On this adventure I find several artifacts linking the inhabitant to a US president from almost 200 years ago. Original music by Brad Martin www.GMMD.us / greenmountainmetaldete... / green.mountain.metal.d...
Very cool that the "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" button (Log Cabin) was from 1840 for the Whig Party, while the long-necked eagle button could be a Civil War, Union general staff officer. I wonder if they belonged to Dad and Son or the same man. My guess on the trowel is for applying "chinking" between logs of the cabin.
Looks like a ramrod holder found under the stock of a long rifle between the muzzle end cap and the holder where the ramrod entered the thicker portion of the stock. They were pinned into the underside of the thin portion of the stock by two pins, the thin part of the stock holding the barrel.
Brad, thanks for the inspiration you provide to us all on a weekly basis! I started detecting at the beginning of the pandemic as another “excuse” to get outside and a friend told me about GMMD soon after that. I watched an episode that night and was hooked. I’m a high school and middle school teacher and I now record my own videos to share my adventures with my students, their families, and others. Thanks again! “Every item found has a story to tell. Sometimes it just takes a little digging to figure out what that story is.” Jim Parry - Backroads Metal Detecting
The "masonry tool" could be for scraping hides(I'm a mason), so scraping the fat off from hides makes more sense. . Also the Harrison political button is a big deal; I found a political button of his adversary, Martin Van Buren at a flea market and sold it for $2K (if I remember correctly).
Hey Brad, The Boar "button" may be a British Army unit insignia. There are several units throughout their military history that use the wild boar. I have found a couple similar looking insignias, but have asked a buddy who works in London doing British Heraldry and Military Regimental History. Great find no matter what it is!
Tysm this made my birthday end of the day great. Having and learning more knowledge is beneficial to all of us. Remember listening to old tales as a child and living in the Bush did use some l heard or read in Family Journals, some were great to learn others were hard but worked. Living in there taught never take anything for granted. At 70 today have 2 brothers close to 90.My Grandkids write journals started young after they read mine and my Mother's on Nursing over 50 years. This pandemic is not new but been in a few outbreaks so we learn to be more conservative than before. Peace, love with Harmony for you, family and friends.
I found a "Tippecanoe Club" button this spring in Minnesota, which wasn't even granted statehood until 1858. Someone supported William Henry Harrison in 1840 when they were living out East. They sewed the button onto a coat that they later brought west to the Minnesota Territory. It's one of my all time favorite finds!
Hey Brad would love to see closeups of the buttons at the end especially the one beside the General Service one. I seem to find a lot of buttons too so I’m starting a research project on them.
I like the campaign button find, especially in such good shape. I think I mentioned before that I found a few small military buttons by my back gate last spring and then later in the summer I found some larger ones and a few snaps. I have them stashed for now but want to put them in a small display eventually. WWII buttons most likely.
Brad, thanks for another walk into Vermont's past, and congratulations on all of your artifact discoveries today. Again, you have started my Friday with a step back into Vermont's history complimented by your narration and excellent photographic skills. And, by the looks of your surroundings, it must be almost Fiddlehead time in the North Country.
That poor guy must have been walking around in bare feet, with his trousers round his ankles, looking for something to stir his coffee with. Instead of cars and planes, the early inventors would have been better employed inventing some decent 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.👍👌😁 Interesting info about the "log cabin" president too. Cheers for now, Dougie.
Brad, you have such a way of explaining even the most insignificant items you find. You are a wizard of words. Keep up the great work! Thanks for all of your time and hard work.
Brad, I find a ton of those small brass buttons hunting farm fields, which I've always assumed were cuff buttons. Thanks for letting us know that some of these buttons are actually boot buttons. The pinpointer holder you made for me is working well now that it's 'broken in' - Dave
Another great video! Many great finds! You're the best! I truly learn watching your videos. I, sooo, enjoyed it and even tho you've spoke about them before, I had to Google widow makers, good Lord; stay safe out there! 😊
Nice hunt Brad, sweet relics !!!! Ive pulled 2 silver thimbles out of the Piscataquis river I invited you to hunt. If ya ever change your mind :) Take care !!!
BRAD, Gold & silver or coins yes they are nice . BUT THE VALUE TO ME IS ALL THE COOL ARTIFACTS YOU DIG UP. THAT IS SO VALUABLE TO ME. IT TELLS A STORY THE HISTORY OF OUR ANCESTORS TO ME THE VALUE IS HISTORY. One day soon this will all be gone. Thank You for sharing.. GOD BLESS from West-Central INDIANA FARMLAND ✝️🇺🇸💖🤗🚜
Brian I believe that the big blade is a SANDERSON SHEFFIELD MADE IN ENGLAND BAYONET THAT HAS BEEN GROUND DOWN INTO A KNIFE OF SORTS. CIRCA 1880's to 1914.
looks like a nice higher end blade made in Sheffield UK...world renowned for its steel and, in particular, blade production...especially back in the late 1800s/early 1900s In fact it may have been a 1900s British commando/bayonet knife taking a look at the shape of it... memento from a battle in Europe possibly?
Just been catching up with your great videos I really enjoy watching you do a good job and you explain your finds and I find early settlers of the USA 🇺🇸 very interesting all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧
Some nice finds on the day Brad. The second thimble I dug was a sweet silver one. I would love to find one of those William Harrison buttons. Happy hunting and be well
It looks like you also found some Turkey Tail Fungus (Trametes Versicolor). It's highly medicinal. Great dried and ground for adding to stocks, gravies , soups and sauces :)
Oh me, oh my! I haven't even finished my first Green Mountain in what seems like an eternity and my blood pressure has come down to "normal." Somewhat mystified, I am, that no GMs have been pushed to me even though a subscriber of at least a few years. On the other hand, I bear responsibility for having failed to think of GM, too, but am thankful for the idea popping up moments ago. It feels quite good to have returned.
I think the end of the spoon handle is thistle-shaped. If you know of the rivalry between Scotland and England, historically, then using a thistle spoon indicates a Scottish heritage.
Hey Brad....I spotted the two-inch, crushed cylinder you found in this episode. I can't recall the precise name for them but, musket makers used to fashion 3 or 4 of these out of brass and attach them along the underside of a rifle to hold the rifle's ram rod when not in use (?) Pete from Prescott
I'd like to add that you found what's left of a 🥾 boot... A nice boot at that for it's day. I would have looked a little bit harder because back in them days you don't lose your shoes... Look closer there might be a body
Sell your log cabin button to Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars on t.v. he is related to President Harrison. He would probably like to have it since he loves history so much.
That knife was most likely made after the tarrif laws of around 1894. Reason I say this is the tarrif said must have country if origin on it. England is the give away not Sheffield.
I'd say that implement you found pretty early is part of a pressing-iron; it looks just like the ones my Aunt Sue used to have. A couple of hers weren't metal all the way through-- they were a flat, smooth iron plate at the base where it'd touch the fabric, then a thick piece of heavy wood, and then a thin piece of iron with a handle attached to go on the top. They fascinated me as a child, so I remember them pretty vividly-- the wood was very dense, probably oak, very well-worn and handled; my grandmama said that her mother had kept hers by their wood-burning stove and heated them on top. Your General Service button and the dates of the other stuff had me wondering if the war that the old veteran had fought in might have been that of 1812; it'd fit.
The hoe like object having a bent over end makes me think it had a wooden handle. Perhaps a hand gouge for hollowing wood. Just a thought. Thank you for the video work, I always enjoy it.
