A Few Recent Finds

[SwiftSword]

These are all from woods and yards in eastern Massachusetts. 


telephone technician's badge, 1910s

shoe buckle

Pocket watch case. Never heard of this brand. 

patent match safe, 1883

ladies' shoe buckle clip, Edwardian 

demi-tasse spoon, plated

[Valens Legacy]

Great finds keep up the good work.

[jim tn]

Nice finds! Interesting badge, never saw one posted like it before. HH jim tn

[JCR]

Excellent finds in excellent condition.

[Rick N. MI]

Great relic hunt. I like seeing an iron relic.

[SwiftSword]

5 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

I like seeing an iron relic.

Like most folks I tend to avoid iron. This just shows I'm missing out. It was actually a surface find. I expect it was lost or discarded by another detectorist.

[Rick N. MI]

I hunt iron relics, while not digging nails, with my Tejon. Most detectors have iron larger than a nail, lower in the iron range. Your right though, the majority of hunters do not want to dig any iron.

[fogrider]

Nice finds. I really like the pocket watch case.

[SwiftSword]

22 hours ago, fogrider said:

I really like the pocket watch case.

It's a bit of an oddity. The two extra ports at the top indicate that the movement had extra features, such as an alarm, that would have made it quite an expensive movement. The case is disproportionally cheap - super thin gold plating, etc. I've since learned that expensive movements were sometimes put into "starter cases" by the manufacturer, and were intended to be upgraded eventually. As there was no trace of a movement in this case, I would like to believe that the movement, like a hermit crab, found a better home, and that this case was discarded. 

[rod-pa]

pretty awesome condition for a shoe buckle.  nice save!