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[JerV3]

Hey everyone,

Still hunting like usual. Not alot this yr I have slowed down alot because of work family and the kids. But any window to get out and hunt I did.

Beside the finds there great and fun to find. My Dad, got really hurt last week at work. He is a painter and fell like 20 25 ft. Broke both his legs really bad. Multiple compound fractures etc. He already had a shattered ankle in the past now he just reshattered it again.

It was really hard seeing him all messed up like that. Were buddies and you hate to see people you care about hurt. Anyways prayers would really help right now. He could lose a foot. He is a tough guy and I hope he can come back at 54.

As far as areas go I was hunting a grove alot and a old park is were most of the finds came from. Yesterday was the big day relic wise. I hit a nice area loaded with signals and found all the stuff you see on my sink in less than 2.5 hrs. I'll be back there again this weekend.

Nothing to rare but did get a really nice 1913 barber dime. Also a worn 1911 S dime also. Got one 1906 indian and a bunch of other items. Got a 1915 good luck token. 1947 washington that was powder white.

Got a cool little old swimmers awards pin or cuff not sure has weird backing. Got 2 keys also. They both had tag/tokens connected to them when found with a S hook. I took them off to clean and one was bent really bad. Fixed them up. But the one Says Butlers PD. Does that mean police department. These are strange keys. The other says Laundry with a W. Maybe the guys name. One was a surface find the other was 2 ft away.

Once again Thanks for looking and listening. Hope everyone is out there finding something great.

HH Jer

 

[Goes4ever]

I am not sure I could handle a day THAT GOOD!!! wow what a super day of digging!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Great stuff! The item on the right, (Gendron), is that a plate for a bicycle, or a fob? Good day of hunting.
CurbdiggerCarl

 

[mastereagle22]

That's more than I will find this year probably as far as good stuff goes. Wow.

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Sweet fancy Moses- I can't believe the condition if the `13 Barber! Incredible

 

[Nick A]

Here's a pic of your bike tag and the bike. Circa 1924.
http://collection.rydjor.com/bikecollection/1924gen.htm

Toledo, thanks to Peter Gendron, has become prominent throughout the world for its development of the manufacture of metal wheels and for the quantity and quality of its output of that class of products. Mr. Gendron, came to the city at the age of twenty-one and found employment as a pattern maker in the Toledo Novelty Works, then conducted by Russell & Thayer. In 1871 he went to Detroit as a pattern maker for the Detroit Safe Company. As a boy he had worked in his father's wagon shop and while in Detroit he conceived the idea of a wire wheel. In 1875 he returned to Toledo, perfected his invention, first using the wire wheel on children's carriages. In 1877, with three associates he began the manufacture of wheels, but the company lacked sufficient capital to put the product on the market and consequently failed. Mr. Gendron did not lose faith in his invention, however, and after three years of persistent effort established a market for his wheels.

The Gendron Wheel Company was incorporated in 1880 and a small factory was started at 218 Summit Street. Within three years the business increased to such proportions that larger quarters became necessary. A site at the corner of Orange and Superior streets was purchased and a four-story building 100 feet square was erected. In 1890, the capital stock was increased to $300,000 and a few years later it was increased to $500,000. This company was not only the originator of the wire wheel, but it has always been the recognized leader in the manufacture of goods of that class. It makes bicycles, tricycles, invalid chairs, go-cars, baby carriages, doll carriages, coaster wagons, toy wheelbarrows, etc."

In 1927, Gendron became a subsidiary of American National. American National was formed as a holding company for three companies, Toledo Metal Wheel, National Wheel and American Wheel. For the next eleven years, American-National, Toledo, and Gendron products were manufactured in the Gendron plant which covered about one square block at St Clair, Superior, Jackson and Adams streets in downtown Toledo, Ohio. At their peak, between 3000 and 4000 people were employed. American-National, Toledo and Gendron products were sold under the trade names of Pioneer, Skippy, Express, Reliance, Hi-Speed, Hi-Way, Speed King, Blue Streak, Sampson, American, Streamline, Etc. Each company had their own products and catalogs.

In the late 1930\’s, American-National had financial difficulties. In 1941, the assets and all rights to the product line were purchased by a group of Toledo industrialists headed by Walter H. Diemer. Previously, Mr. Diemer was the President of American-National. The new company was incorporated as the Gendron Wheel Company, Perrysburg, Ohio. The company was organized “to manufacture, import, export, buy, sell, and in general deal in wheelchairs, playground equipment, and other juvenile conveniences of every kind”.

