Miners hut relics from the Derwent gully (15 trips)

[tinpan]

hi all, Its sunday afternoon and i went out to another location this morning . I forgot to put the lithium ion battery on the charger last nite so i had a 2 hour hunt before the battery warning signal became constant. . Found one small piece this morning. The battery takes about 4 1/2 hours to charge so i thought i would get together all of the relic i found on the side of the hill .Most found where once miner cottages and huts once stood. Few copper coins and bit silver, musket ball button and buttons and buttons lol quite few oddities. I think most will know what most of the relics are. We all wish for sites that are untouched but even i find only 1 or 2 every couple of years.


tinpan HH

 

[pepperj]

Ok! Now that's some really great relics. Great looking seals.
The thimble with the clay marble (musket ball) inside, a real killer find.

 

[tinpan]

Ok! Now that's some really great relics. Great looking seals.
The thimble with the clay marble (musket ball) inside, a real killer find.

thanks pepperj , i didn,t even relize how much i have found, i not the sort that keeps counts and records everything. I live for the moment and yesterday is history. Still got 2 hours to go for the battery and away i go again. I think the sun has fried my brain. lol


tinpan

 

[tuatara]

Bugga about the battery. Happened to me more than once . It's a little museum that you found I like Hide & De Carle token. Is '57 or '58? Seems 1d. What's the silver fancy object, a button or a cuff? Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dman]

Wow! That's a lot of nice finds. Those virgin site are really hard to come by. I am like you if I find two virgin sites a year I am lucky.
Dman

 

[trikikiwi]

More cool stuff tinpan
I do like the thimble and marble combo, as does peppperj, and the tokens and the buttons and the coins and the bullets and the prancing lead horse figure, but in particular, I like the safety pins
They appear to be two different styles


and Welcome tuatara , Good to see another Kiwi supporting our West Island folk on T'Net.
I've sent you a PM.

Cheers, Mike

 

[Nana40]

Amazing finds, TP! I don't think I've ever hunted a site that hasn't already been hunted a hundred times over! :P Charge those batteries and get back out there!!!!

Nana

 

[tinpan]

Amazing finds, TP! I don't think I've ever hunted a site that hasn't already been hunted a hundred times over! :P Charge those batteries and get back out there!!!!

Nana

thanks for the replies and "i ran as fast as i could " Nana

tinpan