Trip to N. Indiana

[ModernMiner]

I just got back from a week long trip to Northern Indiana to visit relatives in my hometown. I took my detector of course, and was able to squeeze in a few short hunts.

I stopped by a house I grew up in back in the 60’s-early 70’s as a kid. I only had about 45 minutes as my wife was in my truck waiting to go to the casino. I had dug up some of my childhood toys here on a previous hunt last year which was pretty cool. I detected our old baseball field this time and ran across a hot spot of old hood ornaments. Not sure how they got there, but I dug them all in a 10’ x 20’ area. My only other find there was a “Cub Power” (Chicago Cubs) pin.

The second hunt was at an old farmhouse out in the country on Saturday. I had a few hours to detect this place and found a few things. No silver coins though.
My best find was a “sterling” silver Cub Scout ring.
Other finds included:
*Old button – Age?
*”I Like Ike” medallion
*”ALASKA” tag
*Old lid with “John H. Wooc" on it – *SOLVED below by Breezie
*Steel case “Winchester No. 10” shotgun shell – Age?
*A White House token
*3 – Tex-A-Toy quarter play tokens dated “1954”
*11 – Wheat pennies (oldest one is 1934)
*Harmonica reed, Heart pet tag, Bracelet w/name scratched into it, Lantern piece, Small buckles, “Texas” cap gun.

Nothing earth shattering as you can see.

Thanks for looking,
MM

 

[VOL1266-X]

Some good finds there Jack Wagon!! There's a lot of that family's history there. The Cub Scout ring is my favorite. Dman dug a Cub Scout ring one time while we hunted a CW site. WTG, Q.

 

[ModernMiner]

Some good finds there Jack Wagon!! There's a lot of that family's history there. The Cub Scout ring is my favorite. Dman dug a Cub Scout ring one time while we hunted a CW site. WTG, Q.

Thanks Q. I found the perfect t-shirt at Goodwill for Dman. It says "International Man of Pleasure".

 

[Breezie]

John H. Woodbury Inc. is a soap company est. in New York in 1870. Here's some history:Woodbury Soap Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Great finds!!! And there's 'no place like home!' :)

Breezie

 

[ModernMiner]

Breezie,
You're the BEST! We can mark that mystery as "solved".
Thanks so much,
Doug

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

MM

mondo kool 1970's hood ornament stash . The kids would steal emblems , off the luxury rides just for fun .
I like Ike medallion dig it ! .


Where ever you go, there you are Dawg

 

[ModernMiner]

MM

mondo kool 1970's hood ornament stash . The kids would steal emblems , off the luxury rides just for fun .
I like Ike medallion dig it ! .


Where ever you go, there you are Dawg

Thanks Dawg. I was thinking about selling those hood ornaments to some rap star to wear. Maybe "Papa Cap" or Shaved Ice" would be interested.
WORD!
-DUG-E-FRESH-

 

[Subterranean]

Circa 1986 or so, the "musical group..." Beastie Boys started the whole "wear a stolen hood ornament as a pendant" fad with one of their videos. Great hunt! Sub

 

[MT_Joe]

When I was 9 or 10, I would sleep over at a friends house and we would sneak out and be hoodlums at night. One night we stole a dozen or more hood ornaments. We buried them in a nearby park (1970s). Wonder if anyone ever found them?

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Interesting hood ornaments. If you found all that with limited time that is awesome!

 

[Dman]

Those are some nice keepers. I like the I like Ike button and I like you also.
Dman

 

[ModernMiner]

Those are some nice keepers. I like the I like Ike button and I like you also.
Dman

LMAO!!! Dman, You are a nut case. I like you too Buddy. Don't tell Quindy, he may get jealous.
-DUHg-

 

[ModernMiner]

Thanks for the replies Folks. I was hoping some of those hood ornaments would be still connected to the cars, but no such luck.
-MM-

 

[geologyjohn]

I lost that EXACT style of Cub Scout ring in 1965 on my parents property in N. Cal. I have been swinging my coil since 1966 trying to find it.
Anyway, sounds like you have had a couple of nice hunts recently. And thanks for posting the pictures too. Geologyjohn

 

[ModernMiner]

I lost that EXACT style of Cub Scout ring in 1965 on my parents property in N. Cal. I have been swinging my coil since 1966 trying to find it.
Anyway, sounds like you have had a couple of nice hunts recently. And thanks for posting the pictures too. Geologyjohn

Thanks John.
Swinging your coil since 1966? Were detectors made out of dinosaur bones back then? Just kidding.
I didn't even know they made silver Cub Scout rings. My Mom was a den mother when my brother and I were in the Cub Scouts in the late 60's. Great times.
-MM-

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice digs

 

[Nana40]

That's a passel of keepers, MM! Love the button and the ring!

 

[ModernMiner]

That's a passel of keepers, MM! Love the button and the ring!

Thanks Nanners. Can't wait to see your next post.
-DUHg-