some old, some new, some just odd

BenVa68 · Sep 20, 2018

i went back to my 1800s house permission, I have pretty much hunted it out but i still manage to find a few things every time i go there. Some old, some new and some i have no idea. The collectors coin was part of a set that was put out in 1968, I have no idea what the frog was a part of but it seems to be lead. The harmonica reed appears to be old and i have found other civil war relics at this site. The bullet casing is a .25 cal from the US cartridge co. which was founded by Maj Gen Benjamin Butler in 1869 after the Civil War. The furniture hardware and padlock i thought were really cool and i believe they are fairly old. The pin says New Brighton and is from the 1940s. The other thing with the holes and a clip i have no idea. If anyone knows what this is i am really curious.

GaRebel1861 · Sep 20, 2018

I think that the harmonica reed is actually out of a squeeze box. I could be wrong though. That last item looks familiar but, I cannot think of where I've seen one.

Professor of Engineering · Sep 20, 2018

Nice relic hunt! :occasion14:

Rookster · Sep 20, 2018

Really nice day. I'm for some reason thinking the last item is out of an old diesel oil filter. Just my guess. Congrats :icon_thumright:

Ogre1190 · Sep 20, 2018

That last item may be an old hair roller.

BenVa68 · Sep 20, 2018

GaRebel1861 said:
I think that the harmonica reed is actually out of a squeeze box. I could be wrong though. That last item looks familiar but, I cannot think of where I've seen one.

I also thought the reed was kind of heavy for a harmonica but wasn't sure. I found it where there was a gazebo in the mid to late 1800s. The original stonework around it is still there.

Tpmetal · Sep 20, 2018

Ogre1190 said:
That last item may be an old hair roller.

this was my first thought as well curling iron/hair roller thing

GaRebel1861 · Sep 20, 2018

I believe Ogre1190 is correct on his I.D. of what that item actually is.

Hawks88 · Sep 20, 2018

Nice bunch of finds. I really like the lock. Congrats

BenVa68 · Sep 20, 2018

Tpmetal said:
this was my first thought as well curling iron/hair roller thing

If it is they were some tiny curls. I think the picture is making it look bigger than it actually is. It's about 1-1/2" long and 1/4" round.

A2coins · Sep 20, 2018

Well done just goes to show you never no what your gonna find Good post Ben

Whyme · Sep 21, 2018

Nice finds! :icon_thumleft:

That little frog is cool!

Vhoov · Sep 21, 2018

Ogre1190 said:
That last item may be an old hair roller.

I was thinking hair roller as well.

Trezurehunter · Sep 21, 2018

Ogre1190 said:
That last item may be an old hair roller.

That was my guess also. Very nice relic finds.

BenVa68 · Sep 21, 2018

This has been a great permission. I've probably been there at least 20 times and i have never gone home disappointed yet. The property owner gave me free reign to hunt anytime i want with no restrictions. Its amazing that i still find as many things as i do after all this time, which makes me wonder how much stuff is missed when you go somewhere and only hunt it once. This property is about 4 acres and i think i could hunt it every day for a month and still not find everything. If i had the time i would start searching it in grids. I started to do that one day and i found a standing liberty in a spot i had gone over a few times before.