Silver, Copper, & Relics at an 1840s abandoned farm house

prolab69 · Jul 18, 2010

Silver, Copper, & Relics at an 1840s abandoned farm house

So a friend of my Dad says I can do some digging at an old house he ownes, He said he poked around there some but didnt have much luck. Today I figured on taking a ride to find this place. I pull up and the place is totaly overgrown. But I drove all the way out there and didnt want to leave empty handed. My best score are these gold diamond studded cuff links with black onyx inlay, these really have some nice weight to them, the only marking is a name thats hard to read, i think it says sarah cow, :dontknow:

first thing i did when i got home was check it with a magnet, as deep as they were and no sign of being plated :headbang:

found a large cent with a big hole in it, a 1918 merc and a 1906 indian head, 12 wheat cents, and some other very nice relics :headbang:

the horses head and old letter openner are quite nice also, found some toys also, some legos and a little rubber dragon, lol. I spent about 2 hours there, Im going to find out if he`ll let me go to town with a weed whacker in the back, big big back yard that i didnt even touch, all this stuff was in the front jungle, :tongue3:

hope you all enjoy the pics as much as i enjoyed my hunt,
Pro-

OK! had to change the title, a closer inspection tells me thier plate. :laughing9:

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 21, 2010

Re: Silver, Copper, & Relics at an 1840s abandoned farm house

I love the pictures and your finds . . . any information on the pocket watch at all?
The others guys are right in saying, the letter opener is beautiful! :icon_thumright:

I think that it could really be worth something if you had it properly restored and could authenticate it somehow.
Just a thought . . . that's all.

Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.) · Jul 21, 2010

Re: Silver, Copper, & Relics at an 1840s abandoned farm house

:headbang:

some good ole finds there :thumbsup:

Make sure you really hit the place as much as you can, Im sure its holdin some good on ya :laughing9:

Great pics too :thumbsup:

ruck · Jul 21, 2010

Re: Silver, Copper, & Relics at an 1840s abandoned farm house

Not bad for a start :icon_thumleft:

prolab69 · Jul 21, 2010

Re: Silver, Copper, & Relics at an 1840s abandoned farm house

Hey thanks everyone for the great replies :hello2:

Unfortunetly this site will be sitting for another 2 weeks before ill be able to get over there again, and everytime i call the owner, his voicemail is full. The kind of guy where a simple checking in, and a thank you, can go a long way. The watch was just a case filled with rust, 50s 60s era. the letter openner is brass, no markings, just what you see on the blade. its about 6" im not sure about the chimney, :icon_scratch:

that may have fell off the back side of the house, i couldnt get to the back, too overgrown, hey, thanks everyone, glad you all liked the pictures, hopfully ill be back there soon to get some more, :hello:

mountainplayer · Jul 22, 2010

Re: Silver, Copper, & Relics at an 1840s abandoned farm house

Great finds, prolab!

That pocket watch looks similar to one I found a few weeks ago. If you put penetrating oil on the seam (might take quite a few applications) you can probably get the front to unscrew. If you do, I suspect you'd find its got a swing-ring type movement. You grab the winding knob and pull upward and the movement will swing out. On the back of the movement you should find a serial number and the maker. There are websites that will let you date the watch from the serial number.

If you're interested, PM me and I'll give you some more info and send you some pics of what you might expect.

MP