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HIGHSTRUNG

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Feb 6, 2019
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Camden SC
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Congrats on the find and I would definitely go back to that spot!
 

Georgivs

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Athens Georgia
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Check under the floorboards around the fireplaces if you can! I've had great luck in a few houses where the floor around the fireplace was rotted away. Also in one house on my parents property which we tore down, the mantle held a treasure trove of things which were lost in a crack behind it including cigarette cards, tons of combs, match books, etc.
 

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Nathan W

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Check under the floorboards around the fireplaces if you can! I've had great luck in a few houses where the floor around the fireplace was rotted away. Also in one house on my parents property which we tore down, the mantle held a treasure trove of things which were lost in a crack behind it including cigarette cards, tons of combs, match books, etc.
Good idea
 

callmez

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Equinox 800
Tesoro Vaquero
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That's a Queen Cutlery Co. knife, made in Titusville, PA. The handle looks to be the delrin (plastic) version of their "Winterbottom bone" scales which dates it roughly 1960s or later.
 

RVRoamer73

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CTX 3030 Nox 800
Stealth 720i ,RTG 6"
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Great find on the knife. Hope you do well next trip back.
 

Blackfoot58

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Jan 11, 2023
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Iowa
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Makro Simplex+
That site is way cool! You gotta love old remote buildings like that. The knife looks a lot like a Western brand pocketknife. With bone handle, or faux bone. But it may be some other brand. Keep us posted after you go back again.
 

Blackfoot58

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Thanks I plan on going back sooner than later( snakes) and I might try to go inside the house and see if anything was left behind
Let someone know where you’re going (friend/family) in case something goes wrong. Old structures can be dangerous. I broke through a floor, years ago. No serious injury. House had a cellar under it. Lucky I didn’t end up there. The entrance to cellar had collapsed. It would have been hard to get out.
 

Blackfoot58

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Let someone know where you’re going (friend/family) in case something goes wrong. Old structures can be dangerous. I broke through a floor, years ago. No serious injury. House had a cellar under it. Lucky I didn’t end up there. The entrance to cellar had collapsed. It would have been hard to get out.
Most chimneys that I’m familiar with, had a clean out door/cover toward the bottom. Allowed you to remove soot and ashes that build up. Can be a great hiding place for someone’s non-flammable treasures.
 

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