Yesterdays STRANGE finds

ScubaDetective · Jul 22, 2008

Hit my favorite swimming spot yesterday and found a few strange items. How about an adjustable wrench that goes around corners? 4 jackknives and a tool with a screwdriver handle that is blunt?

Silver bracelet, silver HRC ring and silver bow with rinestones. And of course the other normal stuff, locks, keys buckles, watch. Seahorse is alunimum and the other ring is junk.

How about a brass thingie with four compartments? I have NO idea what it could have been. Gold eluded me this time. Water was a bit cloudy. Not like this lake normaly.

sectshun8 · Jul 22, 2008

Haha, looks like a woman's compact got ahold of the roids. Nice finds Scuba!

ScubaDetective · Jul 22, 2008

I thought of a compat BUT, you couldn't get to the bottom compartments and why would it have a hole like it hung on a chain? It is STRANGE.

sectshun8 · Jul 22, 2008

Some sort of compass or watch?

ScubaDetective · Jul 22, 2008

No place for a compass or watch. How about photos? Maybe you could put different photo's in it and show them? Possibly.

sectshun8 · Jul 22, 2008

Well whatever it is, it's a very elaborate folding scheme... what type of markings are on it, I see like wavy lines.

Jim Bob · Jul 22, 2008

Very interesting finds as usual. Man that has to be great, getting right down there where the good stuff is. Always enjoy looking at your post.

RickO · Jul 22, 2008

Super finds.. great pictures.... always look forward to your posts... RickO

SeabeeRon · Jul 22, 2008

Cool finds!! That compact thing looks similar to a PIX (spelling??) which is used to take communion to the sick. They usually only have a single compartment though.

sectshun8 · Jul 22, 2008

SeabeeRon said:
Cool finds!! That compact thing looks similar to a PIX (spelling??) which is used to take communion to the sick. They usually only have a single compartment though.

It does indeed appaer to be a brass Pyx... even with all those folding sections, it definitely seems as though a wafer could be placed in the middle.

ScubaDetective · Jul 22, 2008

I am going to try to clean it a bit to see what all the markings are on it. I really can't make out much but the waves. Thanks all for your guesses.

talosiv · Jul 22, 2008

Nice finds. The thing sure is strange.

BlamKing · Jul 22, 2008

I think it's a multi-picture locket, similar to this one:

http://www.rubylane.com/shops/dodiesdeals/item/dw01275?gbase=1

Vlad · Jul 22, 2008

BlamKing said:
I think it's a multi-picture locket, similar to this one:

http://www.rubylane.com/shops/dodiesdeals/item/dw01275?gbase=1

Wow, that does look very similar!
Nice hunt and finds, maybe some gold next time.

Cfmct · Jul 22, 2008

Bob... longtime ago dig digging I found something similar and it was for pictures it opened up like yours does except mine was made of gold and I sold it to an antique dealer for $380.00 dollars he was drooling for it

Nice finds..

greasecarguy · Jul 23, 2008

very nice finds. the car and other items look really old. i like wherever you are hunting . there has to be something fabulous there.

ScubaDetective · Jul 23, 2008

Thanks all for the replies. Yes it couild be a picture locket or a compact. I was also told by a friend that it was a lovers case. The first opening had a picture of your husband in it. The second opening had a small tin of makeup under it. That tin was removable so when it ran out you could just put another inside. And the bottom opening was for a secret picture of your lover. Anyway it was a fun find.

My favorite find for this place is the small gun that I found. I do hope I get it back from the sheriff department.

Craig, Glad yours was gold!! Now that would have been an awesome find.

SeabeeRon · Jul 23, 2008

ScubaDetector said:
Thanks all for the replies. Yes it could be a picture locket or a compact. I was also told by a friend that it was a lovers case. The first opening had a picture of your husband in it. The second opening had a small tin of makeup under it. That tin was removable so when it ran out you could just put another inside. And the bottom opening was for a secret picture of your lover. Anyway it was a fun find.

My favorite find for this place is the small gun that I found. I do hope I get it back from the sheriff department.

Craig, Glad yours was gold!! Now that would have been an awesome find.

Your mention of the gun above reminded I was wondering what you do with real weapons you may find? Maybe I watch to much "Law & Order" and "CSI" shows, but wonder if the guns could be connected to some old unsolved crime??!? :?:

cliff490 · Jul 23, 2008

I think this is what you found

Its a compact that I sold for a lady on ebay last summer. Think I got about $50.00 for it.
It had powder, rough and a mirror in it

http://www.gwtc.net/~cliff490/Deauville/

ScubaDetective · Jul 24, 2008

WOW. that is almost exactly what I found. Thanks very much!! I looked and looked and could NEVER find a picture of it. Poobably made by the same company and mine was probably silver plate. Different design on the outside. Thanks again!

I had to turn the guns over to the local sheriff's office. These guns that I have found have been in the water for a VERY long time. I would NEVER touch a gun if I found it on top of the sand or bottom of a lake, or if it was just recently put where I found it. I would only mark it and get the local police to pick it up.

You would never want to think that you might have disturbed a crime scene or evidence.

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