All of American-National plants were closed except the Gendron Perrysburg plant. Due to the war effort, Gendron concentrated its efforts on wheelchairs and hospital stretchers. However, they continued to manufacture wooden wagons and playground equipment. Catalogs from the 1950's and early 1960\’s show playground equipment and hand car racers with the trade name Howdy Doody.

In 1959, Gendron Wheel moved most of its manufacturing to Archbold, Ohio. The Perrysburg plant was closed in 1963. In 1964, the company became a subsidiary of Howmedica, however the Gendron trademark continued. In 1971, Mr. Robert Diemer and Mr. Richard A. Bigelow purchased the company. It became Gendron-Diemer. In 1975, Richard A. Bigelow purchased Mr. Diemer\’s interest and the company became Gendron, Inc.. In 1997, Mr. Bigelow sold the company to Steven W. Cotter, Thomas A. Dewire, and Frederic W. Strobel.

Today Gendron Inc. produces Mobile Patient Management products for transport, trauma treatment, imaging, bariatric and special procedures. Gendron also produces miniature model pedal cars and some speculation has risen that they may once again begin making full size pedal cars.

 

[Magil]

What a load of neat stuff! I'm impressed!

 

[willie d]

Awesome assortment of finds, but that's nothing new to you, now is it?

I hope your old man can keep his foot and makes a full recovery. If he's as tough as you say, I'm sure he'll do just fine.

 

[jimb]

Excellent finds! Seems like an entire year of good stuff. That must be a hot spot. Love the keys, love the lighter, love the marbles, love the tokens, heck, love it all! Our prayers are with your dad!

 

[jorge del norte]

hope your dad gets better soon.....

nice finds
,jorge

 

[TooManyHobbies]

Hope dad gets well soon. I spend a lot of time on ladders/roofs myself, I can't imaging falling and doing that kind of damage. (although I do imaging it, and hold on real tight.)

 

[civilman1]

Hi Ya Jeremy....I'm real sorry to hear about your Dad,hope he has a full recovery with no loss.Prayer's out.....As alway's you have some of the most "variety's" of find's,you are definetley connecting on some unhunted site's it seem's to me.Tag's,token's and some Silver to top it all off.....Sweet Job in 2.5 hr.'s

 

[tymcmurray]

Good luck to your dad, must be rough
seeing him in that condition.
Good hunt.

 

[Captn SE]

Jer, that's a lot of nice finds there That '13 barber is a beauty!!

You always do a great job of cleaning your finds too.

I wish your Dad the best and a speedy recovery from his debilitating injuries.

Take care,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[stormfighter]

Best Wishes on your Dads recovery!! Nice digs too! Banner Day! DAN

 

[sonny60]

sorry about your dad. hope he gets better soon. congrats on the finds

 

[weasel606]

prayers for your dad ! wish him a speedy recovery and congrats on the fantastic finds

 

[kimsdad]

Nothing to rare but did get a really nice 1913 barber dime.

I don't know about everyone else, but those Barber anythings are rare to me! What a great collection of coins & relics! Congrats!

Prayers for your dad.

 

[JerV3]

Thanks alot everyone for the kind words and prayers.

He actually called me today and was craking some jokes always a good sign from him. It was nice to laugh again and I knew at that point he would make it through this. Gonna be awhile but I think he'll pull through.

The 13 barber was a real beauty. I'd say ef atleast. Yes, I spend alot of hrs cleaning up finds and trying to make the best judgement on a item before I decide to clean it.

Thanks alot At1 for the history of the co and find. I knew it had something to do with wheels. Cool to know what it went on exactly and how old it was. It was the first find of the day yesterday and I was happy when I recovered it.\

Bad part was I forgot about it in my pouch and threw about 20lbs of metal on it. The bottom broke on it but nothing a little super glue can't fix. It's a shame but it does happen. Just like when you scratch that silver coin and don't scratch any other coin that day.

I am definetly not the first to hunt these sites. Just getting to the deeper items and lower vdi's no one else wanted to dig over the yrs. I also use a large coil and it does really well in depth coverage and pulls alot of coins out of bad rocky soils.

I try guys. I think after 15 yrs of hunting I got a good idea of where to hunt all the time. And come home with something. Alot of days I only get a few wheats and a indian or something. But I know the next time I may come home with 30 old coins.

Once again thanks everyone for the replies and prayers

HH Jer

 

[Dman]

Wow! Thats a bunch of nice finds.
Dman