon I have literally found tons of silverware but people in Ann Arbor were way to cheap for silver or to drop any coins accept pennies. Great job

 

[Tuberale]

Great finds pc-dirt nc-sand. I wish I could find a silver spoon. Or fork. Or knife. Or ...anything, really.

 

[tnt-hunter]

That was a good hunt. That silver spoon is really beauuuuutiful. Your 4th this year and I think I have only found 5 or 6 silver spoons in 17 1/2 years. Way to go! Keep swingin.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Looks like a popular lunch spot even way back in the day lol I love that silver spoon I have literally found tons of silverware but people in Ann Arbor were way to cheap for silver or to drop any coins accept pennies. Great job

Thx Tommy! I rarely find period flatware knives and forks, but our dirt is littered with brass plated spoons and spoon frags, sort of an on going mystery. I think I have found 60 spoons a year for the last 4 years, like 240 and only a handful of other flatware.

Great finds pc-dirt nc-sand. I wish I could find a silver spoon. Or fork. Or knife. Or ...anything, really.

Thx! Seeing that dull silver color pop from the dirt is always a thrill.

That was a good hunt. That silver spoon is really beauuuuutiful. Your 4th this year and I think I have only found 5 or 6 silver spoons in 17 1/2 years. Way to go! Keep swingin.

Thx! It took me 3 years to finally find 1 silver spoon and this year found 4. I think this hobby has a huge luck/no luck factor.

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds,

Yeah the silver spoon is way better than a silver quarter.

They are tough to come by.

Jer

 

[Steve in PA]

I thought I was the spoon king, but I find the spoons of the peons, you find the spoons of the upper crust.

You now wear the crown

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Nice finds,

Yeah the silver spoon is way better than a silver quarter.

They are tough to come by.

Jer

Thx Jer! Good luck this weekend.

I thought I was the spoon king, but I find the spoons of the peons, you find the spoons of the upper crust.

You now wear the crown

Thx for the passing the crown. I don’t fully hate plated spoons. Here is a list of old targets higher up the hate list: rivets, rivet washers, tel. ringer bells, shotgun headstamps, deer slugs, grommets, shell casings, zinc mason jar lids, lead blobs, 22 slugs, 22 casings, and random modern clad.

 

[washingtonian]

You've got an entire cutlery set! I've found probably 8 or more spoons at a single site this year. I know it was a popular picnic spot back in the day. Bummer is, only one of them is silver. There's gotta be more out there though, probably just of the nickel variety!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful spoon, nice relics!

 

[the_mad_cladder]

Awesome spoon.

 

[cudamark]

I've found tons of knives, forks, and spoons over the years, but, rarely a sterling one! Mine are usually stainless or plated ones. Good find!