On this adventure I metal detect a 250 year old farm and find several old coins and a beautiful old hand tool. Original music by Brad Martin www.GMMD.us / greenmountainmetaldete... / green.mountain.metal.d...
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I was curious if you are aware that you are in another video done by “Awesome!” Date is for August 7 2021 Under title “ Girl Vanishes , 7 months later Hiker tells cops to look closer at log pile. There are a few pictures in it if you. I wasn’t sure if you knew about it or not.
Brad ,Looked like 1888 to me:) At 20:01 on the grounds there seemed to be a triangular piece of metal, naybe related to that leather cutter. Mason Jar glass inserts kept the food from touching the metal and were supposed to keep them from getting tainted. Cheers, Rik Spector
The old buttons with the stud end are called collar studs. They were used to attach collars to shirts--and not work shirts either Dress shirts.. These were from the days of starched collars and spats.
Blueberries almost a plague in southern NH. Its the soil. VT has a much sweeter soil, most of ours very acid. Thats why you have very different flora. If you eat those little berries & wild strawberries you will NEVER want that grocery store CRAP. Truly one of Gods gifts LFOD !
That one thing you found from tripping or falling looks like a tool used to strip flesh from a animal hide before it is cured/treated. I could be wrong but that is what it looks like.
Could your blade be a tobacco leaf cutter/chopper? Not sure if tobacco was ever a local crop, not sure if they ever were sold as leaves for later consumption at home.
The iron piece with the two brass things on it is the handle to a coffee grinder. They were on the top of the grinder. I believe the blade is for fleshing hides of animals like beaver,deer or hogs and cattle.👍☮️
Hey brother I am going out for my first hunt in months my surgery was a absolute success and I have been cleared by my doctor to return to what I love to do. Wish me luck by the way I have truly enjoyed your videos lately you have really stepped it up and they have been awesome. I love the hunting for the Degraw I probably spelled that wrong but you get the gist of it. Great video bro God Bless brother.
That's what I was thinking initially, but Googling for similar description/photos it appears to be a Halfmoon Knife used for cutting leather/leather working.. as Brad had surmised. I personally would worry it is too fragile/brittle after all that time in the ground to risk trying to cut leather with it... but what do I know!
Nice hunt Brad .. I agree with the previous comments about the demi-lune fleshing tool, and have to agree it's in phenomenal condition for its age .. Not uncommon to find smaller versions, of similar form, used in home food preparation during the period, chopping vegetables and the like for consumption .. I know of passionate antique collectors of choppers "up-country" who would have all their juices flowing to stumble across one of that size and condition .. a wonderful find ! Thanks for sharing another great day in Vermont.
The LU looking tool must be a fantastic steel to have taken a patina and survived like that. It will be interesting to see what kind of an edge it takes. I'll bet a really good one! I like the hide scraper suggestion, in which case the impregnation of fats may have helped keep the steel good. Look forward to seeing it as a leather tool.
squirrel hunting trick, tap a coin (penny) on your gun stock rapidly. Sounds like squirrel when they break nuts and eat. Other ones feel safe and come out. boom.
I am really surprised you don’t find wild blueberries all the time, I grew up in the Brattleboro Vt, Keene Nh area and found them all the time. Arrowheads too. Love your channel! Takes me home again every Friday. Makes me wonder all the old metal I walked over and never knew it.
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Gee, even going ass over tea kettle you still pull up the best finds! 😄 love the old tools. Looks like a modern day edger but I bet it is a skin scraper or even a ulu cutter. Could the swivel handle thing be a door latch/ barn door latch?
I love your videos. History amazes me, I love Vermont, and you are such an interesting young man with a head full of information. Loved seeing your family and gardens, but especially like the nature shots. I'm in NY, right in the triangle of Mass and Vt., Berkshire. Bennington is about 35 minutes away, so I get to VT. now and then.
Brad, how about giving us a brief tutorial on "where to look." You put in a lot of research before you set out. Old maps, word-of-mouth, your own observations, and, yes, legends have a part in where you decide to hunt. Even with a thoroughly researched locale there is no guarantee of finding anything worthwhile. Similarly, you seem to sometimes stumble upon great finds off the general track. Overall, give us a little perspective on how research pays off. Thanks.
Great episode Brad. That cutting implement looks a lot like an Ulu, (traditional Inuit woman's knife which is used mainly for scraping skins, sewing & cutting meat).
Good hunt Brad with some interesting finds. Try not to fall on sharp objects cause stitches in your butt will slow your metal detecting down and we just can’t have that lol. Nice video brother
I have an idea about that tool you found. Could it be that it was used for skinning animals for food? Just looked like something I had seen somewhere. Awesome video. Thank You.
