What a Nice Day it Was.....

soupie · Dec 30, 2010

Headed out this afternoon to enjoy the warmer weather and get in one last hunt before the start of the new year...I have been working an old ghost town as of late,but started my hunt at the site of a one room schoolhouse,the schoolhouse was destroyed by a tornado in the 50's or 60's...

Spent about 45 minutes scanning the high spots and scored a decent shape 1900 IH,raked it some fine pieces of can slaw (site is on a crossroad in the country,dang roadtrippers :laughing7:

) and a few wonderfully disfigured pieces of lead and aluminum....I did not want to spend alot of time here,I was just on a recon mission for a planned hunt with a fellow tnetter from the northern part of the state this weekend,and want the site to be as virgin as possible...dang ain't I nice

Anyhow after seeing what I needed to on what to expect,I headed off to the old ghost town....
Spent about an hour or so there and looked up to see I had company....seems a neighbor had called the fellow owning the field next to the one I was hunting,and mistakenly thought I was in it,the visitor was an elderly fellow in his 80's I would guess and was just wondering what I was up to...I told him I was doing a little metal detecting,looking for old coins and relics...he asked what makes me think anything would be here,told him this is where they started "Blank" town and then had moved it to where it is today back in the 1800's,he was stunned,had never heard of such a thing,So I went on and told him were the houses stood in the fields,including the one he owned,told him about the road that use to be there that no longer is,and showed him where the post office was....he was just amazed to learn all this...and even more amazed I think that I knew it...needless to say I now have a new site to hunt and am sure he will be back to visit

That's about all the story for today....find below my recoveries for the day..what a nice day it was...

HH all Soup

1900 INDIAN HEAD

1866 SHEILD NICKLE

UNKNOWN FLAT BUTTON

BEFORE PICS WITH COPPER RING

AFTER PICS

Bushido Dude · Dec 30, 2010

Good finds...the "unknown flat button?" is actually a turn wheel for the wick of a hurricane/oil lamp

Good digs and good luck in the new year!

http://www.lanternnet.com/patents.htm try to get the patent date to find the maker

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 30, 2010

Glad to see you posting an update to your "moved town site" Soupie!
What's this ring all about in the last photo? Is it brass or copper? :icon_scratch:

Cheers,
Dave

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 30, 2010

Bushido Dude said:
Good finds...the "unknown flat button?" is actually a turn wheel for the wick of a hurricane/oil lamp Good digs and good luck in the new year!

You're right Bushido Dude, that's a Holmes, Booth & Hayden
thumb-wheel from an oil lamp burner - Patent dated 1867 or '68! :icon_thumright:

Bushido Dude · Dec 30, 2010

Nvm antiquarian did all of the work for you :P

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 30, 2010

Bushido Dude said:
Nvm antiquarian did all of the work for you :P

Thanks for the link to that lamp patent site, I've never been to that one before. :icon_thumright:

Have a great New Year buddy!
Dave

soupie · Dec 30, 2010

Thanks for the replies...and the info
I believe the last number in the date to be an 8

Antiquarian,the ring I believe to be copper,it has no markings or design that I can see,I am going to try a cleaning and see what shows up....I would guess it dates from the mid 1800's,of the 6 or so coins from this location all have been from the 1860's

Soup

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 30, 2010

Soupie said:
Thanks for the replies...and the info
I believe the last number in the date to be an 8

Antiquarian,the ring I believe to be copper,it has no markings or design that I can see,I am going to try a cleaning and see what shows up....I would guess it dates from the mid 1800's,of the 6 or so coins from this location all have been from the 1860's

Soup

Thanks for the updated information Soupie. I've owned a lot of HB & H burners in the past, they were very well made for their time.

"Holmes, Booth & Hayden began in 1853 with Hiram Hayden, Israel Holmes, & John Booth in Waterbury, Conn. CT. The company operated until 1901 when it became part of a consolidation which included Scovill Manufacturing & the new American Brass Co. in 1893."

Indiana Digger · Dec 30, 2010

Some great finds there! Good luck tomorrow! :icon_thumright:

~Indiana Digger~

Mr Tuff · Dec 31, 2010

sweet sheild!!!!! MR TUFF

HISPAN · Dec 31, 2010

Sure that person is buying a Metal Detector someday .... congratulations for the coins. :thumbsup:

Happy New year! :hello2:

ModernMiner · Dec 31, 2010

Soupie,
Nice job on the oldies. :thumbsup:

Congrats.
-MM-

ModernMiner · Dec 31, 2010

Bushido Dude said:
Good finds...the "unknown flat button?" is actually a turn wheel for the wick of a hurricane/oil lamp Good digs and good luck in the new year!

http://www.lanternnet.com/patents.htm try to get the patent date to find the maker

BD,
Thanks for that great link. :icon_thumleft:

I never saw that site before either. Now I can go back and ID the turn wheels I've dug.
-MM-

steelheadwill · Dec 31, 2010

Great Story!
super to let the man know about the history.
Couple nice finds there! cool coins! Love that nickel :hello2:

I've mentioned before how similar finds are often posted in short periods,
both of us posting parts of the same HBH lamp on the same day is the closest!
Best to You & Happy New Year! :thumbsup:

soupie · Dec 31, 2010

I have done some cleaning on the ring and located a stamp....18K
To bad it is not solid gold
It does appear to be copper
Still believe this to be from the 1800's
Any differing opinions or facts on this assumption?
HH Soup

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 31, 2010

Soupie said:
I have done some cleaning on the ring and located a stamp....18K
To bad it is not solid gold
It does appear to be copper
Still believe this to be from the 1800's
Any differing opinions or facts on this assumption?
HH Soup

Great work there Soup!

Was it pretty common to plate copper rings back in the 19th century and then
fake stamp them? :icon_scratch:

I've never seen a gold-plated copper based ring before. :dontknow:

Thanks,
Dave

soupie · Dec 31, 2010

Dave,
From what I have read so far...
It is probably what is refered to as rolled gold plate..sometimes they would stamp RGP beside the K mark
To achieve RGP
They would apply a layer of gold alloy to a layer of base metal
Then it was drawn to the size needed to make the jewelry
It was very popular in the 1800's to early 1900's

Happy New Year :occasion18:

Scott

Woodland Detectors · Dec 31, 2010

Good story and great Etrac finds Scott.
Good to see you got out :icon_thumleft:

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 31, 2010

Soupie said:
Dave,
From what I have read so far...
It is probably what is referred to as rolled gold plate..sometimes they would stamp RGP beside the K mark
To achieve RGP
They would apply a layer of gold alloy to a layer of base metal
Then it was drawn to the size needed to make the jewelry
It was very popular in the 1800's to early 1900's

Happy New Year
Scott