SNOWY CELLAR HOLE HUNT WITH SNIFFY

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

sniffy came down and i took him to a couple of my sites down here.
he got a nice little plain shoe buckle frame.it's the tiniest shoe buckle i ever seen! must have been off a little boys boot.
no coins today today but dug some decent sounding targets.
of course a oxknob and the MOTHER of all oxknobs later in the day. read half a dollar on sniffy's machine.he said dave dig this and if it's a coin we cut it in half so i dug and it turned out to be a huge oxen horn tip guard he said its yours dave! what a guy
look at the size of the grub that popped out while digging the toe tap piece!
i dug a kinda neat heart locket type thingy...how fitting being valentines day tomorrow
a brass ring with a set screw to open the ring?could this be a ring that went through a bulls nose perhaps?
and one of my last targets was a big blob of lead..so i thought. almost tossed it before i soaked my finds.
glad i didn't!!!!! turns out its a lead eagle head.back end is hollow and seems to still have wood inside.a small hole on the top to drive a nail through into wood. any ideas guys? military ?? flag pole topper?
diggin was ok for the most part and just nice to get out.

THE WELLS & PROVOST CAP IS FROM THIS BELOW
http://www.fokh.org/19th Century Food Preservation.htm

 

[favored papa]

Eagle thingy looks similar to a walking cane or umbrella tip, i have that is made of Ivory. yours is only slightly smaller

 

[Iron Patch]

The eagle might be a crude replacement for a scabbard tip finial (looks even big for that).... Might just be a carved bullet with no particular use. It's a keeper whatever it is.

 

[BuckleBoy]

What is that eagle made out of? Brass? It might be a sword pommel.


-Buck

 

[Iron Patch]

What is that eagle made out of? Brass? It might be a sword pommel.


-Buck

Lead and looks too small for that.

 

[RiverRat3]

Nice finds, I cant wait for this 3 feet of snow to melt.

 

[marinedad]

heavymetalnut is correct, i have an old horse drawn sleigh and on the front, where the curved panel is are two eagle heads, one on each side that fit on the end of tapered wooden pieces.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

heavymetalnut is correct, i have an old horse drawn sleigh and on the front, where the curved panel is are two eagle heads, one on each side that fit on the end of tapered wooden pieces.

I wrote an e-mail to a site who deals with antique sleighs and this was her response. Imagine the nerve of her to doubt my knowledge in the science of metallurgy just kiddin..
here is her response below......

Hello, Dave,

Your friends are right -- it is a piece off the front of an old sleigh.
It could date anywhere from the 1800s through modern times. I seriously
doubt that it is lead -- these decorations have to have some structural
strength. The ones I have seen are brass or bronze. Can't say much more
about it than this, however.

Regards,
DeeAnna Weed

 

[pepperj]

Cool finds, the Eagle is really neat.