Plantation Axe and Cobalt Blue Button

[zaxfire69]

Hello everyone. I have been digging a field next to an old Plantation house. I believe that there were old plantation homes on the site I am on. There is so much iron in the ground it is almost impossible to use a detector. Iron and nails everywhere. I did manage to find a couple of oldies. A 1919 wheat, 1942 wheat, this crazy old axe head, this awesome blue sailboat button and a pewter spoon end. The old axe and the Blue sailboat button are my favorite. The button is glass and has this cool looking almost 3D sailboat in it. It must be an oldie. It is a beauty. I haven't seen an axe like this it has a square hole with an offset blade. I am going to put it into the electro tub tomorrow. Clean it up and paint it black. Hope you guys and gals enjoy the pictures.

 

[MoonWalkThePlank]

Yikes, that button is freakin awesome. I hope one of the button guys see that... I wan't to hear what they have to say about it. I am going to bump this thread until someone sees it.

WELL DONE !!

 

[zaxfire69]

It is a sweet button. I just went outside and emptied out the rest of my pouch and found out I dug my first Henry Rifle Cartridge and Bullet.. And a little piece of jewelry that appears to have opals in it.

 

[Mr Tuff]

that button is a nice one!!!! MR TUFF

 

[zaxfire69]

I've never seen a button like this. I wonder how old this is? I put a little water on it for the picture just to make it pop. It almost looks 3D..It is crazy. It is for sure glass. The little sailboat has some oars on it. Little flag. I wonder how it was made.

 

[Montauk]

Your axe may be a variant of a hewing axe which are typically offset & would be used for squaring up timber to make useable lumber. Often the handles were gently curved as well to provide a better angle of attack. (Unless its simply bent out of shape.)

 

[d2]

Neat finds and the button is great. Your axe was used as a wedge at some point which is why the eye is off center...d2

 

[mainer]

That is a killer button! Congrats!

 

[zaxfire69]

Thanks everyone. I am gonna go and put the axe in the Electrolysis tub today and see what happens. Try to clean some of this rust off.

 

[DMN]

I like that axe head as well. Hope it cleans up nice. Show pics when you're through. And the button speaks for itself. Verrrry nice!

 

[TooManyHobbies]

What were you digging to find the button? Or is there some metal in the button too? Pretty cool.

 

[creeper71]

awesome Cobalt Blue Button!!!!

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Interesting find

 

[zaxfire69]

The button was on top of the plow pile. The field was plowed. It sits right near an old plantation home. From the 1830's...The field must have had some old houses on it, because I am finding nails everywhere. In fact it is hard to detect with all the iron and nails. The button was right on top of the plowed part.

 

[Narthoniel]

I love following your posts. Great to see such nice oldies coming from my home turf. Keep em coming!
Anthony

 

[zaxfire69]

The axe is out of electrolysis and cleaned up.

 

[kuger]

I was going to say your ax had been bent using it as a wedge as well,as I find them all the time that were smashed breaking rock crevices ,but after your clean up(nice one at that)I dunno?

 

[zaxfire69]

Yeah Kuger it is weird shaped. I don't know if it was made this way or if it was bent..Not sure...ALSO I cleaned up a wedge i found as well. It was real bad. Overnight in the vat and she is back nice looking.