Mid 1700s colonial cauldron/kettle, sweet dandy button, and more colonial relics!

[Pacivilwarluke]

Hello! I went out early today with my dad and had a few finds. Started out right off the bat with a silvered rosette. Then I got a huge dandy button, ( second one of this style from this site). However, dad wasn't really digging as he was fielding phone calls for the business. So I went on digging, and pretty soon I got this 80s signal, and realized it was pretty deep. When I finally felt the target I bought it was a complete bowl or something ( and that the real target was beneath it) but as I pulled on it I realized it was round and iron. To my surprise I pulled out an Almost intact colonial three legged kettle! After that it really slowed down, a few buttons, a musketball, some lead, etc but nothing spectacular. I did get what's proabbly a piece of horse tack, but it looks like the holy grail which I found amusing. Dad dug a but towards the end but just got a piece of escutcheon plate. The other piece was from last hunt, it was hiding in the pouch. Hh everyone!

 

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[Pacivilwarluke]

Thanks for posting this thread. It reminded me of something I found a while back that has been sitting in a junk bucket now for a while. Found on a property that had a Colonial-era house on it.

You can see the seam where it was cast. So I presume this is a fragment of a Colonial kettle?? Ideas on preserving now that I know what it is?

Wow, looks like! Mine has a round sprue on the base, but that could be a casting line I guess. The leg definetly looks like one! Very cool!

 

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[Pacivilwarluke]

Also got this broken colonial barrel tap-

 

[basque-man]

Sweet recovery!!!!

 

[romeo-1]

Very cool to find one intact!

 

[Isaac]

Great kettle recovery!!! That would make a great display piece!!!!!!!

 

[Pacivilwarluke]

Thanks guys- can't wait until I put it thru electrolysis!

 

[19cbb]

Any update on the electrolysis cleaning?

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes the holy grail is a broken part of an 18th C horse leather decor.

 

[thrifty76now]

Your kettle is certainly an awesome find.