silver and somting for 09

[aa battery]

found pull tabs, some clad, dis silver dime, and this brass thingy

 

[seger98]

Congratulations on the silver! /

 

[mikewaz]

Nice start for the year!
I just think it would be real nice for all of you living in the warmer climates to hold off detecting until mid March to keep the competition fair.
Mike

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice little bit of silver. A great year, too

 

[49er]

Nice 09 finds. Like the unknown object.

 

[aa battery]

Nice start for the year!
I just think it would be real nice for all of you living in the warmer climates to hold off detecting until mid March to keep the competition fair.
Mike

yes but you got Mr. Blago

 

[history hunter]

Great to start with silver,congrats! HH

 

[Pentico]

Sweet silver aa!
Way to crank up the new year.

Gods Speed in 09

DN

 

[Steve in Michigan]

Blood Brothers Info:

Blood Brothers Machine Company
Blood Brothers Machine Company was a universal joint manufacturing firm with factories in Allegan and Kalamazoo, Michigan. A universal joint A universal joint, U joint, Cardan joint or Hardy-Spicer joint is a joint in a rigid rod that allows the rod to bend in any direction. ... Allegan is a city in the U.S state of Michigan. ... Nickname: The Mall City Location of Kalamazoo within Michigan Coordinates: Counties Kalamazoo County Mayor Hannah McKinney Area - City 25. ...


In 1914, the Blood Brothers purchased the Allegan Mirror Company and ventured into the racing car industry with the production of the unique chain drive Cornelian driven by Louis Chevrolet in the 1915 Indy 500 race. Fewer than 100 of these vehicles were produced. The Indianapolis 500 is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...


In later years, the company turned its Allegan operation into Blood Brothers slaughterhouse, which in 1975, through a series of mergers, became part of the Rockwell International operation.[1] Rockwell was in the business of building aircraft for the US Air Force. In 1945, Blood Brothers started up what is now Allegan Federal Community Credit Union, originally monikered Blood Brothers Federal Credit Union.[2] Rockwell closed down the Allegan plant in 1991.[3] Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...

Here is the website:

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Blood-Brothers-Machine-Company

Neat information. Nice find.

Your Friend,

Steve in Michigan

 

[trikikiwi]

Cool find aa and great info Steve
If I recall correctly, those chain drives could be quite lethal in a nasty sort of way

I first thought the thingy might be Cheech & Chong related

Mike

 

[John Deere Digger]

Cool finds, nice silver.
JDD

 

[Monty]

Looks like a cap that goes over the end of the needle bearings on a u-joint. Monty

 

[aa battery]

found it on a 10 mile driveway to an old farm founded in the late 1800s

 

[1996]

sweet finds.