Stupid question maybe I could just google. What is the best type of soil to find a well preserved copper in? I watch a lot of detectorist videos and halfway decent coppers are so so so rare. Love your channel. Peace!
It's a mourning button. Covered in black cloth or leather during a mourning time after a family member died. Some young widows wore all black for a year.
Love your videos...with or without finds! The voice, the woods, the music...so relaxing and enjoyable. Even the insect life and fungus become stars! Thanks! Great finds today.
Being a detectorist that started out without a pin pointer, I feel that it is first and foremost the most valuable piece of equipment besides the detector.
The long thin object you found appears to be a bodkin. It's used in sewing for threading a string lacing through a casing, such as the ties that run through a casing on the hoodie you are usually wearing.
The button with fabric is called a self-covered button. Very common to use fabric that matched a contrasting fabric to cover the buttons. Looks classy, very ladylike touch on coats, dresses or blouses. By the size of the one that you found, it was most likely on a coat.
Not a twisted snaffle, anything with sharp edges would rip apart a horses mouth as well as the loop has a sharp point. The end that would attach to the ring is wrong and most bits have a mouth piece that is total of 5 inches so it's way too big for it to be a 'broken snaffle' having two pieces. Can't help you what it is but a decorative piece of something.
l feel it was too long by the width in Brads hand to be a half of a bit because one it looks to be close to be between 5-6 inches so that would make the bit 10-12" long which is not possible, the biggest bit l ever had used on any of my 6 draft horses was6-7 inches. But also twist steel bits were made with just the connection of a loop similar to the one in his hand. Not all bits had a mouth piece if you will, bits WERE made harsh to help correct an untrained horse because that was the mind set for people years ago. Just because they HAD to use horses in everyday life didnt make them horsemen or horsewomen just as todays modern people may have a nice car but they still cant drive for beans or take care of their vehicle. always, farmer john
and as far as large draft horses they were not used in this new country until mid to late 1800's and then into 1900's because of larger implements being designed during the industrial revolution.
I wonder if other detectorists have found buttons also covered with leather and not even known it, thinking it was just a dried dirt clump. There might be a very important historical find there.
Don't believe so. A pendant arm would have a hook at one side and nothing at the other side. As the weight would be adjustable with a screw clamping on the pendulum rod. For fine-tuning the clock to stay on time.
The leather covered coat button was probably a replacement button for a coat. Right size, wrong aesthetic so they covered it to make it blend in. That's my guess anyway! Awesome adventure as always!
good idea. i thought maybe they didnt want everybody to SEE that gold button(my mother in law wasnt allowed to wear her new coat because her mom didnt want the other kids in the area to feel bad), or that they just got tired of flashy and covered it for a change.
@@trinketsmusings they do, dont they. i was taught many cool things by my nana and i still use a lot of them today. i grew up in 1950s and 1960s southern california. it was wonderful, THEN. not anymore. i am in WV and i love where i live. married a hillbily, and have been here 41 years. MIL did grow up during the depression though.
I'm thinking the long brass bar may be the handle to a candle snuffer. The twisted piece of iron is most likely the remains of a hook used to secure a door or cabinet. I collect blacksmith made stuff and it just like the ones I have collected but is missing the hook part.
Brad ... I think maybe that brass part maybe to a clock like a small grand father clock, then the covered button it was hidden as not to draw attention of others ... the spoon is decorated I would say these folks may have been well off, door latch to suggest well off too. then the lost coins ... makes for good mystery. Thanks for taking us along.
The twisted iron is a hook used for doors of various types. The 90* hook has broken off. The shape of the break shows this. And I'm pretty sure you can see the rounded shoulder where the iron bends down. I imagine that a bit would be symmetrical.
Coat buttons were typically covered with leather to match the coat. The inner button could have been a defective button, used as the base. Typically 1920-1955.
Hey Brad hope the family is well I love watching your vids and vlogs. I watch all the time. I love it when you find old relics and the surprises you find keep swinging my friend and keep those videos coming
I wrote XP back when the Deus was introduced with the idea of a pinpointer that would connect to the headphones, like the coil. At the time they said they were busy with new upgrades for the Deus. Was so glad when a couple years, or so, after the intro of the Deus they actually made my idea a reality. The MI6 is awesome.
believe the long copper/brass piece is a verge? from a grandfather clock. The weight would attached at the hole and the hook would attach to the movement.. Excellent video as always.....
