Some Recent Finds - A Little SIlver, Lots of Relics

[William-NM]

I managed a few keepers in between the sub-freezing days (and it's back up into the 40's - 50's now, my favorite digging temp!)

I dug the silver Art Deco ring in an old rail yard. It's stamped "OB Sterling", for Ostby Barton. Sadly, Barton went down with the Titanic in 1912, though his daughter Helen survived. It's a nice looking ring, but the stone is cracked - I'm thinking of getting a nice blue-green rounded Turquoise cab from the prized #8 mine for it. I inserted a photo of one of their rings with a stone of that description. Hope I'm up to the task, haven't set too many stones. Also found a couple other small silver items.

Ever seen a grown man cry?

Found a few tokens - a safety one from the Santa Fe line, two Woodmen of the World insurance ones, and an Associates finance token (In looking it up, I see that they all had the same #, heh)

Some cool old locks and keys:

A skull cracker, youch!!

Yet another Chauffeur's license (#5), part of an Elks club medal, a "N.W.M.P." tag- North West Mounted Police?. Also, an interesting wartime relic - a gunner on a Harley Davidson (Gas tank has H-D on one side, '45 on the other). Not sure how it was mounted. Another WWII dog tag, and a rolled penny from the 1940 San Francisco event "Golden Gate International Exposition" showing the Golden Gate bridge and Treasure Island.

I dug the other half of the brass "Hector" pin that I found on an earlier outing. It looks to have been a clasp to hold a cloak or shawl on.

MMMmmmmmarbles... & a few toys:

and a small fortune to add to my retirement fund:

I said "no more bottles", but...

I like the curvy axe head and the small hammer head:

If I ever go hungry, it won't be for lack of utensils!

And the rest...

Thanks for looking and best of luck in the hunt to all!!

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Thanks for posting your finds.
Good variety of items .
Always enjoy your post

 

[Johnny Cache]

Holy mackerel!!! What an awesome bunch of finds, I love the rings, and the U.S.plate is a great find! I am very impressed with the NWMP item, that is very cool. It's a rare find in Canada, extremely cool to find it waaay down in the States. The NWMP was formed in 1873, and was sort of a precursor to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Only a few miles from where I live are some large sandstone formations, the NWMP passed through there in 1874. Still today there are visible carvings in the rocks made by these Officers. Inspector J.A. McGibbon carved his name, and it is still clearly visible after all these years.

Very cool finds!!!

 

[B.RATNY]

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[mudslingers8]

Love the Loot! Best part about this hobby, you never know till it comes out of the ground!

 

[nugget71]

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[senda]

Very cool finds William!!!

If I find these things alone would have a lot of garbage, you makes them a treasure.
The ring is very good piece, I'm not sure that's a good idea to give some change ... Can you devalue the value of the piece?
If these stones are tools, you made ​​another great find, congratulations.
U.S. buckle is another good piece to find, you are touched by fortune, could be better, but it is undoubtedly very sweet encounter. And yes, I have seen men mourn, when I look in the mirror, without going too far ...
It would take many days to write about all his findings ...lol me and Google lol
I love your post,thanks for showing
a greeting and get more greats hits

 

[deepseeker442]

wow wtg on your hunt

 

[William-NM]

Thanks, guys! 'Ya never know what you're going to catch when you go dirt fishing around here!

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

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[John-Edmonton]

I am having nightly dreams of metal detecting.....It sure is nice to see the great posts here on Findmall. A great reminder that the weather will eventually warm up and searching for some of the older stuff will happen again.