Got my wings today, kinda!!

[Ronstar]

After reading Elmy’s post about park hunters and nickels, I headed back to the infernal intramural fields. I wanted to hunt a short bit and dig any signal strong, any signal in the nickel or foil range and of course dimes and quarters. I started out on a large patch of grass that was excavated about five years ago when they laid a new water line through the area. Almost immediately I hit a coin spill showing about 3” deep. Signals mostly nickel and zinc so down I go. Four nickels, two dimes, one quarter and no zincolns, all clad.

So on I go digging pulltabs and drink foils mostly. I get this one low dime number hitting pretty good so figured probably a memorial at 5” deep. Cut the plug and felt the shovel “touch” something solid. Grab trowel and carefully dig around object which was slightly off center to plug. At first I swear I saw shiny silver so now more careful to get all the way around it.

First part of object looked to have a definite wing pattern to it but no longer see shiny silver. Looks more copperish. Reach in and pull it up and out, definitely a set of wings!! Use the old blue jeans to polish off the dirt and begin to see letters D...O...D...G...E
What? Rub harder and the letters “BROTHERS” show up!!!!! Part of it was broken off and not in the hole.
I know they brought in backfill when they refilled the excavation so that could be leveled up and now I wonder where it came from and what else was near it. Soooo, being a Dodge guy I kinda got my wings today!!

 

[laplander]

A bit tattered but very cool, not seen one like it!
HH Jeff

 

[Mark kus]

Nice there are a lot of verities of them it seems.
Mark

 

[Ronstar]

Found what I think it was!

 

[still looking 52]

Cool find Ronstar, maybe you can attach it to one of your vehicles?

 

[Steve(Can)]

Found what I think it was!

Oh, I see how it is now, Ronstar, you post the nice stuff here and twisted chunks of rusted wire on the Whazit?

 

[Ronstar]

Kinda thought that was what that was for...... but yeah, good stuff one place and the I have no idea what this is on the other side

 

[Confetrit]

Nice find and save of the wings Ronstar. Say, you didn't happen to do another drive by at the car wash did you?

 

[Ronstar]

Prevailing theory is the rig got damaged and the broken piece removed. There was a shanty town type housing torn down in the late 40s or early 50s so maybe left in the house. Pretty sure the car wash was the kids.......

 

[wildwilly]

Great find. I love finding items connected to old cars.