New Colonial cellar day 2 yields my best buckle ever

johnnyblaze · Aug 12, 2011

Went back to my new cellar and out came all the Colonial stuff :headbang:

After digging over 70 shotgun shells between the 2 days its finally producing Colonial relics but no coins from the colonial days :dontknow:

I must say i got the sickest colonial shoe buckle i have ever found :hello2:

It has so much decor on it..Im gonna have to clean this one good :icon_thumleft:

It was only 3 inches deep or so.
Pulled a couple of chapes also.
More key hardware :icon_thumleft:

The farm fields are really clear with hardly no brush but near the cellar is kind of overgrown..

I pulled another largie from the same area i got 5 from :thumbsup:

Stayed away from that bee nest :laughing7:

This winter when it clears out i most def will pound it really hard :thumbsup:

Got another crotal bell and a few buttons..I dont know if the buttons have any decor on them yet.
The dandy buttons have not surfaced but they will..

Blaze

spitfire55 · Aug 13, 2011

kevkirki · Aug 13, 2011

you must have found someones old dove hunting spot with all the shells :laughing7:

nice digs

treasurepirate1 · Aug 13, 2011

all of you finds are fantastic i also like the bell and the large cent, great to see another video from you again.

johnnyblaze · Aug 14, 2011

treasurepirate1 said:
all of you finds are fantastic i also like the bell and the large cent, great to see another video from you again.

Hey thanks Man :icon_thumleft:

Where have you been?

Blaze

Bunker · Aug 14, 2011

What a sweet honey hole you have found. Great buckle, best of luck and continued success.
Looking forward to more posts.
Bunker

johnnyblaze · Aug 14, 2011

Bunker said:
What a sweet honey hole you have found. Great buckle, best of luck and continued success.
Looking forward to more posts.
Bunker

Hey thanks man here it is cleaned :thumbsup:

birdman · Aug 14, 2011

One of the nicest buckles I have seen. :headbang:

deltamann · Aug 14, 2011

That is a BEAUTIFUL buckle!

cellar dweller · Aug 14, 2011

great job Johnny, You put your time in on the mountian bike. Glad its paying off Big Time for you. .chuck

johnnyblaze · Aug 15, 2011

cellar dweller said:
great job Johnny, You put your time in on the mountian bike. Glad its paying off Big Time for you. .chuck

Thanks everyone :thumbsup:

What part of CT are you from Cellar Dweller?

Blaze

treasurepirate1 · Aug 16, 2011

johnnyblaze said:
treasurepirate1 said:

all of you finds are fantastic i also like the bell and the large cent, great to see another video from you again.

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Hey thanks Man

Where have you been?

Blaze

i just lost track of your posts and hadn't bothered posting much latley but i always check on all of your posts and recent finds.

johnnyblaze · Sep 4, 2011

I also found this wheel on the 2nd day..Had it in my pouch and forgot it.

Anyone know what it was for :icon_scratch:

Its very sharp..Im gonna get back out to this cellar tomorrow :icon_thumleft:

Blaze

allan · Sep 4, 2011

cant tell how big it is but maybe a wick adjuster for a lamp

DMN · Sep 4, 2011

That is really a nice buckle. I often wonder if the whole shoe was tossed when you find buckles like that. Shoe rots away and there's only the buckle left. I bet once you clear the misc finds out you'll find some good coinage there as well.
Do you think the last piece might be to a clock?

Deno · Sep 4, 2011

That is one nice buckle.

Nice bunch of Colonial finds.

Spots like that are getting harder and harder to find.

johnnyblaze · Sep 4, 2011

allan said:
cant tell how big it is but maybe a wick adjuster for a lamp

I think that is what it is :icon_thumleft:

Blaze

dirt doctor · Sep 5, 2011

Awesome finds and that buckle is beyond cool . I'm thinking that was somebody specials buckle . You've got a great spot there. :thumbsup:

steelheadwill · Sep 5, 2011

johnnyblaze said:
I also found this wheel on the 2nd day..Had it in my pouch and forgot it.

Anyone know what it was for

Its very sharp..Im gonna get back out to this cellar tomorrow

Blaze

Great job cleaning that buckle :wink:

I've found a few of those sharptoothed pieces, got one the other day.
several points differ from lampwick adjuster,
Overall and hole diameter too large, sharp angled teeth.
I believe it's an early piece of clockwork, 'Anchor type Escapement wheel' dating with your other finds.

johnnyblaze · Sep 5, 2011

steelheadwill said:
johnnyblaze said:

I also found this wheel on the 2nd day..Had it in my pouch and forgot it.

Anyone know what it was for

Its very sharp..Im gonna get back out to this cellar tomorrow

Blaze

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Great job cleaning that buckle
I've found a few of those sharptoothed pieces, got one the other day.
several points differ from lampwick adjuster,
Overall and hole diameter too large, sharp angled teeth.
I believe it's an early piece of clockwork, 'Anchor type Escapement wheel' dating with your other finds.

Now that i look at it.
Its about the size of a half dollar and maybe to large for a wick adjuster..
Your example is an exact match..
Interesting

Blaze

steelheadwill · Sep 5, 2011

Cool,
half dollar size probably from clock movement, looks like the dug anchor shown might match it for size. (shown with US Cent)
Below from Wiki:
Invented around 1660 by Robert Hooke, the anchor mechanism quickly superseded the verge to become the standard escapement used in pendulum clocks through the 19th century. Its advantage was that it reduced the wide pendulum swing angles of the verge to 3°-6°, making the pendulum isochronous, and allowing the use of longer, slower moving pendulums, which used less energy. It is responsible for the long narrow shape of most pendulum clocks, particularly grandfather clocks.

It consists of an escape wheel with pointed, backward slanted teeth, and an 'anchor' shaped piece pivoted above it which rocks from side to side, attached to the pendulum. The anchor has slanted pallets on the arms which alternately catch on the teeth of the escape wheel, receiving impulses.