Some things from late-1800s/early 1900s site

[Scottdavid]

A few finds today from the remnants of house/old dump site . No coins or jewelry . . . but some interesting relics

A square hand-forged nail (c. 1700s?)



A broken Yale & Towne Mfc Co. Stamford , Conn Cabinet or Door Security Key (c. 1881-1914)



Lid to a Mum jar of deodorant cream - 1st deodorant on market from the Mum company in Philadelphia (c. 1888-1920)



Modern as heck, but really cool as I've never seen a penny with a hole in the middle of it



What I think might be an iron belt buckle, but I could be wrong about that

 

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[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Tuberale]

Like the Mum deodorant cream. I have never seen one of those before.

 

[vpnavy]

A few finds today from the remnants of house/old dump site . No coins or jewelry . . . but some interesting relics

A square hand-forged nail (c. 1700s?)

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Here are a few informative articles talking about nails...

University of Vermont - Nails: Clues to a Building's History
Nails provide one of the best clues to help determine the age of historic buildings, especially those constructed during the nineteenth century...



Nail Chronology - National Park Service

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The National Park Service in its historic structures restoration program has developed some research techniques...

The History of Nail Making
History does not record who it was, but the incredible results of that inspirational moment are all around us - in the houses we live in, the bridges we cross, the furniture we sit on...



Your Online Source for Identifying Fakes and Reproductions - Nails As Clues to Age
Most everyone knows that handmade nails are older than machine made nails...

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[A2coins]

Great relics wow thats a nice site to hunt that old you could find some really cool relics keep us updated Tommy

 

[sprailroad]

Well, I can help you with one item!! The penny with a hole in it, I have HUNDREDS! It's a modern zinc penny with a very thing copper coating, and when in the ground for some time, they can be eaten down to nothing. Interesting point, as of 2018 it cost the Gov't mint 2.06 cents to make one cent.

 

[Scottdavid]

Well, I can help you with one item!! The penny with a hole in it, I have HUNDREDS! It's a modern zinc penny with a very thing copper coating, and when in the ground for some time, they can be eaten down to nothing. Interesting point, as of 2018 it cost the Gov't mint 2.06 cents to make one cent.

Interesting! Thanks for helping me understand that

 

[Inspector]

Nice hunt, congrats on the finds, I agree that is an old buckle just heavily corroded