Sundays Ghost Town Hunt. Plus My Past Few Hunts.

[JerV3]

Hey everyone

Been lazy getting up my finds lately. Was doing a clean up tonight and figured I'd share.

February was slow didnt get out much and was on a 3 hunt silver drought. Was finding old coins just no silver.

Sunday I was fresh and hit up an old 1850s ghost town. Was an area where atleast a dozen or so foundations once where. They show up on the map all lined up over a qtr mile stretch.

I've worked it hard over the years but wanted to see what the nox could do. Managed some finds over a 4.5 he hunt including three silvers.

The big bureau of electricity badge hit a solid 34 on the nox. I couldn't find hardly any info about this peice. Assuming it's some type of I.d badge.

Can anyone shed any light on that item. Other than that nothing to special. Did pull a 1910s wheat which is rare for the NE.

Hope to be back out soon.

Jer

 

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[JerV3]

Here are a few more

 

[JerV3]

One more

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Looks like the Equinox did you well, nice digs and nice variety of finds! Is that medal silver? Pretty cool whatever it is!

 

[ToddsPoint]

You can narrow the date down by the spelling of Pittsburg(h). Gary

 

[Subterranean]

Beautiful presentation badge! Looks like the findings were deliberately sheared off of the back? Maybe for pocket carry.... Congratulations. Sub

 

[A2coins]

That's really sweet that badge wowza good job on the finds I would love to hunt a ghost town keep those cool relics coming

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

You got some great finds there. Congrats!

 

[BigWaveDave]

Love that badge!
Silver maybe?.....
The Heinz history center might have more info on the Westinghouse Electric Company, which I suspect this is related somehow

 

[JerV3]

Thanks guys,

Yeah it is after 1907 I know that at least with the H added back to Pittsburgh.

My guess is it's from the teens or 20's. I did find a little info on the organization. From what I read they serviced the police, firefighters and trolley lines maybe in Philadelphia.

Very little if any info out there. Yes, it is marked sterling would have had a pin attached at some point.

It's pretty darn heavy at least the weight of a half dollar if I had to guess maybe a little more.

Jer

 

[Steve in PA]

Thanks guys,

Yeah it is after 1907 I know that at least with the H added back to Pittsburgh.

My guess is it's from the teens or 20's. I did find a little info on the organization. From what I read they serviced the police, firefighters and trolley lines maybe in Philadelphia.

Very little if any info out there. Yes, it is marked sterling would have had a pin attached at some point.

It's pretty darn heavy at least the weight of a half dollar if I had to guess maybe a little more.

Jer

I found a reference to that guy Henry Hemenhouse in an 1897 Pittsburgh press. Apparently he worked for the Bureau of Electricity and he was approved for trolley fare for his work purposes:
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council Pittsburgh (Pa.). ... in favor of Henry Hemenhouse for the sum of $9.50 for street car fare during the months of November and December 1896 ... and January and February, 1897. as an employe of the Bureau of Electricity,

 

[JerV3]

Awesome research Steve.

Thank you for providing that info. I was sort of on the right track when I thought it may have something to do with the trolley services.

9.50 was probably a lot of money in the late 1800's. I'm assuming he rode for free and fixed any issues on the trolley like a normal work day.

I guess this badge would have been on his uniform as a means of I.D?

Crazy the stuff we dig up.

Thanks again,

Jer

 

[CTXAgGetter]

There was a Chas. J. H. Hemenhouse who was president of the Great Eastern Building and Loan Association of Pittsburgh in the teens...
Maybe a son?

https://books.google.com/books/about/Official_Documents_Comprising_the_Depart.html?id=zgBQAAAAYAAJ