More weird finds from the Goldfields

[Sandta]

Ye both in bloody good condition
Awesome

 

[rocketaroo]

another snake buckle High on my bucket list.

 

[Goldpick]

Lovely buckle Colin, and that token is in rippa condition! The goldfields really are packed with some nice pieces of history.

 

[Heatho]

That buckle is in great condition, well done.

 

[ColinD]

The metal workers learning efforts? Parker token and spoon worked flat.

 

[ColinD]

The broach, looks gilded under the crud and is hollow with a separate back with blow holes applied and indications of missing needle system.

 

[Dutchy]

Great stuff Colin. Just had a look through the entire thread. You are lucky to be detecting sites 1980/90 style. I was lucky enough to detect a very large untouched mining village around Beechworth in the 1990's and found heaps. If you need anything ID'ed let me know as I might can ID it.

 

[ColinD]

Thanks Dutchy, much appreciated

 

[ColinD]

Quick hunt produced some spoons and bits and pieces, this head piece was by far the pick of the crop though, quite heavy and well detailed.

 

[silver]

Wow on the Head Piece Colin 8)

 

[Sandta]

Ye , very nice detail
Wonder what its off

 

[ColinD]

Mucking around with video, nearly dropped it looks like it wrapped around something.
The other item, no clue, maybe the top off a cane? Looks fragile so left the muck inside it to support the walls whilst I give it a bit of a clean

[video=480,360]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqJk6uLJ40U[/video]

 

[havenacrack]

Well done on head piece C, excellent find.

 

[Danny13]

Great find Colin , looks like it might be modelled on a Greek or roman God ?

 

[B5MECH]

Nice find CD, going on the size I agree it looks like a cane head maybe a little to fragile around the bottom hair line though
other thought was a desk draw handle maybe

 

[ColinD]

It's the other thing, not the head that I thought might be from a cane.. the hollow thing in the vid

 

[B5MECH]

I thought that the hollow piece would definitively be from a cane but the head could be also

Looks the right size for something like this but maybe the face mounted on top
Could have been mounted on bone, ivory or similar

 

[Mackka]

Very nice ColinD and I love the stickB5MECH.

 

[ColinD]

Yeah that stick is a beauty, thanks for the pic. There are 2 little holes in it where pins could go left and right of the larger hole in the middle, so could well be B5MECH.

 

[HarryHoudini]

Doesnt look like it would be a turn indicator
I have seen something similar....
The hand was spring loaded , mounted on a board
Used on a desk for holding bills/letters etc.
Could be wrong though

Yes a letter clip. I collect them. Loads of different models.