Probably the coolest relic Ive ever dug

[RelicMedic]

Probably the coolest relic I've ever dug

Went to the cartwheel hole this morning and managed to get a small convex button and an old desk bell. It was way too muddy after the rain we got, so I decided to hit the abandoned house where I got the silver bracelet. Got a nice 1948 New Brunswick guide hat badge (intact)

, a junk button,

a handful of 40s pennies and nickels and then probably one of the coolest relics I've found so far. I dug this copper case, and what do ya know, it rattles.
Took it home and mangled the top part trying to get it open. Once I got the top off, I was baffled!

I played around with it until I got some of the little parts out, then there was no denying what it was! It's a Whitall, Tadem Co hypodermic needle field kit

You just never know what's in the ground! Thanks for looking and HH

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Yes that def. has a cool factor.

 

[relic nut]

Why cool!! Congrats[emoji106]

HH, Relic Nut

 

[villagenut]

What was the guide badge for? I am sure there is something behind it. Guide dog,tour guide,etc.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Great Hunt!

 

[RelicMedic]

What was the guide badge for? I am sure there is something behind it. Guide dog,tour guide,etc.

It was a hat badge worn by a hunting, fishing or forestry guide employed by the province of New Brunswick.

 

[trapperart]

Some really cool finds congrats

 

[Dirtwisher]

Dude that needle kit is fantastic. Display case material all the way.

 

[texjim]

Awesome finds..

 

[Gridwalker306]

Very cool kit indeed, never seen anything like that posted before.

 

[BagLady]

That's a real cool Med. Kit.
You might have some very old DNA in that vial.
If you had $200 to spare, you can get that DNA tested for ancestry.

 

[nsdq]

Neat finds

 

[austin]

Very unusual finds and very nice...

 

[Chizzy]

Dang, R.M., your junk finds are better than the majority of my keepers.............way cool finds.............

 

[UnderMiner]

Intramuscular morphine injections were all the rage in the mid-late Victorian Era. Almost exclusively self administered by women, they had personal syringe boxes that looked very similar to this one you found. Such was their love of morphine they would often have their syringe boxes made of silver or even gold! Interesting chapter in the history books

 

[BagLady]

Now that is fascinating!

 

[tony curnick]

Fantastic hunt !...welldone!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds RelicMedic! Thanks for sharing...

 

[RelicMedic]

Intramuscular morphine injections were all the rage in the mid-late Victorian Era. Almost exclusively self administered by women, they had personal syringe boxes that looked very similar to this one you found. Such was their love of morphine they would often have their syringe boxes made of silver or even gold! Interesting chapter in the history books

Thank you very much for the information! I thought it was late victorian but wasn't too sure.

 

[digger460]

Very cool find. Congrats on the Med. Kit!