Something New Im Going To Start Collecting.............

[timekiller]

Something New I'm Going To Start Collecting.............

Well I went out yesterday, but the finds were few & far between at the couple sites I hit.The conditions were not that great for me & the way I look for finds.So really just posting this to show what i'm going to start collecting on my future hunts.Which are the named/stamped bricks.I know were some sites are that I've just left these.So you may see me posting some more in the future post I make.I think they are kinda neat & the stories that come with the research on them are cool so that's alot what it's about for me anyway learning the history behind what I find.There are collectors for these,they do sell,and make neat ways to display I feel.

A little on the queen Run......seems they are pretty old in making bricks est.1836
Queen?s Run Refractories, Lock Haven, Penna. | brickfrog

Brick and Clay Record - Google Books

antique stamped bricks | eBay

well that's it for now,
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[vpnavy]

That is going to be one heavy collection timekiller. Get it?

 

[rock]

Pretty neat. I didnt know people actually collected old bricks let alone sold them. I find them every once in a while but have been throwing them out of the fields. I guess I will start keeping the better ones for now on. You have some nice ones.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Great variety of finds! I like the bricks.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Pete - at one point I started to collect nice examples of early bricks I found at my colonial sites. I thought it would make for a very interesting display, and would also help with learning how to date sites once you had collected a large sample size. But I was forced to abandon the effort years ago due to the obvious problem of space limitations. Now with all the great early sites I've been hitting the last few years I wish I hadn't given up on the idea. It would make for a very cool display and be an unusual way to document my sites.

 

[jeff of pa]

Nice Finds.

I always keep an eye out for labeled Bricks
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/metal-detecting/357502-geocaching-anyone-ever-try.html

 

[joeyfresh]

The bricks are cool. I see them a lot walking the river banks but never think about collecting them. There's a spot on the James river where the bank has eroded and has exposed hundreds of bricks and brick bats. It was obviously a colonial kiln site and I had checked out quite a few bricks hoping to find some crude markings on them. Have you ever seen any crude initials or dates inscribed on them?

Did you find the other finds near the water? I see that pewter button has held up fairly well.

 

[SusanMN]

I am a brick collector too. I have to say, I can't resist an old brick, labeled or not. I have lugged many thru the woods and back to the car. You can buy old ones at some garden shops but they charge a fortune for them.

 

[timekiller]

Nice Finds.

I always keep an eye out for labeled Bricks
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/metal-detecting/357502-geocaching-anyone-ever-try.html

Hey there Jeff,
Cool man,is Lock Haven Pa. close by you? Have you found a Queen Run brick up there yet?I think it will be neat to see how many different ones I can find.I know of two places that have quite a few around them & enough regular bricks to build a house or two with.I think one of the places may have had furnaces for making glass as I see a lot of molten black glass on them.The other I think may have been some kind of steel plant.Both on the river & long gone.Would not know they were there other then what's washing out of the banks.

Take Care,
Pete,

 

[timekiller]

The bricks are cool. I see them a lot walking the river banks but never think about collecting them. There's a spot on the James river where the bank has eroded and has exposed hundreds of bricks and brick bats. It was obviously a colonial kiln site and I had checked out quite a few bricks hoping to find some crude markings on them. Have you ever seen any crude initials or dates inscribed on them?

Did you find the other finds near the water? I see that pewter button has held up fairly well.

Yep,& yep to your questions there Joey.I'd like to get myself up to the old James river sometime other then on a commercial fishing boat & do some looking like I do here.I bet there be some goodies still to be had If you put the time in.Just not as much went on here.I've found some early place over time but the settlements up your way were more populated I'm sure.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[jeff of pa]

Hey there Jeff,
Cool man,is Lock Haven Pa. close by you? Have you found a Queen Run brick up there yet?I think it will be neat to see how many different ones I can find.I know of two places that have quite a few around them & enough regular bricks to build a house or two with.I think one of the places may have had furnaces for making glass as I see a lot of molten black glass on them.The other I think may have been some kind of steel plant.Both on the river & long gone.Would not know they were there other then what's washing out of the banks.

Take Care,
Pete,

Hi Pete most I've seen have been from local brick plants.

I'm actually a good Distance S.E. of Lock Haven . on the other side of the Susquehanna.
I suppose the best way to describe it is about 25 Mile south of shamokin

 

[John_Deere]

I always think the bricks with names are pretty cool. I had a pile of them at my grandparents house when I was younger. Of course, those were newer bricks, but I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that finds them interesting. Congrats and HH!

 

[Produce Guy]

Nice bricks.

 

[Joshr29]

That's awesome! I just started that same collection a couple of months ago after I found one stamped with my town's name. HH

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

The bricks are cool. I see them a lot walking the river banks but never think about collecting them. There's a spot on the James river where the bank has eroded and has exposed hundreds of bricks and brick bats. It was obviously a colonial kiln site and I had checked out quite a few bricks hoping to find some crude markings on them. Have you ever seen any crude initials or dates inscribed on them?

Did you find the other finds near the water? I see that pewter button has held up fairly well.

Joey - there was a site I hunted over 10 years ago in Mathews County, and the elderly woman owner of this very early house showed me a brick she found buried in a flowerbed right next to the original chimney. It's called a batter brick, and it has the date etched into it representing when the house was built. The 1663 date confirmed what was believed to be the approximate date of construction. It apparently fell off the chimney many years ago. It was awesome to hold such a cherished relic, and it's the only one like that I've ever seen. Believe me, I'm always checking bricks that I dig out of the early pits as you never know what you might find.

 

[prolab69]

my cellar hole sites have tons and tons of bricks laying around, when hunting ill kick a few over to see if thier stamped, but never found any. im sure they were picked thru. i bet if i were to dig a bit in certain places id find more. are non stamped bricks worth anything? some of them have some nice sharp corners not all worn down. if its worth the $$ ill start picking up bricks.

 

[timekiller]

Just adding a couple sites to this thread on brick collectors.I can't find none like mine but may help some of you see if you have something they've got.
Take Care,
Pete,

Pictures of bricks identified by the state they came from. ...........

Brick Collecting .com

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Hey Pete , cool thread , Fire bricks suggests an iron forge . Hard to believe they are found miles away from Pa.
I use the old ones I find for sidewalks around my house . I didn't realize some are collector worthy . I worked near Lockhaven , in Williamsport ,Pa. , Home of the Little League World Series .
Est in 1830's but has older Native American Indian history before the area was settled . Prices for newer bricks keep going up , so good idea .
Have fun and I like the new truck ,. You can haul a few bricks with that baby

dawg

 

[timekiller]

Hey Pete , cool thread , Fire bricks suggests an iron forge . Hard to believe they are found miles away from Pa.
I use the old ones I find for sidewalks around my house . I didn't realize some are collector worthy . I worked near Lockhaven , in Williamsport ,Pa. , Home of the Little League World Series .
Est in 1830's but has older Native American Indian history before the area was settled . Prices for newer bricks keep going up , so good idea .
Have fun and I like the new truck ,. You can haul a few bricks with that baby

dawg

Cool Dawg,Yea I've Timekillerized that baby,between it & the boat below that's what get's it done for me.I can put about 3,000 lbs in the boat so she'll take a few bricks.
Here's a post awhile back on the truck though.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/324879-couple-first-me.html
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Timekillerized Ford yes yours is shiney NICE ... almost as nice as this 1965 F 150 with I Beam suspension with a 1969 351ci Cleveland engine , Holley 4 barrel , Hooker headers , C5 tranny , and 9 " posi rear , duel exhaust , 8 track player , front disc brakes , Fred Sanfordrized truckin' dog poop hauler