DoctorWhy
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Up here in Maine the frost is so deep in the ground it would take a jackhammer to unearth any finds, so instead of running the detector I am out, scouting for new sites in the woods. Today I came across a cellar hole and barn foundation. It may be promising to search in the Spring.
Stumbling around the site, I saw this bit of iron laying close to the rock foundation. It appears to be a single cavity .30 Caliber round ball bullet mold. I suspect that one time it had wooden handles over the iron for insulation.
I am guessing that this artifact is pre-Civil War. Can anyone make a better age estimate. On an 1881 map, a dwelling and barn are indicated at the site of the cellar hole.
Stumbling around the site, I saw this bit of iron laying close to the rock foundation. It appears to be a single cavity .30 Caliber round ball bullet mold. I suspect that one time it had wooden handles over the iron for insulation.
I am guessing that this artifact is pre-Civil War. Can anyone make a better age estimate. On an 1881 map, a dwelling and barn are indicated at the site of the cellar hole.