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December 3, 2023 Metal Detectorists Get Together
December 3, 2023
Metal Detectorists Get Together.
This
was
a
fun
get
together.
It’s
what
club
type
meetings
should
be
like…
Warm,
inviting
and
open.
A
place
to
learn
along
with
new
faces
to
put
a
name
to
and
to
get
to
know.
We
ended
up
being
11
participants
in
all.
Not
all
are
active
detectorists
but
all
had
an
interest
in
attending
and
a
link
to
the
group
in
some
form
or
fashion.
There
were
two
ladies
there
as
well
which
is
great
to
see
as
many
clubs
seem
to
have
trouble
recruiting
women.
It
might
provide
a
bit
of
comfort
for
other
interested
ladies
to
join
in
at
the
next
Metal
Detectorist
Get
Together.
The
group
ranged
in
experience
from
a
well-seasoned
veteran
that
has
been
detecting
for
about
35
years
to
another
person
who
has
never
metal
detected
yet
but
came
out
to
gain insight into this popular hobby.
My
one
and
only
regret
is
not
taking
pictures.
Any
time
I
go
metal
detecting,
I
take
pictures.
The
location,
the
fields
or
beaches,
the
immediate
find
at
ground
level
and
the
cleaned
up
finds,
all
nicely
sorted
out.
I’d
even
left
myself
a
big
bold
reminder
on
a
yellow
sticky
note
that
said
“Take
Pictures”
and...
Oh
well,
I’ll
leave
it
to
having
had too good a time.
The pictures shown are stock from earlier this year.
The
Get
Together
featured
an
8
foot
“Finds”
table
well
laden
with
a
wide variety of treasures.
So
sorry,
no
picture.
It
included
a
large
heavy
serial
number
plaque
from
a
steam
tractor
from
the
mid
to
late
1800’s.
Two
shadow
boxes.
One
containing
a
variety
of
uniform
buttons,
clay
pipe
pieces
and
a
few
coins,
the
other
shadow
box
featured
stone
arrowheads.
Surface
finds.
Shown
and
passed
around
the
table
were
horse
shoe
nails
and
a
silver
hammered
British
coin
dating
from
the
1320.
Yes,
that’s
right
1320,
found
in
the
Emerson
area.
Can
you
figure
out
the
story
behind
that
relic?
Present
was
a
patch
from
the
former
Bronx
Park
Treasure
Hunters
club
from
years
ago.
“Jim
Fixed
it
for
Me”
is
a
direct
reference
to
a
truly
charming
British
TV
production
called
“The
Detectorists”.
The
three
season
series
can
be
accessed
through
YouTube.
It’s
well
worth
watching…
the
things
that
you
learn
at a Metal Detectorists Get Together Eh !
After
an
introductory
presentation,
we
did
the
standard
around
the
table
introduction
of
ourselves.
Then
we
went
on
to
a
10
point
agenda.
Open
for
discussion
were
topics
such
as
Research,
Permissions
and
Obtaining
them,
Useful
Techniques,
Future
guest
speakers…
Yes,
we
even
had
a
guest
speaker,
a
career
archeologist
who
generously
provided
his
time
and
knowledge
and
spoke
in
some detail about finding Native Artifacts.
We
burnt
through
two
hours
in
such
a
hurry.
I
think
it’s
safe
to
say
that
we
all
feel
like
we
kind
of
ran
out
of
time.
But
new
ideas
were
put
forward
for
a
possible
second
Metal
detectorist
get
together.
I’m
hoping
March
or
April,
2024
but
prior
to
the
start
of
next
year’s
metal
detecting
season.
Even
a
group
hunt
was
proposed.
Permissions
on
two possible locations have already been granted.
The
Get
Together
was
fun,
entertaining
and
a
lot
of
information
was
shared.
Special
thanks
goes
out
to
the
Condo
resident
who
provided
us
with
a
perfect
meeting
location.
Thanks
also
to
the
person
who
brought
the
tray
of
“Wings”
and
to
the
person
who
brought
Tim
Bits
and Banana Bread muffins. Coffee and tea were also provided.
Thanks
to
all
that
attended.
You
made
this
first
Metal
Detectorists
Get Together a success. See you next spring and bring a friend.
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December 7, 2023 A Gift. Detecting in December.
December 7, 2023
A Gift. Detecting in December.
Well
here
I
was,
in
December,
completely
resigned
to
waiting
until
April
or
May
to
go
out
metal
detecting
again.
Then
I
got
a
Text
from
my
brother
at
the
farm
saying
“You
should
get
out
here.
It's
8
degrees
and
the
fields
are
dry.
