UPDATE: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

[nealb]

Hi all, my son is up this weekend (he graduates high school this Thursday) and we went for a hunt in a really old park here in town. We got eaten up by mosquitos even with repellent on. Me managed to find 20+ coins including a 1925 Wheatie. We also found an old can opener, a tag for a company called The Dentist Supply Company of New York ( http://trubyte.dentsply.com/pro/history.shtml ) we live in Omaha, NE. Also found the base of a shotgun shell. Researched it on this site and found another like it. The shell was manufactured from 1901 - 1920. A huge staple (made of a non-corrosive metal) that I found 3 inches down and a cap looking thing with the number 3 and a flower and the name Merry Widows on it. Can't seem to find anything online except that it was a movie, and a lingerie line
We had a great day, and my son was excited to actually find something. He found the "Merry Widows" cap 3 - 4 inches down, the Dentist Supply Tag, the can opener and a 1967 penny.


We also found lots of can dumps (the old beer cans that required a can opener to open them). These were all over the place. Actually found one can that still had part of the label on it - it was a Falstaff can.

HH

P.S. I will definitely be going back with a stronger insect repellent.

UPDATE:
Son and I did not go detecting on Sunday (today), but we did experiment with electrolysis to clean up the can opener. I took this idea from a post by "floater" http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,10898.0.html
I changed the container to a rubbermaid 9" x 18" container. I experimented with 2 different power sources - a 12V, 300 ma charger for an old portable cassette player I had and an old laptop charger which was 19V and 3 amps. The 12V worked great for a corroded penny (198?) that we tested it on. I tried both on the can opener and they both worked.
Thanks for indulging me and thanks to floater for the electrolysis setup plan.

Neal

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Re: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

I enjoyed reading your post ! Congrats to the son and to your good finds !

 

[Two Dogs]

Re: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

Neat finds! If you Google up 3 Merry Widows you will find that you have found the lid to a condom tin. 2dgs

 

[JerV3]

Re: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

Nice finds,

They must have fooled around back in the day in the woods as much as they do now. I find those old condom tins alot. As well as seeing new one's on the surface while out in the field. Some things will never change I guess.

HH Jer

 

[nealb]

Re: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

2D's - Thanks for the info. My son is going to bust a gut when he finds out that's what that is.

Thanks.

 

[Lafitte]

Re: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

Those are neat finds. I so like to see another punster around.
2 observations:
I hope the tag for the dental company was not attached to the can opener.

Strange that you were "clad to find...things". I'm sure whoever's tin you found was glad that they were clad as well.

 

[Sheldius]

Re: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

Strange that you were "clad to find...things". I'm sure whoever's tin you found was glad that they were clad as well.

Stop the punishment, please.

 

[Merf]

Re: Clad to find a wheatie and some old items

Nice finds Neal--A good hunt and a good time for sure.

 

[nealb]

Son and I experimented with electrolysis - it did a pretty good job on the can opener. I've got one of my "whatzits" working right now to see if I can uncover any identifying marks on it.

HH

Neal

 

[Mirage]

Some cool finds. Sounds like you guys had fun. It's great to find those different whatszits. Always interesting trying to figure out what they are from.

Bob

 

[TeddyB1967]

Cool finds, Here's a little more info on the 3 widows.

"Three Merry Widows, is what the three women that made them called themselves.
They cost 50 cents which was alot in the 20th century when they were made, but the tins were made to be reused. The names of the widows are on the lid. AGNES, MABEL, and BECKIE."