ToySoldier
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I dug this mold in the back alley parking pad of an 1890s house. It was 10 inches deep with a high VDI tone on the ATPro. The molds were completely full of dirt and the other side gives nothing to indicate the faces. The other side is narrower, flat, and has two long nails sticking out. Considering this is an area people have put out items for garbage and junk collection for over 100 years, I thought it was the foot to an old piece of furniture. It is very heavy for its size. Junk bag.
When I got home I was cleaning up my finds, including rechecking any junk still layered in dirt. You will miss some finds if you always assume that clump of dirt is a piece of oddly shaped foil or scrap metal.
That's when I noticed the three grooves (near the chins) and I knew it wasn't a furniture foot. I started scraping the dirt out with a half sharpened wooden dowel and ended up with a great relic. I even got to have fun with Play-doh.
When I got home I was cleaning up my finds, including rechecking any junk still layered in dirt. You will miss some finds if you always assume that clump of dirt is a piece of oddly shaped foil or scrap metal.
That's when I noticed the three grooves (near the chins) and I knew it wasn't a furniture foot. I started scraping the dirt out with a half sharpened wooden dowel and ended up with a great relic. I even got to have fun with Play-doh.
that is a really neat relic, the guy is a little creepy though, almost looks like Peewee Herman 
congrats, and good luck in 2019!
