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- Started with a Minelab xterra 505. Then Equinox 600 with stock coil, xl coil and sinper coil depending on circumstances. Now use a manticore.
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- Metal Detecting
Took the opportunity of a clearer woods to wonder the area I found my two oldest Indians and was finally able to cross the water. Wondered around a while digging shot gun shells. Got to what turned out to be a dump area I'd never been to. There's two dumps an 1950s to 30s dump though I suspect it has an older layer under the mountain of whole "federal law prohibits resale or reuse of this bottle" flasks because If you scratch around a bit you find older hand lipped bottles neck shards. Maybe I'll make use of the wheel barrow abandoned near by and start clearing the flasks and liquor bottles out.
The second dump area had 1890s local soda and beer bases sticking out as you approached the small hill. I dug the hill out over a few days before work down to clay layer. Just past the bottom of this hill is section of spill over also hiding a lot of bottles but it's unfortunately or fortunately? covered in a 3 inch thick layer of Virginia creeper and it's tangled root system. I spend about 2 hours when I can using lopping sheers to cut vine from underneath and roll it back like rolling up sod. Clip off my vine blanket and run it up hill then start going slow with 3 prong fork and pruning sheers. Slow, messy because it's always damp in there but getting results. The bottles in this post are from both sections. Metallic finds are out of hill side.
Those two Trenton beers are the most whole of found in there so far. So bummed about the amber one. There has to be a whole one of either in there somewhere. My detecting friend found a whole aqua beer before he decided it was too much work.
The holled tag is a strange one. I was expecting just a number. Instead it says "Hahnamann Hospital Supt. Diet Kitchen " so it's a work badge from the superintendent of the diet kitchen for a hospital in Philadelphia. Hospital was founded in 1885 so it fits with the dump time period. Newest bottles in there are around 1901.
The second dump area had 1890s local soda and beer bases sticking out as you approached the small hill. I dug the hill out over a few days before work down to clay layer. Just past the bottom of this hill is section of spill over also hiding a lot of bottles but it's unfortunately or fortunately? covered in a 3 inch thick layer of Virginia creeper and it's tangled root system. I spend about 2 hours when I can using lopping sheers to cut vine from underneath and roll it back like rolling up sod. Clip off my vine blanket and run it up hill then start going slow with 3 prong fork and pruning sheers. Slow, messy because it's always damp in there but getting results. The bottles in this post are from both sections. Metallic finds are out of hill side.
Those two Trenton beers are the most whole of found in there so far. So bummed about the amber one. There has to be a whole one of either in there somewhere. My detecting friend found a whole aqua beer before he decided it was too much work.
The holled tag is a strange one. I was expecting just a number. Instead it says "Hahnamann Hospital Supt. Diet Kitchen " so it's a work badge from the superintendent of the diet kitchen for a hospital in Philadelphia. Hospital was founded in 1885 so it fits with the dump time period. Newest bottles in there are around 1901.
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