Next door neighbor shared some finds....1680's house

[Coinstar magnet]

Had a chance to chat with my neighbor today who is remodeling a house built in 1686...he was really nice and let me tour the house...and showed me a few things from a drawer that he's found in his yard...anyone identify the piece of wood with string? The house is pretty cool inside...19 inch plank wood floors.... couldn't be 20 inch by king's order back then...the drawer had pottery, animal bones, and I think some kind of dross? The original owner was a silversmith... he'd carved pictures of ships around the large fireplace...
I'm hoping he'll let me detect at some point....I would love to see what's in the ground there...

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[Digger RJ]

Had a chance to chat with my neighbor today who is remodeling a house built in 1686...he showed me a few things from a drawer that he's found in his yard...anyone identify the piece of wood with string? The house is pretty cool inside...19 inch plank wood... couldn't be 20 inch by king's order back then...
I'm hoping he'll let me detect at some point...

Thanks for viewing!

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Blackfoot58]

The string might be for laying out garden rows.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

The string might be for laying out garden rows.

Thank you Blackfoot... I'll pass that on to him!

 

[CRUSADER]

The string might be for laying out garden rows.

Agreed, looks like something my Grandad used to lay out rows of veg in the back garden.

 

[CRUSADER]

Depending how close your neighbour is, you surely need to start in your our yard? Maybe he will see you & get interested & if near enough you may have some old finds.

 

[GDub62]

Piece with knob on end looks like old clothes pin. Not split down middle is it?

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Depending how close your neighbour is, you surely need to start in your our yard? Maybe he will see you & get interested & if near enough you may have some old finds.

I did mention a couple finds to him...I think the yards were connected at some point...lots of roots to deal with and a ton of nails... If I find anything more that's connected to that time period I'll be texting him...hoping he'll let me dig over there...

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Piece with knob on end looks like old clothes pin. Not split down middle is it?

It is split down the middle...I think you are correct...