The
ground
has
freeze
dried”.
How
could I resist such a call?
My
question
was
“How
deep
can
you
Dig”?
The
answer
seemed
to
be
4
to
5
inches
before
you
hit
frost.
It
was
not
so
long
ago
that
I
was
scrapping
and
clearing
snow
off
of
my
driveway.
So
I
took
my
gear
out
of
storage,
charged
the
batteries
in
my
metal
detector
and
headphones,
packed
a
lunch
and
set
the
alarm
for
6:00
AM.
I
figured
on
getting
there
at
sunrise
and
what
a
spectacular
sunrise
it
was. I don’t remember ever seeing such colors in the morning.
I
choose
to
metal
detect
on
a
field
that
I’d
been
to
before
but
with
a
goal
in
mind.
There
was
a
grist
mill
in
this
area
back
in
the
mid
1800’s.
There
is
a
building
shown
in
that
general
area
on
the
1870
survey
map
but
the
exact
spot
may
well
be
lost
to
history.
I
wanted
to
try
to
map
out
where
the
mill
might
have
been.
Judging
from
the
many
surface
finds,
square
nails
and
other
tell-tale
artifacts
from
today
and
from
a
prior
hunt,
I
think
I
have
found
the
probable
location.
This
would
be
a
great
area
for
a
group
hunt
as
the
“Debris
Field”
is
large
enough
to
accommodate
numerous
detectorists
all
at
one time. This is River lot # 154.
See:
October 21, 2021 - Further into Two Little Points.
The
finds
that
I
picked
up
today
were
great
but…
the
ground
was
FROZEN
!
The
top
one
inch
of
soil
was
loose
and
dry
as
bone
and
then
solid
frost.
The
field
had
been
worked
earlier
in
the
fall
so
all
of
the
plant
chaff
from
harvest
was
mostly
gone.
It
had
snowed
and
rained
over
the
tilled
soil
and
that
revealed
lots
of
surface
artifacts:
glass,
ceramic,
pottery
and
metal
too.
I
did
detect
some
good
targets
but
after
a
few
excruciating
digs
through
iced
soil,
I
could
only
dig
at
shallow
hits.
One
of
the
better
but
deep
finds
was
a
complete
axe
head.
One
surface
find
was
what
I
initially
thought
to
be
a
washer.
It
felt
unusually
thin
to
be
an
iron
washer
so
I
thought
it
might
be
a
copper
washer
or
possibly
a
barter
token.
It's
only
after
I’d
washed
it
clean
at
home
and
put
it
under
a
magnifier
that
I
discovered
what
it
truly
was:
the
base
of
a
No.
12
Eley
London
Shotgun
Shell.
Cir.
1896
–
1920’s
.
Such
is
the
fun
of
discovery.
First
comes
the
thrill
of
the
initial
find,
then
the
fun
of
guessing
or
assuming
as
to
what
the
item
is,
then
again,
the
thrill
of
actually
being able to figure it out.
After
cleaning
all
of
my
finds,
I
was
really
quite
surprised
at
how
much
of
the
ceramic
shards
carried
markings.
Few
markings
are
ever
complete;
some
have
but
a
few
part
letters
on
the
shard
but
again,
some
research
can
lead
to
the
discovery
of
the
maker
and
a
probable
time
or
era
that
these
artifacts
were
made
and
used.
A
complete
plate
is
shown.
It
was
made
in
Britain,
and
dates
between
1891 and 1904.
With
this
hunt,
certainly
the
last
one
of
the
year,
I
chose
to
photograph
the
finds
by
category
or
material
type:
Metals,
glass
and
ceramics,
rocks
and
brick.
Most
of
the
brick
fragments
were
actually
found
at
the
Two
Little
Points
School
site,
just
a
little
ways
around the river bend.
The highlights of the day are as follows. See if you can spot them:
- Axe Head.
- Z 272 cap. ?
- Lead Pipe
- Ornate Metal with fasteners. Possible Stove leg?
- Animal Trap Jaw
- Rose Head Spike 6”
- 2 foot Chain with snapped Link
- A well-worn link for Harrow Panel.
- Mouse Trap Spring
- Jean Fastener
- 12 Gauge Shotgun Shell bottom
- Conduit Pipe with Bowl
- Door Handle
- Brick Fragments
- Coal Lump
- Flint Lump
- Carnival Glass piece
- Wheat Pattern on Shard
- Ceramic Cup Handle
- Marker Logos / Marks
Roger
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gristmill
https://cartridge-corner.com/shotgun2.htm
https://geology.com/rocks/flint.shtml