✅ SOLVED Sparked curiosity re: old spoon + iron ring

[nigelrex]

I dug out this spoon on the banks of a small stream in the woods behind my house. Found some other farm-related items nearby that likely date back to the early 1900s. Also, I dug out this circular shaped piece of iron from inside a CW winter campsite. Does it ring any bells? Thanks much

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Nice spoon, congrats!

 

[ticndig]

The iron ring is horse tack . dug many of them over the years.

 

[A2coins]

Well looks like a good site to hunt any markings on the old spoon.Keep rippin into that place looks promising..... Tommy

 

[nigelrex]

Close-up pcs of the old spoon

Certainly distinguishing features on the spoon, but I don't see any patterns. Any other way to date or associate it with a time period?

Thanks!

 

[nigelrex]

I need to grid the area!

 

[nigelrex]

Good to hear, thanks. Do you think the horse tack is a piece from a McClellan Saddle?

 

[Anduril]

Honestly, my first thought was that the spoon is part of the "Uri Geller Spoon-Bending Starter Kit".

 

[Indian Steve]

Your spoon looks like it had a plastic handle originally and is not that old.

 

[nigelrex]

Yeah, I wasn't that excited about it. The spoon wasn't found next to the other good items - buckles, horse tack, etc. Thanks

 

[ticndig]

those rings had more than one application . here's just one .

 

[nigelrex]

Thanks for the info.

 

[nigelrex]

OK, so I'm seeing the more likely time frame is the early 1900s. Cool.

 

[ticndig]

you really can't date a site with such an item maybe 200 years old maybe 50 years old. kinda like a horseshoe , they're pretty much the same over the years.
date your site by coins or buttons found is a better method .

and as you know some home sites are in use for hundreds of years. and relics will overlap in time.