Quick Hunt - Great Relics

SaginawIan · Nov 3, 2008

Dantheman and I got out for about an hour this afternoon which is remarkable given that blasted daylight savings time - gets dark now at 5:30pm >:(

Dan had a nice site lined up and if it wasn't for his research, no one would be finding this site. This old homesite is basically entirely gone - with just a very subtle path leading up a hill. This stuff was deep.

The buttons blew me away. I got a couple of high fives for those.

I thought the mason jar lid was interesting because you can see that the letters "RR" are scrawled on top of it - (what does it stand for?) red raspberrys? thought that was a nice personal item to see the homeowners handwriting.

Ian

BuckleBoy · Nov 4, 2008

Some GREAT relics there--those Eagles are Always a welcome find. Sounds like you're getting in the swing of things up there.

Interesting initials in the canning jar lid. Could be that some neighbor named Robert Robertson gave somebody some canned beans across the fence once upon a time. :P

-Buckles

jgas · Nov 4, 2008

Nice digs on those buttons. Those are great. The RR stands for the first Rolling Rock beer made. LOL.....jgas

wwwtimmcp · Nov 4, 2008

we make homemade jelly every year, blackberry = bb, elderberry = eb, peach = p, plus we add the year so we don't mix them up from other years.

Cynangyl · Nov 4, 2008

I am sure the RR means it was a relative of RiverRat! lol VERY nice finds there and too cool to have the homeowner's writing even if it is just initials scrawled on a lid! Congrats!

mobrigade · Nov 4, 2008

Nice Finds!!!!!

mastereagle22 · Nov 4, 2008

Those buttons are junk, just toss them out... ::)

NOT !!!!!!!!!

Really really really nice finds! Keep up the great work. :thumbsup:

civilman1 · Nov 4, 2008

Hey Ian....3rd form the last pic look's like a bridle rosette,anything on the face of it ? Sweet job on the button's and other relic's :thumbsup:

kdismuke1 · Nov 4, 2008

great hunt. congrates. :thumbsup:

TreasurdiggrNY · Nov 4, 2008

Congrats on the finds, the eagle buttons are great. RR :icon_scratch:

.....Red Raspberry?
Glenn

jopher · Nov 4, 2008

Nice digs Ian! Those Eagle buttons are definitely some oldies.
Looks like they have backmarks.?
Any confirmation on age/orgin.

crazyjarhead · Nov 6, 2008

Nice hunt and great CW button :thumbsup:

SaginawIan · Nov 6, 2008

Thanks for all the replies! These buttons amazed me. I haven't really found that type of thing before, since we have no real civil war history here in my neck of the woods. I am going to hit the site hard this weekend and see if there are any more there :thumbsup:

Ian