NorILdigcollector
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Went out for a few hours to the old farm site with my son and had some decent finds. The first find was the Philadelphia Magneto button. From what I could find out this is a uniform button showing the symbol for the City of Philadelphia. The back was iron and was corroded very badly so It was unreadable and coming apart. A strange find for an Illinois farm site.
The spoon handle is pewter and was found right above the bottle. If I had not heard the shovel hit glass I would not have found the bottle. The bottle says "Dr. U. C. Roe & Sons" on one side and "Preparations" on the other. I believe it contained a blood cordial and was made in Franklin Grove, IL. From what I could find out the bottle is from the 1870s. I also found the watch and the 1959 Five Centavos coin about 20 feet away. Most of the things I dig here are at least 8 inches down. I also found a ring box, minus the ring . Otherwise a great hunt!
The spoon handle is pewter and was found right above the bottle. If I had not heard the shovel hit glass I would not have found the bottle. The bottle says "Dr. U. C. Roe & Sons" on one side and "Preparations" on the other. I believe it contained a blood cordial and was made in Franklin Grove, IL. From what I could find out the bottle is from the 1870s. I also found the watch and the 1959 Five Centavos coin about 20 feet away. Most of the things I dig here are at least 8 inches down. I also found a ring box, minus the ring . Otherwise a great hunt!
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