Favorite Finds
Some neat things I’ve found detecting.
Ammo cache
This is what happens when a whole mess of bullets is buried in tin cans.
Finds made into Art
Master printmaker and inventor of the stretchy-etching, Margaret Craig, has turned several of my metal detecting finds into small sculptures.
Mind if I have a look?
I’d like to visit your property with my metal detector to search for small items lost over the years.
A nice surprise
You never know what you have until you give it a rinse.
Cash Caps
I find a ton of bottlecaps, the majority rusted beyond recognition of any beverage brand, but the aluminum pull tabs are often legible.
Poodle Parade®
Watches tend to be in terrible shape when I discover them. This one’s better than most, but still a mess.
Soap Dishes
Ok, just the one, but it’s pretty cool.
Scout Regalia
Look at the size of the schnozz on this wolf!
Faux My Gaud
Bling! Made of the finest pot metal and paste – this stuff disintegrates quickly.
The Bling Chancla (and other feets)
Small, but powerful – not to be confused with the Infinity Chancla.
Elephant
That time I found an elephant.
Agent Zero gold derringer
Once loaded and ready, all one had to do was push one’s stomach out – the derringer would swing forward and fire the projectile.
Wizard Cuff Holder
Remains of a nickel-plated Wizard Cuff Holder – a bit of late 19th/early 20th century haute-tech.
Tokens
Here’s a nice selection of tokens.
Coke bottle
A miniature gold-plated Coke bottle.
Barclay Fireman
This lead figurine was made by the Barclay Manufacturing Company of New Jersey and may have set its original owner back a nickel at the five and dime.
Early Days
I’ve been a detectorist since the early 80’s.