"Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today

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"Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today

With a title like that, I'll bet I can guess what everyone might be thinking ::)

Let me explain.

After getting psyched up over all the finds from TNet members this morning,
I just had to get out outside and pay the forest preserve another visit. . . the one
where I found my two Liberty Nickels and Barber Dime earlier this month.
It was sunny, in the high-40's, an absolutely perfect afternoon for a hunt.

This afternoon, I hunted areas "less congested" with underbrush and was
pleasantly rewarded with a few "eyeball" finds that a detector would have missed.
It was a real treat not having the worry of ducking & dodging branches & thorns.

(As a side note to all MD'ers hunting the forest: ALWAYS wear eye protection)

Along with assorted pieces of bottle glass from the 30's thru 50's, I found an intact
6-oz CocaCola bottle and the skull of a (?). . . (which I thought was kind of cool).

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OK, now the "Youthful Beauty" in the forest part. . .
(I know you're all waiting)

A "Pompeian Bloom" rouge & puff compact ::) that
I found imbedded in a stream bank (detector find).

I think this might be from the 1920's(?)

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As soon as I can crack this case open, I'll post a pic.

Thanks for looking & HH!
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Re: "Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today

:D OK, WC...you can send me that 'youthful beauty' as mine is long gone! :P :D

Congrats on those finds! Nana :wink:
 

Re: "Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today

The skull looks like a coyote or dog. Cool finds.
 

Re: "Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today

I dont think I would try to open it in fear of it might bend.
Cool looking compact...
 

Re: "Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today UPDATE

DesPlaines_IL_SilverBob said:
I dont think I would try to open it in fear of it might bend.
Cool looking compact...

Bob, you should know me better by now. . . curiosity prevailed. . . I cracked that sucker open and the hinges held :o

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(I don't think this stuff is good anymore) :D :D

Take care & HH!
watercolor
 

Re: "Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today

Nick Pappagiorgio said:
Watercolor,

Just SUPERFANTASTIC...

I love diggin compacts...

It always reminds me of all the stuff I used to hide in them...

Very cool post...

Nick

Thanks Nick. . . I was hoping there might have been a $5 gold
hidden in there. . . not to be but, I sure had fun getting outside :wink:


Magic Fingers said:
now is that a warm color or a cool color? LOL

:D :D :D
 

Re: "Youthful Beauty" found in the forest today

Wow very nice compact. Do you know what type of metal its made of ?
 

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