Never Know What You Will Find 2-4-19 Hunt...

TNTGross · Feb 4, 2019

Went back to the graveyard today with the 800... My first find was the Eagle Padlock. I do not know the year, but was told that it may be Civil War Era. Then I found the Palmer Gardenglo Compact circa 1927. It still has makeup in it.

Then came the H. Disston & Sons "medallion". From the 1870's. My guess is it came out of a saw.

I think the mouthpiece came out of a trombone. Hard to play, Oh When The Saints Go Marching In, without it...

Also picked up a 1950's Texas Ranger Sheriff badge.

Wheaties: 1917, 1927, 1945, and 1951

I had to stop hunting because my trash bag was so full it was pulling my pants down.

chaiosComo · Feb 4, 2019

That's some pretty cool stuff you found there. Nice job!

TNTGross · Feb 5, 2019

chaiosComo said:
That's some pretty cool stuff you found there. Nice job!

Thank you... Sure wish I could find a date for the lock. They have Eagle lock catalogs, but I don't want to buy a book just to find the date for one lock.

kingman mikey · Feb 5, 2019

Nice assortment of stuff there, love the lock & toy sheriff badge. It's not always about finding silver, congratsm

DIGGER27 · Feb 5, 2019

Great finds!
That is definitely is a saw medallion.
Here is a website where you can track the age because they changed designs over the years.
http://disstonianinstitute.com/medv2.html

Yours seems to be from around the 1870's.

ynnek4 · Feb 5, 2019

Awesome lock!

ToySoldier · Feb 5, 2019

A badge, a trombone mouthpiece, a woman's compact, a piece off of a handsaw, a padlock, a handful of change, and an old private cemetery. If I were a mystery writer I'd have my next book underway.

metaladdict · Feb 5, 2019

Your pants were falling off! :lol:

GroundSweeper · Feb 5, 2019

metaladdict said:
Your pants were falling off!

Hate when that happens. Sometimes I have to just carry my finds pouch to stop it from pulling my pants down... :lol:

Very cool finds - I like the lock of course, but I think that's the first, or maybe only the second, mouthpiece I've seen on here. Very nice find IMO.

Great hunt! Congrats!

jerr-man · Feb 5, 2019

Nice saves, congratulations.

crazydigger · Feb 5, 2019

Congrats on the fantastic hunt!

Swing360 · Feb 5, 2019

TNTGross said:
Thank you... Sure wish I could find a date for the lock. They have Eagle lock catalogs, but I don't want to buy a book just to find the date for one lock.

But, what if you find another lock??? :confused:

teotwawki12 · Feb 5, 2019

Having not seen your previous post yet, I must ask....you are detecting a graveyard???

TNTGross · Feb 5, 2019

teotwawki12 said:
Having not seen your previous post yet, I must ask....you are detecting a graveyard???

Simple answer... Yes.

Back in the day, cities didn't have parks as we do now. Graveyards were about the only central property that the lawn was maintained. So, that being the case, these open areas were used as parks. Families would go to graveyards to visit lost loved ones, have picnics, visit others, and let the kids play. This fell out of fashion as parks started popping up and lawn maintenance was simplified.

Granted, if it is private, you need permission. The one I hunt is an old abandoned, city-owned yard. Public property.

I do respect the graves and keep my digs clean, as well as clean up some trash as I go.

mdmike01 · Feb 5, 2019

That padlock is probably civil war era! Nice finds

teotwawki12 · Feb 5, 2019

TNTGross said:
Simple answer... Yes.

Back in the day, cities didn't have parks as we do now. Graveyards were about the only central property that the lawn was maintained. So, that being the case, these open areas were used as parks. Families would go to graveyards to visit lost loved ones, have picnics, visit others, and let the kids play. This fell out of fashion as parks started popping up and lawn maintenance was simplified.

Granted, if it is private, you need permission. The one I hunt is an old abandoned, city-owned yard. Public property.

I do respect the graves and keep my digs clean, as well as clean up some trash as I go.

I understand that.....but.....that’s a no fly zone man...

Saoirse · Feb 6, 2019

Nice lock

TNTGross · Feb 6, 2019

teotwawki12 said:
I understand that.....but.....that’s a no fly zone man...

I understand that is the case for some people and they choose not to fly in that zone. But, it is perfectly legal to detect where I am detecting. I respect the dead and they do not bother me.

When I say this place is abandoned, I mean abandoned. The only visitors it gets now are vagrants and vandals. Trees grow out of coffins and crypts. Vagrants defecate next to tombstones. The trash is unbelievable.

I'm about the best visitor these forgotten souls get.

Abandoned and Neglected Jacksonville

jack&jill · Feb 6, 2019

Some interesting finds from a interesting site. Congrats! Trapper

3.14R8 · Feb 8, 2019

I wonder if the mouthpiece is from a bugle or trumpet, maybe someone played taps there for a funeral. Glad you are respecting the place, cleaning it up and not digging too deep.

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