This just came in over the wire....

[ironhorse]

Hey hey diggers!
Out stomping through some fields yesterday with Iron Patch trying to make some finds.
Detecting some good finds was a bit challenging to say the least...but eye balling one kinda made my day.
I am so surprised it hadn't been beat to smithereens by the ploughs over the years and is beyond me how it stayed intact. A first for me, this brown single groove ceramic telegraph pony insulator (beehive). Theres a big ole river and a few miles between where I picked this up and the railroad existed..to best of my knowledge..the telegraph wire ran along side the tracks, so it showed up in a very unlikely spot.
It stands a tall 3 inches high and just under 2 1/4 inches at the base....maybe you insulator aficionados could shed more light on this as I have only a modest knowledge of these type things.
Until next time...it is nice to see the breakables come from the dirt intact...the chips just tell a story.

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Cool find.

 

[ArfieBoy]

The fact that the insulator is whole is great! Thanks for showing it.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I don't have any of the porcelain ones, only glass that is cool.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

So the metallic finds are getting tougher to come by every year, even in Dirtyville. I remember IP saying once that the "sites don't grow back".
No, they don't and it's a sad thing to reflect on, frankly that's why I haven't done much detecting the last 2 years. I've done about all I can think of in my near-ish area. I guess I can just be thankful that I did make a few finds. and also glad I'm not starting out now. Feel sorry for the newbies.

Funny thing I found a piece of earthen ware yesterday myself, and right in back of the house too.


Got lots of time left, good luck out there.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice relic recovery!