Today's findings at the new spot

[Conito@55]

Today was a day full of surprises—a place littered with rusty cans and tons of nails—but even so, my friend Kevin "oldmxrat" and I had a great time.
This piece was the winner

I found some really cool buttons

So here's the rest of what we found today; we'll definitely be going back to that place.

 

[jewelerguy]

what a bunch of great finds! That brooch is pretty awesome. I agree with others that the stone looks to be gold bearing quartz

 

[Conito@55]

Wow you cleaned house ! That's a heck of a productive hunt

Thank you

 

[Conito@55]

Great assortment of relics you dug at the new spot. Your buttons are the best always, the condition, and the vast variety. Congrats

Thanks 👍

 

[Conito@55]

Great finds from the desert!👍🏻

Thank you

 

[JoeB_OH]

That Piece IS a winner! All great finds & wow!

 

[Conito@55]

That Piece IS a winner! All great finds & wow!

Thank you

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

FRICKIN WOW !!!!! All your finds are fantastic !!!! That brooch is just sweet and got my pacemaker awake !😂 that gold and quartz cab is just gorgeous !!!! Wonder if it is California ore or from Nevada ? Congrats on your treasure !!!

 

[Conito@55]

FRICKIN WOW !!!!! All your finds are fantastic !!!! That brooch is just sweet and got my pacemaker awake !😂 that gold and quartz cab is just gorgeous !!!! Wonder if it is California ore or from Nevada ? Congrats on your treasure !!!

That's a big mystery, but I found it near Virginia City, Nevada. So let's just say it's gold from Nevada. 😅

 

[Brown owl]

Today was a day full of surprises—a place littered with rusty cans and tons of nails—but even so, my friend Kevin "oldmxrat" and I had a great time.
This piece was the winner
View attachment 2260207View attachment 2260208View attachment 2260209I found some really cool buttons
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So here's the rest of what we found today; we'll definitely be going back to that place.
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Fantastic finds. A definite return?

 

[Conito@55]

Fantastic finds. A definite return?

That's for sure.

 

[Florida Finder]

Today was a day full of surprises—a place littered with rusty cans and tons of nails—but even so, my friend Kevin "oldmxrat" and I had a great time.
This piece was the winner
View attachment 2260207View attachment 2260208View attachment 2260209I found some really cool buttons
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So here's the rest of what we found today; we'll definitely be going back to that place.
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Awesome finds and great pics!!

 

[Conito@55]

Awesome finds and great pics!!

Thank you 👍

 

[Gene Mean]

Congratulations to both of you! That is a great collection of finds. The one picture with all of it is a piece of art.

 

[Conito@55]

Congratulations to both of you! That is a great collection of finds. The one picture with all of it is a piece of art.

Thank you 👍

 

[dalrem]

You had a great day. The buttons cleaned up very well.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Huge congratulations of the many fantastic finds! Great hunt!

 

[Digger RJ]

Today was a day full of surprises—a place littered with rusty cans and tons of nails—but even so, my friend Kevin "oldmxrat" and I had a great time.
This piece was the winner
View attachment 2260207View attachment 2260208View attachment 2260209I found some really cool buttons
View attachment 2260210View attachment 2260211View attachment 2260212View attachment 2260213View attachment 2260214
So here's the rest of what we found today; we'll definitely be going back to that place.
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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Conito@55]

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks

 

[Red-Coat]

That's a great set of finds!

For some of your buttons… this one is backmarked “EINGETR. MUSTER" which is short for "Eingetragenes Muster", meaning “Registered Design" in German. It’s often seen on German buttons from the late 1800s.

This one is often referred to as a "Trumpeter of Krakow" button:

The design is frequently claimed to be based on a Polish legend about a watchman on the highest tower of St. Mary’s Church in Kraków. He allegedly tried to warn the city’s residents of the Mongol invasion in 1241 by blowing a horn, until silenced by an arrow through his throat. That connection is unlikely because, although it’s a well-known story in Poland, it didn’t reach popular attention elsewhere until the American author Eric P. Kelly (who had briefly been a University lecturer in the city) reinvented it in his 1929 children’s fiction adventure novel “The Trumpeter of Kracow”. He re-set it around the historical fire that destroyed much of Kraków in 1462 and the conflation with the button design may have arisen later because the book has a villain named "Peter of the Button Face" on account of a button-shaped pockmark on his cheek.

Ridley's Fashion Magazine – a mail-order catalogue and promotional publication issued by the Edward Ridley & Sons department store in New York City – advertised that design of button in 1886, described simply as “The Bugler”.

 

[Conito@55]

That's a great set of finds!

For some of your buttons… this one is backmarked “EINGETR. MUSTER" which is short for "Eingetragenes Muster", meaning “Registered Design" in German. It’s often seen on German buttons from the late 1800s.

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This one is often referred to as a "Trumpeter of Krakow" button:

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The design is frequently claimed to be based on a Polish legend about a watchman on the highest tower of St. Mary’s Church in Kraków. He allegedly tried to warn the city’s residents of the Mongol invasion in 1241 by blowing a horn, until silenced by an arrow through his throat. That connection is unlikely because, although it’s a well-known story in Poland, it didn’t reach popular attention elsewhere until the American author Eric P. Kelly (who had briefly been a University lecturer in the city) reinvented it in his 1929 children’s fiction adventure novel “The Trumpeter of Kracow”. He re-set it around the historical fire that destroyed much of Kraków in 1462 and the conflation with the button design may have arisen later because the book has a villain named "Peter of the Button Face" on account of a button-shaped pockmark on his cheek.

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Ridley's Fashion Magazine – a mail-order catalogue and promotional publication issued by the Edward Ridley & Sons department store in New York City – advertised that design of button in 1886, described simply as “The Bugler”.

That's great information. Thanks for teaching me—it's often hard to find any information on this topic. Thanks again.