Uncle Willy
New member
and will post many things, such as pics or ads of the many detectors that used to exist - for the newcomers to the hobby and those not old enough to remember 50 years back. Most think there are or were only 8-10 detector manufacturers, when in fact there were dozens upon dozens many years back. I'll also show pics of early models of current detectors. I'll offer up all kinds of tips on detecting plus tips on buried treasures and locations of ghost towns - and whatever else pops out of my mind.
I'm starting off with a little bio on the Grand Dame of metal detecting - Kay Modgling - a mind boggling detectorist who put Compass Detectors on the map. Kay, a resident of Chino, California, was a nurse in the intensive care unit of the Pomona Valley Hospital in California. In 1973 she developed serious heart problems and was unable to work. This became mind numbing boring so Kay bought a Compass detector to get the exercise ordered by her doctor and to give her something to do.She became addicted rapidly and went on to find vast amounts of treasure. In 4.5 years she found enough clad coins ( about 90,000 ) to pay cash for a new Ford Pinto and to finance several detecting trips for her and her husband to various parts of the country. On top of that she found over 1000 rings and won a slew of trophies in detector competitions. She beame a legend in the hobby of detecting. Sadly Kay is no longer with us but she has left an indelible mark on the world of detecting and raised and set the bar for many beeper swingers.
The first pic is Kay with many of her finds on the cover of Treasure Search magazine. . The next pic is a tray of part of her collection of over 1000 rings, and the third pic is her hand full of some very expensive rings. I'll post a couple of pics of old detectors in another post. Let me know if this series will be of interest. If not I'll drop it after this.
Bill
I'm starting off with a little bio on the Grand Dame of metal detecting - Kay Modgling - a mind boggling detectorist who put Compass Detectors on the map. Kay, a resident of Chino, California, was a nurse in the intensive care unit of the Pomona Valley Hospital in California. In 1973 she developed serious heart problems and was unable to work. This became mind numbing boring so Kay bought a Compass detector to get the exercise ordered by her doctor and to give her something to do.She became addicted rapidly and went on to find vast amounts of treasure. In 4.5 years she found enough clad coins ( about 90,000 ) to pay cash for a new Ford Pinto and to finance several detecting trips for her and her husband to various parts of the country. On top of that she found over 1000 rings and won a slew of trophies in detector competitions. She beame a legend in the hobby of detecting. Sadly Kay is no longer with us but she has left an indelible mark on the world of detecting and raised and set the bar for many beeper swingers.
The first pic is Kay with many of her finds on the cover of Treasure Search magazine. . The next pic is a tray of part of her collection of over 1000 rings, and the third pic is her hand full of some very expensive rings. I'll post a couple of pics of old detectors in another post. Let me know if this series will be of interest. If not I'll drop it after this.
Bill
Man, I love those old detectors! Thanks for sharing.
Happy Hunting!
