very interesting find today!!!

[Xhunter911]

I was out this morning detecting an old foundation from the 1800's and found this beauty in the deep black soil!! I had no clue what it was, honestly it just looked like an old carburator to me so I came home and to do some research.. I found out that it is a Bicycle or motorcycle Lantern from 1890 made by The Badger Brass MFG co.. Model Solar...
After seeing many pics on the net I now see that I am missing a few peices that go with the lantern, so in the morning Im gonna head out to find the rest of the puzzle "minus the broken glass".. Here is a before and after cleanup shot... pretty cool



cleanup with a little baking soda & lemon juice

 

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[Xhunter911]

I have found some strange things Captaindoodle, and thats only because I dig just about every decent signal with my old garrett freedom III..

Great find...can't recall seeing one of those dug before.

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That's a great old lantern