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« on: December 04, 2010, 07:36:48 pm »
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went detecting for a while today and dug a few  whatsits. can't figure what this would have been used for.
any suggestions?
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« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2010, 08:29:00 pm »
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Looks like a lantern hanger it is placed on a low cut off tree branch and a camp lantern  hung from it . Can you date the site?

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« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2010, 08:33:52 pm »
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thank you for your reply...
this is an area that I have found civil war relics, the house that sit in the field was around 125 years old i was told by land owner.

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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2010, 08:37:49 pm »
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Ray it looks civil war era to me and think that it is a lamp hanger. Let me see if I can find a picture

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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2010, 11:31:57 pm »
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That is a hook off a whippletree.
I see you also found a brass terret ring and a harness buckle.

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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2010, 11:59:06 pm »
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Looks like taz nailed that one

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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2010, 08:10:20 am »
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thank you thank you  Grin
how old would you say?

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« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2010, 04:44:13 pm »
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That's some cool old finds.  I like finding things that been used on livestock, it lets us not only see but feel where we come from.  Me anyway I come from farmers.

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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2010, 05:12:53 pm »
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i totally agree trashdigger, that the history of any of the finds, i just imagine the past way of life.

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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2010, 06:02:45 pm »
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 Detecting That is a hook that goes on your trace chains that hooks to your collar on your mule it is a piece of mule gear i have a bunch of them makes a good hook to skin your catfish on if you don't have a mule happy hunting

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