Doc Bach Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Three days worth of digging from a site that had a very early fur trade era habitatation and continued through the gold rush until probably the 1870's? And was again occupied in the 1920's and 30's and was then heavily polluted with an enormous amount of modern trash and iron.I didn't see any reason to post photos all of the junk. The two earlier buttons. This super tiny one has a clear glass with what appears to be a silver floral design underneath? I was a little disappointed with this second button as I thought it was military.Even so it turned out to be a pretty cool pictorial of what I'm guessing to be a duck hunting scene? Blow up below. One and only coin of the dig...1924 Buff. You all know by now that I am a bit of an iron head.I feel that the bullet mould is worth showing off with a few other pretty cool pieces also. The lead was dug real close to the mould but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are connected they could be from different time periods? I like the horse bit. I'm unsure about the square piece a buggy step or maybe a boot jack? And a wagon hub wrench? The center piece in the photo below looks like some sort of puller? Maybe just a tap? A small portion of yesterdays trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The buttons & coin are certainly nice but the relics are super. I am always surprised at how kind your dirt is. The Tee handled tool is a gimlet. It was used to start screw holes in wood.. The complete chain bit is really great. The bullet mould should clean up nice. I bet you will find it marked. Probably Colt's. The Percussion rifle hammer & Jew's harp are great too. I think you are correct on the buggy step plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 6 minutes ago, JCR said: The buttons & coin are certainly nice but the relics are super. I am always surprised at how kind your dirt is. The Tee handled tool is a gimlet. It was used to start screw holes in wood.. The complete chain bit is really great. The bullet mould should clean up nice. I bet you will find it marked. Probably Colt's. The Percussion rifle hammer & Jew's harp are great too. I think you are correct on the buggy step plate. Thanks for your comment and I D help as usual.Most of the sites that I hunt these days are just far enough inland from the coast and with good enough drainage to keep the iron in pretty good condition.That said I have seen a decline in my almost sixty years of being first a bottle digger starting in 1964 and a detectorist shortly there after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 That Bit....nice work strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Great finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, Doc Bach said: what I'm guessing to be a duck hunting scene? The button appears to be a man overboard caught up in seaweed with a seal/sea lion swimming overhead; the sea lion may be chasing after a diving duck or cormorant; there also appears to be a large fish with a big mouth located below the man’s arm. The bullet mould shows some craftsmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 44 minutes ago, HardPack said: The button appears to be a man overboard caught up in seaweed with a seal/sea lion swimming overhead; the sea lion may be chasing after a diving duck or cormorant; there also appears to be a large fish with a big mouth located below the man’s arm. The bullet mould shows some craftsmanship. By God you might be onto something there! You have me looking at it in a whole different light and dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 12 hours ago, Doc Bach said: By God you might be onto something there! You have me looking at it in a whole different light and dimension. An 1800’s mariners/seafarers brass picture button? Might be worth some further research. Amazing! Does it appear the person in the rear has an oar with a second person seated forward? The oarsman seems to be enjoying their undersea voyage. The fish a grouper, another sea lion or the oarsman’s knee? Is the figure up forward a female reaching towards another sea lion swimming past the bow? Or is she rescuing a drowning sailor entangled in kelp? Poseidon/Neptune cruising through a kelp bed? Any sign of a trident? Leucothea & Palaemon, according to The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch, both held power to save from shipwreck and were invoked by sailors; jurisdiction of the ports & shores. Leucothea (Ino in the Odyssey) a Greek sea goddess who saved Odysseus from drowning when his raft was shattered. Her murdered son Melicertes became the Greek sea god Palaemon (Portunus to the Romans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Very nice relic hunt, with some nice finds. Good luck on your next outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fogrider Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Love the jaw harp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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