I'm Back And Have Some Great Finds!

[Bush]

The Seekers.
Good A.
Mate just placed a vid on coin detecting just a thought to share.
Not shore if he mentioned what Breed he was using You`ll probably work it out.
Link below.
Get Down and Dirty Prospecting.
You Tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ed0Era21M8

 

[Manpa]

Hi Marc, what a great site!

The old cordwainers (shoemakers) used to measure the foot of the person for whom they were making the shoes, then would cut and whittle out a rough wooden block about the same size, to use as the shoe form. That's what you found. It's called a cordwainer's form.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13534/1565184428_cordwainer_form.jpg

Cheers,
Megsy

Cheers mate, only difference is mine is iron, still the same thing?

Is it part of one of these, an old three way cast shoe last.

 

[tailormarc]

found this at an old internment camp location on the weekend. I think its silver with gold plating...
Handed it to police and might get it back in a couple months if no one claims it...

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Done the right thing.. by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[tailormarc]

Few other finds buy my usual haunt is now getting very thin on the ground so its time to start looking out side of Beverley . This was at Jennacunbbin haha
1917 Florin!! by Marc Russo, on Flickr

1917 Florin!! by Marc Russo, on Flickr

1890's button
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Cleaned up by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Cleaned up by Marc Russo, on Flickr

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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[tailormarc]

Found these really old square handmade nails at a 1860's mudbrick house site....
Victorian era hand made nails by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Victorian era hand made nails by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[tailormarc]

Forgot to post these from a couple weeks back....
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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[just starting]

Still picking up some good stuff there , Tailormarc.

The square nails i get are usually very rusty ,but the ones you got look in pretty good nick.

You must have an eclectic collection in your showcase .

Keep up the good work .

FOZ

 

[tailormarc]

Florin came up nice
1953 Florin found at Rottnest cleaned up by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[Jaros]

Beeautiful !!!

 

[tailormarc]

Still picking up some good stuff there , Tailormarc.

The square nails i get are usually very rusty ,but the ones you got look in pretty good nick.

You must have an eclectic collection in your showcase .

Keep up the good work .

FOZ

Cheers mate, yep the last time i went there for a good 4 hours i got nothing at all so its a long way to go for not too much, will be the odd thing still there but its time to start more research for new areas and permissions. Yeah i have a hell of a collection, only prob is that its all boxed up untill i clean spare room and make a display.
The nails are copper or brass , im going to start keeping them from now on, i had no idea they are collectable

 

[Manpa]

Still picking up some good stuff there , Tailormarc.

The square nails i get are usually very rusty ,but the ones you got look in pretty good nick.

You must have an eclectic collection in your showcase .

Keep up the good work .

FOZ

Cheers mate, yep the last time i went there for a good 4 hours i got nothing at all so its a long way to go for not too much, will be the odd thing still there but its time to start more research for new areas and permissions. Yeah i have a hell of a collection, only prob is that its all boxed up untill i clean spare room and make a display.
The nails are copper or brass , im going to start keeping them from now on, i had no idea they are collectable

Copper nails for memory were favoured by roof slaters and tilers as the copper resists rusts. Some were used in boat building as well.

 

[just starting]

I had no idea those nails were valuable ,either. Mine must be made of iron because they are all rusty.

I keep a mental note of where i find the nails and also anything else to get a picture in my head of what structures or machinery might have been working the areas i go to. One place i went to ages ago had cast iron buried all over the forest ,so alot of machinery was obviously used there . This all helps with the research to determine where i should be looking the next time i go there.

I like the florin. A good pick up.

FOZ

 

[tailormarc]

Quick sesh at a ww2 training ground... Love the mother of Pearl silver art deco ring
Ww2 camp find, silver & mother of pearl ring by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Ww2 camp find, silver & mother of pearl ring by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Ww2 camp find, silver & mother of pearl ring by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Ww2 camp finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Ww2 camp finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Ww2 camp finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[tailormarc]

nice international coin spill at a local park
Wednesday night finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Wednesday night finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Wednesday night finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr
Wednesday night finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Wednesday night finds by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[tailormarc]

Back out to the WW2 location, all fun and games until we found loads and loads of 1940-1943 .303 bullets a bomb fuse and a few other dangerous items. All handed to Police. Bomb fuse was safe so i kept that
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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Nice .50 cal projectile...
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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[TonyynoT]

Incredible finds. Love the army camps

 

[tailormarc]

Incredible finds. Love the army camps

Cheers mate, more coming..

 

[tailormarc]

Went out to an old dump in the town too and found these old bottles...
Couple mid 1800s bottles by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Couple mid 1800s bottles by Marc Russo, on Flickr

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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[tailormarc]

Back to the army location...
No idea whats going on here...
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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

 

[tailormarc]

Hows this for a trench art paper weight......
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Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Untitled by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Cleaned up...
Ww2 trench art paper weight by Marc Russo, on Flickr

Ww2 trench art paper weight by Marc Russo, on Flickr