McCDig
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- Baltimore, Maryland
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- Metal Detecting
Got out late yesterday to a school in Baltimore Co. and this morning to a school in the city. Both hunts produced relics and some pieces appear to have been burned.
The county school is next to a farmhouse so I was hopeful of digging evidence of farm activity there.
First old target is the largest brass buckle I've ever dug; it measures 2 and 1/4 inch by 4 inches.
The intact cast brass strap hinge was recovered next and had to be over a foot deep. It is stamped with the number 3433.
Later I returned to the spot and got a piece to an identical hinge, which happens to be stamped with the same four numbers.
On the Baltimore City high school dig today I came upon an area that produced deep relics. The soil is "old", not fill, but all the targets were down about a foot, with the exception of the penknife, the three wheats and the brass tag.
Deepest target (about 15 inches) was the copper bowl mounted to a copper base; this piece used to have a hinged lid. It is a mystery piece to me.
My favorite piece is the corner of a silver filigree lid; this shows evidence of being in a fire.
A round, dome-shaped piece may be a bridle rosette, but I'm not certain.
Among the deeper items dug were a utensil handle, all-metal shotgun shell casing, carved lead piece, and a 4-hole button; along with all these deep items came lots of large rusted iron.
I did get clad along the way and three wheats: 1928, 1936, 1944.
Also dug a holed, numbered brass tag.
The county school is next to a farmhouse so I was hopeful of digging evidence of farm activity there.
First old target is the largest brass buckle I've ever dug; it measures 2 and 1/4 inch by 4 inches.
The intact cast brass strap hinge was recovered next and had to be over a foot deep. It is stamped with the number 3433.
Later I returned to the spot and got a piece to an identical hinge, which happens to be stamped with the same four numbers.
On the Baltimore City high school dig today I came upon an area that produced deep relics. The soil is "old", not fill, but all the targets were down about a foot, with the exception of the penknife, the three wheats and the brass tag.
Deepest target (about 15 inches) was the copper bowl mounted to a copper base; this piece used to have a hinged lid. It is a mystery piece to me.
My favorite piece is the corner of a silver filigree lid; this shows evidence of being in a fire.
A round, dome-shaped piece may be a bridle rosette, but I'm not certain.
Among the deeper items dug were a utensil handle, all-metal shotgun shell casing, carved lead piece, and a 4-hole button; along with all these deep items came lots of large rusted iron.
I did get clad along the way and three wheats: 1928, 1936, 1944.
Also dug a holed, numbered brass tag.
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