Againstmywill Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Was out for two hours today to a local football field after a rain. I have detected the field and surrounding area many, many times in the past. However, today there were many more interesting finds than normal! The only problem is, I have no idea what some of them are. The coin, which had an ID of 21, looks like it could be a colonial copper of some sort. I have circled what I think is the word "et"... assuming the meaning is "and." The brass item has glass windows, and was easy to take apart. Maybe a drip feed oiler? It was down about a foot. If you could lend your insight, that would be awesome ?. The knife was crusty, but a bit of hitting helped break the sandy rust off. The handle appears to be plastic/ bakelite. I am along the west coast of FL around Tampa. Equinox, 15", park 1, 6 recovery 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Oiler seems right, maybe off a tractor? The coin/token is likely brass or bronze with a lower copper conent than our Large Cents (pure copper) and small cents (95% copper) given its Equinox dTID of 21. I find a lot of arcade tokens with that TID although they are smaller (just under 1 inch diameter). I have some batting cage tokens that are just under 1.25 inch but your find appears to be even bigger than that. Sure would be mega-cool if it were a Colonial coin, though. Quite an eclectic mix for a sports field. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Think I found the oiler: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEVER-FAIL-No-3-ROD-OILER-for-STEAM-or-GAS-ENGINE-Old-Brass-Antique-Motor/333866243590?hash=item4dbbfa9606:g:pxQAAOSwqrNgC27S 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Againstmywill said: Think I found the oiler.... Like a lot of things, old steam and diesel engine powered farm equipment has a dedicated following. Here in the Midwest (when there isn't a pandemic in progress...) there's a show somewhere about every weekend during the 5-6 warm months. Has that sports field you found it in been around a long time? Or could it have been a farm prior to becoming a sports field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, GB_Amateur said: Has that sports field you found it in been around a long time? Or could it have been a farm prior to becoming a sports field? I'm quite sure it was farmland before, likely for citrus or sugar cane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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