Hilux's finds

[silver]

Could be a jar lid..... lollies or biscuits or some such thing. May have had a handle above and cork below(maybe).
Could imagine lifting that lid and making off with a handful of jelly beans as a young one(not that I'd eva do that.

 

[Hilux]

I looked around an old wheat belt school site. I think the school was opened around 1910 and was removed in the 50's. There was no sign of any sort of structure at all.

I thought I'd find more. Ended up with a couple of six pence.

I usually detect along the river - these were in much better condition than what I usually find.

 

[Hilux]

Finally found something other than ring pulls and bullet casings.

Very tarnished. I tried the bicarb & alfoil, then CLR and ended up just manually polishing off the scale with some bicarb.

 

[silver]

Nice trio of finds mate.... well done, hope you circled the spot well.

 

[Hilux]

Nice trio of finds mate.... well done, hope you circled the spot well.

They were spread out about 30m apart. I've been to this spot maybe 10 times now. I'll be heading back again now.

 

[Hilux]

Some riverside finds.

1927 half penny, a few dollars and some sinkers.

How did a wind up alarm clock come to be buried 500m from any houses?

 

[Hilux]

Visited a small town out from Perth on the weekend.


I figured there might be some coins in the bush between the old race course and the town centre. Some one else had the same idea - there were holes every where.

I got a 1917 Penny and my hunting partner got a Half Penny.


Is that a pigs lower jaw?

 

[Hilux]

I found what turned out to be an part of an antique dog whistle yesterday.

I made up a new brass threaded rod and lock nut ( not quite like the original ones) and now it works again.
I thought the lock ring I found near it was for the whistle, but it was a different thread size.











This is what they should look like;

 

[Danny13]

What area did you find , finds indicate a wicken area or potential witch area. Superb finds

 

[Hilux]

What area did you find , finds indicate a wicken area or potential witch area. Superb finds

Just along the river in the sand. It's an open area with lots of traffic going by.

I have found some nice white crows skulls but they were in a different area.

 

[Hilux]

It's a ******* that the salt water along the river corrodes the coins so badly.

 

[Hilux]

I had a look in a paddock across from a mid 1850s convict depot.

I found a Royal Miners & Sappers military button.

Made between 1847-1854 by Firmin & Son who were founded in 1655 and are still trading.

 

[Hilux]

A few pre-decimals along the Swan River yesterday.

Lots of salt water corrosion but better than nothing.

 

[Ausgold]

Cleaned up well Hilux, nice.

 

[Don Hansford]

A few pre-decimals along the Swan River yesterday.

Lots of salt water corrosion but better than nothing.

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That's about what I used to get for mowing a half acre block with an old Victa!
Nice finds!

 

[Hilux]

Another year or two and I'll have enough to open a bong shop.

 

[Hilux]

Had a look along the beach near Augusta (WA).

Other than ring pulls I only found a handful of spent 1920-1940 303 shells.

 

[Hilux]

Had a look around the perimeter of a local golf course this morning.

Found another florin at last.

A couple of half pennies and a Canadian 1c piece.

The 50 caliber cartridge was an interesting find.

 

[Hilux]

Had a look in some bush at a local park.

I found this coin like brass disk. It turns out it's the base of an 1850's match holder.




The story is that after turning off your gas light, you'd open it and grab a match from inside.
You'd light a match by striking it on the base.
The lit match would be placed in the hole on the top which would give you 30 seconds of light to get into bed.


Hopefully I'll find the rest when I go back there.




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[Mackka]

That is a cracker find snd an excellent story. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Mackka