Testing myself at a "hunted out" schoolhouse

[Bramblefind]

Testing myself at a "hunted out" schoolhouse

I had about an hour today and I decided to see if I could find anything at all at an old schoolhouse that I was told was "completely hunted out". Well I was surprised to get these two very small and very cool old buttons and what I think is an old piece of writing lead.

I'm not absolutely positive and might have to clean them some more but I don't think the buttons have backmarks. Any ideas as to how old they are?

Thanks for looking!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Re: Testing myself at a "hunted out" schoolhouse

Gorgeous!! Nice work - I'll bet there's still lots of stuff at that site!

 

[civilman1]

Re: Testing myself at a "hunted out" schoolhouse

Definetly flower button's and what look's like to be a "lead" pencil......any civil war history on this place?

 

[Bramblefind]

Re: Testing myself at a "hunted out" schoolhouse

Thanks!

I'm in NY so no Civil War action but like many places there were quite a few Civil War soldiers from this area. The schoolhouse dates to the 1820s I think.