I agree with others that the button was probably repurposed to match either styles, hunting, or war. So cool to imagine about what things were used for and by who. That the absolute best part about detecting for treasure. And treasure can be gold coins or a hand forged peice of metal.
Plesent as usual. When I was growing up in that old house in NE OH, my bedroom door had a latch as you found. But, something was missing. I kept a pencil in there to open the door.
Was going to look away from screen for a second and your views of nature were on and my head snapped back! AWW, I now know the definition of riveting! Thanks Brad!
Great finds, I bet you have a warehouse full of nice finds, the long brass rod appears to be a pendulum for a grandfather clock. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞
Funny how things turn out Brad. I suppose one of the great things about your hobby: the 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 hole could always be a gold coin. If it isn't, the 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 one might be. It doesn't matter how good, or bad, a day you're having; the 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 target could be absolutely anything - probably a nail though.😁
Hi Brad, I enjoyed today's video. Concerning the brass stem you found. I believe it may be a pendulum shaft to a small wall clock. I don't have a picture to show you. But I will look around and try to you one for comparison.
The only item you forgot to show, in your display, was the fork to the shoe buckle ☺️. I'm glad that you decided to explore beyond your intended hunt site; the older site gave you so many great finds 😃. Has Bentley been using his metal detector some more? Have a wonderful weekend!!
Great video Brad! Just kicking back here with a cup of Green Mountain coffee watching your video in the Green Mountains. So much history there, very cool!
Glad you kept at it and what nice surprises you had!. I ordered a pair of the pants from recovery place. Hope they fit😁 they were sold out of the kneepads.
Could the long piece of brass be part of a divining rod, perhaps? Or maybe part of a candle snuffer? The button could have been covered to protect it. Some people took better care of their things. Especially ladies who married down. She wouldn’t have wanted her buttons to be damaged while she worked outside. Or, perhaps, her husband’s. Perhaps they uncovered them for church or other important times. It’s always interesting to speculate. As you can tell, your finds inspire my imagination.
Your videos along with a few other youtubers have inspired me to finally start my own channel 2 months ago. The videos are very well done. I can only hope mine will eventually be as good as yours.👍
Enjoy the vids . A thought . Put a newer penny in some of the plug holes at the sites you been at . This will tell someone else that the site has been picked or for future detectors.
The cloth covered button may have been bought like that as a replacement or to sew on a new pieces of clothing. Maybe because it was gilded with gold it was shipped and bought individually wrapped in a protective cloth. Perhaps it was never attached to a piece of clothing???
Covered button might have lost its shank and covering it with cloth or leather you could sew a thread shank. That way you could still use the button after it broke.
I love the music with your videos. And seeing all the stuff you find. It makes my day to get to see your videos and beautiful country side. Thanks for sharing with us.
That type of drawer pull is called a “bail pull”, that part specifically being the bail. There would’ve been posts or eye-bolts into which the ends of the bail inserted, and possibly a backing plate or small backing plates at each post/eye-bolt.
brad the holed brass strip may have been to an umbrella or parasol support the holed piece wood be wired to the circular disc in the center and attached to the edge of the parasol. glad to see xp support your videos. love your camera work. ps .have every thing xp makes for metal detecting, great detectors.
Mister B, do you ever follow the probable path of the British infantry troops who went and fought through the Lake Champlain region. It was a major troop moving area between Montreal, Kingston, and south.
Thank you Brad - hoping the family is doing well. Great video - though it seemed rushed. Any chances of returning for more scouting of the area? Loving the videos from the #1 metal detecting fella in RU-vid land! Chuck in NE Kansas
Great finds Brad, hope your family had a great 4th. I was out to day looking for some places to explore and found some old abandoned houses. I'm going to record the places for my fledgling channel and maybe metal detect the place as well. Hey on another matter and because I know your a musician can you look into a RU-vidr that goes by Sofia.Sofia, she's a shuffle dancer and her channel is blowing up but she can't make money because the music she has been using is Copyrighted. I'm just wondering if you could collab with her and you two come up with some Shuffle music, well anyway l love the adventures Brad.👍👍👍👍👍❤🇺🇸
