2013 finds TassieJack

[TassieJack]

I have had two terrific finds over the last few days, this is the first one.
A fairy, made of pewter found in a school site that was open from 1880 to 1970.

and did i mention she is a heavy little fairy

 

[TassieJack]

Not more than 48 hours after turning up a fairy i dug up my a ring, this is my first ring found with a T2 SE machine, have found a couple of less value with AT Pro.
Scandia Sterling 9ct mens ring, dug up on edge of football/cricket oval.

 

[TassieJack]

This British Horse Society closed down and left Tasmania i believe in 1954, the pony club oval i found this on restarted a horse/pony club in 1976. I have been trying for a week now to locate a member of current pony club to see if they want a bit of local history back, maybe to put up on the wall. I do like to return finds to there owners when possible.

 

[Nugget]

Well done mate, what a creepy but awesome find :lol:

 

[TassieJack]

she missing her wings, has a square hole in the back and i am still searching around to find the wings. the heart is a ruby which is really nice.

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Nice unusual find TJ

 

[BoydWilliam]

Unusual, but pretty cool!

 

[Keen Ken]

Thats an interesting piece, and the centre is gold plated.
At least you can say you found SOME gold.

 

[TassieJack]

and i cant get hold of the local pony club

 

[Ag Man]

Nice find!
Thanks for sharing

 

[WalnLiz]

Well done mate ...great feeling when buried jewelery gets to see the light of day..Cheers Wal.

 

[TassieJack]

I did not know for the life of me what this was, I took it to the local museum after i got some youtube feedback that it looked like a musket trigger guard.
The local museum then forwarded me onto the state museum who in turn sent me to the military historian at Anglesea barracks. After a week had it confirmed as a trigger guard, but more likely from a commercial weapon sold after 1870s to the pioneer farmers of the district as part of there land grants.
I dug it up in a 1828 to 1834 manor site, that had a handful of cottages around a manor on the edge of the colony, was a staging post for shepherds to venture out from down the west coast of Tasmania and a save place to retreat too when under attack, which was almost daily at that time and up until the 1870s was a camping site for both hunters and pioneer farmers.
Site now buried in the forest, but a worth while site to hunt for relics.


[video=480,360]http://youtu.be/0CugFYp595A[/video]

 

[Diggerdude]

Interesting story mate. I spend quite a bit of time detecting gold in Tassie, will have to try for some relics when I am down there at Xmas time with the new ctx3030.

DD

 

[AussieTreasureDigger]

Interesting find Jack!

makes me wonder what we throw away sometimes that i class as relic junk.