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[SpaceKittyG19]

I have been metal detecting for a few weeks now. My backyard and neighborhood has a ton of history with the Underground Railroad and once war grounds, and recently I came across a metal detector when cleaning from years ago. Could anyone help ID these finds? I’m in the process of cleaning them to better get a look at the horse shoe and others! Any advice would be great!! These were found in my backyard at the bottom of a hill in Western New York.

 

[hoser]

Welcome to the forum. You picked a great place to hang out with some awesome folks who ALL love metal detecting. Great batch of finds you made, but sadly I do believe your tube of toothpaste has had it.

 

[flamsteed]

Vintage lipstick....

 

[Jose159]

Welcome to the addiction lol I think you are going to find a ton of neat stuff at that location....plus you got your lucky horse shoe!

 

[Diga]

Hi SpaceKitty.

Given that you're a newbie, your finds raise a question:

Are you deliberately digging up that iron, or do you think you have to dig out that iron for some reason?

 

[markinmichigan]

Welcome aboard from Michigan! 4th photo are railroad brackets that get spiked to the ties.

Mark in Michigan

 

[SeabeeRon]

Great to have you here! We all help each other with the various stuff that gets found across the USA!

 

[Cherry Picker]

Welcome from Dodge City

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Welcome from Maryland
I think your horse shoe. Is a throwing horse shoe. Not for on a horse.

 

[Jose159]

Welcome from Maryland
I think your horse shoe. Is a throwing horse shoe. Not for on a horse.

I was thinking the same thing. Just as cool

 

[SpaceKittyG19]

Hi SpaceKitty.

Given that you're a newbie, your finds raise a question:

Are you deliberately digging up that iron, or do you think you have to dig out that iron for some reason?

Both! One of the previous owners dumped a lot of metal on the property and when we’re mowing it’s a headache going around certain areas and finding more misc metal with some not even buried and just mixed in the weeds. I also enjoy unearthing the metal to help decrease pollution and don’t want to harm all the animals that visit the woods in the back!

 

[SpaceKittyG19]

Thank you for all your responses! This is very interesting and I appreciate everyone’s reply’s thus far!

 

[noluckl]

I dig that iron too. The big garbage just hides the good deeper stuff. (I say "good stuff" knowing none of it is valuable. It just tells a story) Hit it again another day with different settings or higher power, you may find more that you missed. But even iron may tell a part of the story of your land. Have fun with it!