Posts: 1581
Virginia
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Tesoro
|
 |
Posted Mar 18, 2010, 02:28:23 pm |
|
Found this silver thing in a historic 1800's area. It was at the base of a tree under a root 10" - 12" deep. I dug forever to find it.
It has a hinge on it, it opened up on one side. Any ideas?
|
_________________________________________________ ______
Proud to be Straight Edge
|
|
|
metaldetector101
Posts: 102
Eastern PA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites Spectra V3i
_____________  GW Inagural Button_____________
|
|
Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Mar 18, 2010, 02:39:57 pm |
|
Looks like a top of an old mason jar. Maybe the hendge allowed it to pour out small incroments of stuff?  |
|
|
|
|
Posts: 20409
South Florida
Detector used Detector(s) Used - 70's Whites TM Amphibian, DetectorPro Pulse, Ace 250
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
|
|
Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Mar 18, 2010, 03:46:49 pm |
|
Looks like something I used to see in small truck stop diners. For sugar maybe. Now that I think about it, it may be for a saurkraut jar.  |
|
|
|
|
Posts: 1581
Virginia
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Tesoro
|
|
Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Mar 18, 2010, 05:48:04 pm |
|
Crazy that it'd be so deep in a very heavy wooded area.
|
_________________________________________________ ______
Proud to be Straight Edge
|
|
|
Posts: 1667
North Carolina
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Tesoro Silver UMax, Garrett Ace 150, Garrett ProPointer
_____________ 1810 Half Dollar - Old Coin Collection - Dug_____________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
|
|
Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Mar 18, 2010, 07:41:11 pm |
|
Is it real silver? it could be the top to a music box or a jewelry box.
|
SkyPirate
|
|
|
Posts: 20409
South Florida
Detector used Detector(s) Used - 70's Whites TM Amphibian, DetectorPro Pulse, Ace 250
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
|
|
Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Mar 18, 2010, 07:45:38 pm |
|
Crazy that it'd be so deep in a very heavy wooded area.
Was it near an old diner or homestead or dump? Im just guessing on the lid idea. What else do you find in the area? What kind of metal is it? It looks like the plating is coming off. Maybe someone had a picnic. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posts: 20409
South Florida
Detector used Detector(s) Used - 70's Whites TM Amphibian, DetectorPro Pulse, Ace 250
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
|
|
Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Mar 18, 2010, 10:37:38 pm |
|
Thats it lostcauses. I couldnt find a pic. You can clearly see in the first and last pics the chrome plating coming off. |
|
|
|
|
Posts: 2861
New Zealand
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Sovereign GT
|
|
Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Mar 19, 2010, 02:50:45 am |
|
Good work  BigCy and lostcauses  But... The middle of the hinge appears to have had something attached   |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Mar 19, 2010, 03:13:24 am |
|
Looks like a exhaust flap from a truck exhaust  SS |
|
|
|
|
Posts: 2949
NC
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites XLT
|
|
Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Mar 19, 2010, 03:36:41 am |
|
Good work BigCy and lostcauses But... The middle of the hinge appears to have had something attached [ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ] Maybe an older/different type of handle/knob for the lid? I think this one is solved  |
|
|
|
|
Posts: 1581
Virginia
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Tesoro
|
|
Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Mar 19, 2010, 07:25:45 am |
|
It was in the back yard of a late 1800's mansion that has since been torn down. Also found a Slaymaker lock about 10 feet from it. A railroad was by it, which carried dynamite.
|
_________________________________________________ ______
Proud to be Straight Edge
|
|
|
|
