wheresthegoodstuff
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Well about a week ago I went hunting with a buddy who really has a nack for the past. We went up to an old mining town that has been around since the 1860s. No old coins were to be found that day. But I did find my oldest find which was to me just as nice as finding an old coin. At first we thought it to be maybe some kind of lid. But after a little reseach I found that it is a part of a buckle tongue from around 1855.
I was using the M6 with the 6X10 eclipse that works well in the rough California soil.
Here is a pic:
Below is the information I found about it curtesy of treasurenet:
"William Taussig & Co. was listed in 1850 as a New York purse manufacturer. By 1852 Taussig had begun producing a wide range of leather goods for both the military and the California gold rush trade: belts, gloves, holsters, money belts, gold bags, etc. In order to capitalize on the new Western market, the firm opened a branch in San Francisco. A new partnership resulted in Taussig, Pollack & Co. in 1855, and the following year they became Pollack Bros., "importers of fancy goods and watches."
Here is a pic of one they have found:
I was using the M6 with the 6X10 eclipse that works well in the rough California soil.
Here is a pic:
Below is the information I found about it curtesy of treasurenet:
"William Taussig & Co. was listed in 1850 as a New York purse manufacturer. By 1852 Taussig had begun producing a wide range of leather goods for both the military and the California gold rush trade: belts, gloves, holsters, money belts, gold bags, etc. In order to capitalize on the new Western market, the firm opened a branch in San Francisco. A new partnership resulted in Taussig, Pollack & Co. in 1855, and the following year they became Pollack Bros., "importers of fancy goods and watches."
Here is a pic of one they have found:
