Weekend Find: Skeleton Key

[Carolina Tom]

I managed to get out a little bit over the weekend with TNetter, P@tch. The weather was great, but the spots did not yield much. Here are all of the items in one shot:



- Great Seal button
- Toasted wheatie
- 1956 British half penny
- Watch gear
- 2x Junk jewelry
- Lead ball
- Printing Plate
- Skeleton key
- Old valve stem cover
- Warranted Superior saw tag

The small skeleton key was the prize of the weekend. Only the second one that I have found... and NOT broken.



The next best find was this printing plate, I assume it's for newspaper. It says "loans" in reverse...



This is an name tag "bolt" off of a hand saw. All saws have them, so sooner or later, you will find one. I really liked this one, as it was brass, old, green with patina and has an eagle on it! Any other object with all that going for it, would be a good find, this is junk though!



Now for the really bad stuff. I found this St. Christopher medal, and it looked SO good!



I turned it over, and it was marked! I whipped out the magnifying glass, and this what I saw: JUNK! If you buy fake medals, St. Christopher will NOT protect you! A lot of people show up at the ER with these junk medals on, and usually they are badly hurt. Word to the wise.



Lastly, I found this ring. Looked inside, and sure enough, it's marked. However, it is marked "HONG KONG"! Aluminum junk. Losing costume jewelry is embarrassing for the loser and finder. Please think, before you purchase costume jewelry.



It's all good though, I will find some better stuff next week.

Thanks for looking, and best of luck on your hunts!

 

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[trapperart]

Looks like a good hunt to me congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice relic hunt!

 

[SusanMN]

Nice variety. Finding the skeleton key would make it a good day for me.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds Tom!

 

[ARC]

Looks like a treasure chest key...
or...
The key to The Lost City Of Atlantis.

Just has to be the key to something like King Tuts secret tomb.

 

[relic nut]

Nice digs Tom. You know me, I like the musket ball. Glad you got out.

HH, RN

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice finds! I think skeleton keys are really cool.

 

[xr7ator]

Coulda been a LOT worse! I do know this from experience!! HH ALL!!!

 

[DigToChina]

If you buy fake medals, St. Christopher will NOT protect you! A lot of people show up at the ER with these junk medals on, and usually they are badly hurt. Word to the wise...

Losing costume jewelry is embarrassing for the loser and finder. Please think, before you purchase costume jewelry.

Finally! A public service announcement I can get behind! [emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻[emoji23][emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻

Great hunt Tom.

 

[Chizzy]

You're being awfully hard on the junk jewelry market, Tom..........
St. Christopher has to be disposed properly........rebury it!!
I feel your frustration, buddy........but, that's one nice skeleton key!!

 

[against the wind]

I got a kick out of your version of what happens to people who wear fake St. Christopher medals.
That's funny.
That Skeleton key is sweet.
Congratulations

 

[digger460]

Nice bunch of stuff! Congrats

 

[park pirate]

Nice finds Tom, like the old key...

 

[Trezurehunter]

I like those relics though Tom. Nice Skeleton key and printing plate, along with the General Service Button.

 

[treblehunter]

Nice stuff buddy, that junk always gets me going at least for a little while, looks like a good hunt to me.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on the fist full of keepers Tom, glad to see your still out swinging the coil over good targets. I am still looking for my 1st printer's block,

 

[P@tch]

SORRY IT HAS TAKEN ME THIS LONG TO REPLY TO YOUR POST. I HAD SO MANY ITEMS I DUG ON THE HUNT IT HAS TAKEN ME THIS LONG TO GO THROUGH IT ALL. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR GO -TO TREASURE PROGRAM FOR PARK HUNTING, CANT BELIEVE ALL THE PULLTABS I DUG! PULLTAB AFTER PULLTAB,GREAT PROGRAM THANKS. MCANT WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN. CONGRATS ON THE SELETON KEY.

 

[Jacobsdt]

Good finds, that key is awesome. Congrats.

 

[deershed]

Good hunt Tom!! I've only ever dug one true skeleton key, wish I'd find more.
Bet that ring looked good until you saw Hong Kong. I found a piece of latch the other day looked silver until I saw Hong Kong on it. A little later found a ring looked silver too, just aluminum.