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- May 6, 2009
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- Location
- Saint Paul, MN
- Detector(s) used
- Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505, Whites Coinmaster, Bounty Hunter LRP
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I posted a few finds on Saturday and at the time I was having doubts if I could continue to find much more at this place. After today I am pretty sure there are some more lurking under the ground in there and I just have to work harder to find them. The "easy" ones are cleaned up, so I need to put in some extra work and get the rest.
I did manage to pull in an early wheat (1911) and a 1940 Jefferson nickel, along with another Indian Head cent (1900). While digging the IH, I hit some pottery shards. One looks like some utilitarian pottery like Red Wing or something but the other was more delicate and decorated on the outside. Might possibly be Wedgewood Jasperware ? Interesting to run across that while I was nose down in a hole 7".
I did find a broken (darn!) sweetheart bracelet that probably dates to the 1930's or 40's. Marked "Hall of Providence" on the back. Other items popped up too - round metal tag marked "300" in old script.
Best find for me this weekend was the padlock. It sure came out in good shape after being in the ground for all these years. It's a commemorative padlock made by Corbin Cabinet Lock Company for the 1893 "Columbian Exposition" which was the theme for that year's world's fair in Chicago. Looked this up online and saw there were two different versions of this lock made. Mine appears to be the one with the 31" chain. I didn't find a chain with it but I found a brass chain a couple weeks back and I think it might be the one for this lock? One of the ends has some kind of metal piece on it but it's rusted away and I can't tell what use it had. I dug it up about 12 feet from the spot where I found the lock. It would be so cool if this was the chain that went to the lock! One things for sure - I am not done with this site by a long shot!
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
I did manage to pull in an early wheat (1911) and a 1940 Jefferson nickel, along with another Indian Head cent (1900). While digging the IH, I hit some pottery shards. One looks like some utilitarian pottery like Red Wing or something but the other was more delicate and decorated on the outside. Might possibly be Wedgewood Jasperware ? Interesting to run across that while I was nose down in a hole 7".
I did find a broken (darn!) sweetheart bracelet that probably dates to the 1930's or 40's. Marked "Hall of Providence" on the back. Other items popped up too - round metal tag marked "300" in old script. Best find for me this weekend was the padlock. It sure came out in good shape after being in the ground for all these years. It's a commemorative padlock made by Corbin Cabinet Lock Company for the 1893 "Columbian Exposition" which was the theme for that year's world's fair in Chicago. Looked this up online and saw there were two different versions of this lock made. Mine appears to be the one with the 31" chain. I didn't find a chain with it but I found a brass chain a couple weeks back and I think it might be the one for this lock? One of the ends has some kind of metal piece on it but it's rusted away and I can't tell what use it had. I dug it up about 12 feet from the spot where I found the lock. It would be so cool if this was the chain that went to the lock! One things for sure - I am not done with this site by a long shot!
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
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1940 Jefferson nickel - A.jpg
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brass 300 tag.jpg
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pottery shard - 1.webp -
pottery shard - 2.jpg
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possible padlock chain.jpg
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