Past few hunts, Compliments of Sam Lang, Cripple Creek bottle, dog tag!

[diggingthe1]

I sure love getting out it was raining/ sleeting/mudding and it was hard to quit. I think the Sam Lang piece is from a match case, maybe someone could confirm it. He was responsible for building the Fortune club here in Victor and ran saloons in Denver and Cripple Creek. I was sure hoping the key tag had a name of a hotel but it's still pretty cool. The last piece is a button I think but I can't figure out anything about it. Ice or oyster tongs? Happy Hunting!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Great finds - really like the old Dog Tag !

 

[diggingthe1]

Great finds - really like the old Dog Tag !

Thanks Etrack, sure love finding those, almost 100 year's old now!

 

[pepperj]

Great assortment of recoveries.
Liking the bottles.
Getting local marked history is the best.

 

[diggingthe1]

Great assortment of recoveries.
Liking the bottles.
Getting local marked history is the best.

Yup, best stuff to find is the local stuff!!

 

[cudamark]

Maybe the tongs were made for escargot?

 

[diggingthe1]

Maybe the tongs were made for escargot?

I think the ends are smashed, there were quite a few well off people in the area. I'm surprised we find oyster shells up here. It's amazing what they hauled, once the trains were bustling!!

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice bunch of recoveries, congrats!

Maybe the tongs were made for escargot?

Or maybe sugar cube tongs?

 

[diggingthe1]

Very nice bunch of recoveries, congrats!

Or maybe sugar cube tongs?

It was a good hunt for me, that's for sure!! I've settled on "little tongs" for now When I found them I thought they had a special shape to hold oysters, but they are just bent

 

[Chilli]

I sure love getting out it was raining/ sleeting/mudding and it was hard to quit. I think the Sam Lang piece is from a match case, maybe someone could confirm it. He was responsible for building the Fortune club here in Victor and ran saloons in Denver and Cripple Creek. I was sure hoping the key tag had a name of a hotel but it's still pretty cool. The last piece is a button I think but I can't figure out anything about it. Ice or oyster tongs? Happy Hunting!

Great bottles!

 

[diggingthe1]

Great bottles!

Thanks Chilli, nothing better than bottles rolling out. I'm so addicted!! I got that button cleaned up and identified as a movie camera!!

 

[Chilli]

Thanks Chilli, nothing better than bottles rolling out. I'm so addicted!! I got that button cleaned up and identified as a movie camera!!

Wow how different is that, a camera! First iv ever seen or heard of one. 👍

 

[Digger RJ]

I sure love getting out it was raining/ sleeting/mudding and it was hard to quit. I think the Sam Lang piece is from a match case, maybe someone could confirm it. He was responsible for building the Fortune club here in Victor and ran saloons in Denver and Cripple Creek. I was sure hoping the key tag had a name of a hotel but it's still pretty cool. The last piece is a button I think but I can't figure out anything about it. Ice or oyster tongs? Happy Hunting!

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[tamrock]

Great finds.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

I sure love getting out it was raining/ sleeting/mudding and it was hard to quit. I think the Sam Lang piece is from a match case, maybe someone could confirm it. He was responsible for building the Fortune club here in Victor and ran saloons in Denver and Cripple Creek. I was sure hoping the key tag had a name of a hotel but it's still pretty cool. The last piece is a button I think but I can't figure out anything about it. Ice or oyster tongs? Happy Hunting!

great group of saves, just love the old dog tags, well done

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Great batch of finds , Congrats !!!!!!! The Sam lang item is from a match safe. He owned the Rocky Mt Liquor Company in Cripple Creek and Victor. Harry Lang had the fortune club. Keep finding those goodies !!!!

 

[diggingthe1]

Great batch of finds , Congrats !!!!!!! The Sam lang item is from a match safe. He owned the Rocky Mt Liquor Company in Cripple Creek and Victor. Harry Lang had the fortune club. Keep finding those goodies !!!!

Thanks for posting the information. He was quite the interpreter, hence the match safe. Wish I had the rest of it!!