MaineRelic
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T-net member steelheadwill's " aka Herbie's " streak of good finds off the flats inspired me to get my butt off the couch today and hit the low tide . I already had a site picked out on a local coastal stream. I had found this site on an earlier scouting trip , A fairly good sized flat where they used to make and fire bricks along the bank from the mid 19th century itto the early 20th century . A lot of bricks and clay firing tubes along with a fair amount of pottery and glass are visible along the bank of the stream right down into the flat, "aka" ( the dump ) . I would see if I could gleen a few non ferrous Items out of it . It started out slow with little to show after an hour of scouring the flat . Then I made an eye find of two of the bone ( I guess they are bone ) buttons Laying right on top of the muck . I ended up eye finding 4 of these total. Near these I find the spoon and then my favorite find of the day the heart heel plate. My first . I have been wanting one of these for my relic displays and this one seems to be in fine shape regardless of the harsh conditions of the flat. Next I find a Great seal overcoat button that looked pretty good till I picked it up and it dissolved in my hand . you can see the remains of it in the pics. The big copper or brass ornate hinge bracket was a pleasant surprise and was my deepest target of the day 8 to 10 inches down in the muck . It has a strange sparkly patina to it . Some other finds / big copper rivit / some bracket thingy / lead fishing weight / ect and then I get a pretty good signal and I look down to see a militia style brass button sitting right on top af the muck . It looked civil war period and I was quite pleased it stayed in one piece when I picked it up. . When I got home and gave it a little lemon bath and I was shocked to see it was a state of Maine civil war militia Buttton . It is in rough shape but way up here away from the action I'll take it ! I ended the day with the early fuel engine delivery part marked Pat Jany 15 89 and I found the leather gasket and the largest oyster shell I have ever seen ! I had a fun afternoon ! Thanks Herbie ! MaineRelic.
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