On this adventure I metal detect a family farm from the late 1800s and find a few things I rarely find in the mountains. Original music by Brad Martin www.GMMD.us / greenmountainmetaldete... / green.mountain.metal.d...
Probably not. The backside of the object did not appear to have a central opening to connect it to a watering can. Brad described this as a container that could be unscrewed into two halves.
The wall item is the water head from a watering can used for watering plants. It acts as a shower head and gently disperses the water so it doesn’t disturb the soil.
Real early cap pistol. Earliest ones date from around 1860's. The paper cap was a derived from the Maynard tape primers of the CW period. Some early ones were zinc alloys. Later cast iron. The energetic material in the cap was highly corrosive so I am surprised this is in as good shape as it is. Cool find. edit... The gun resembles some of the cap guns made by a company called National.
These i often heard them called garter guns as thats where they usually were held as it tiny an easy to hide . Mostly used by women of the night an ladies of saloons .
I never miss one of Brad's videos you will never regret subbing to his channel. If you like metal detecting you will like his and the Hoover Boys with Kurt are the 2 best channels on RU-vid. Brad is a very good guy and knows a lot about the hobby.
I'm not sure which I like to see the best. The scenery or your finds. I do enjoy hearing your thoughts on how the people who lived here worked and played.
The item left behind with all the tiny holes is a tea steeper. Tea bags were not around until the 1960's. The steeper east usually in the shape of a large acorn. You would put your leaf tea in the container and drop it in a pot of boiling water. The longer you leave it the stronger the tea became.
Hip Hip hurray. from all the fragments of old guns you found-exept the one on the seaside just ragments but this one......is like wow ! These suspenders I think didnt work so well because you found them so often! You found 12:42 the removable head from a watering can ! We had nearly the same just the part where you stick it on the can is lost !
A different spin on the "watering can head". Because this had a bottom bowl screwed onto the "holed" head, perhaps it was used as a aroma diffuser. Perhaps lilac or lavender was put inside & as it dried the aroma would give a bed, a drawer or a closet a pleasant smell.
Love the toy gun...also, enjoyed your rendition of playing the tiny harmonica..."toot"!!!..thanks, as always for taking us along, the beautiful scenery and your music... All the best to you, Becca and Mr. Bentley!
Dug what I thought was a heavy toy cap gun . After treating it in evaporust it was revealed to be a starterspistol with the last brass blank fired in it still in the barrel.
I agree with a few others that the item in the wall was from a watering can. If you were living in the mountains, growing your own food, and no running water, you would want something that gently watered your precious food plants with water you are having to haul up from a well.
Good Morning Brad, and New England in general .. Terrific video today ! You found what appears to be a single "cap," Cap Pistol .. A much treasured loss for the child that lost it in the woods of the Green Mtn. State .. No doubt he / she searched the home grounds heart broken from the loss .. There is a lot of reference to identify possible manufacturer and date .. and, collectors galore ! Thanks for posting another day in Vermont, "on the hunt" for lost artifacts of yesterday.
The little round disk you found with the holes in it, is probably connects to a spout on the end of a watering container to water flowers.It would come out as rain or like a shower head.
I like the fact that most of these spots you're at are heavily wooded. Those spots are fascinating to me how that at one time these places were probably bustling with activity and now they are as remote as can be. I have a few places that I have hunted and found great stuff that are like that
Great video, as always. So the faucet, or tap, you found has a slight taper to the threads. You also found lead pipe. Often, the folks would dig out a spring or stream to form a pool a ways upstream from the house and run the pipe to let gravity provide "running water" to the house. I have found that low tech solution at two places. The tapered threads on the faucet would allow it to be screwed into the lead pipe, or the pipe might have trickled water into a wood barrel or cistern and the faucet screwed into that.
From Portugal...beautiful places, your videos are always an inspiration, we can travel through these lands of Vermont and we can also travel back in time, congratulations for the work you dedicate to your passion :-)
@@michaelj6716 go to his channel page here by clicking on the name in blue. There you'll find titles going across and will say playlists or videos. That's where you find it
It sure looks like you had a AWESOME day. I miss being physically able to go out metal detecting it's been 10yrs now since I've gone out... I did pass my detector to my 12 year old granddaughter. My son and her have been out a few time finding treasure's. She got upset one time she only found two modern pennies and a bottle cap. I got all excited for her. She asked why I was so excited? I told her I was so happy for her that she found treasure. She said no I didn't find treasure. I asked her what treasure was. I took her awhile to understand in her 12yr. old mind that treasure is something that's old and has value. So those two pennies from early 2000's and bottle to all were lost before she found them. And they all held in one way or another. So PRAISE JESUS she found treasure... I told her that it was her personal mind set on how she viewed treasure... Now she has a good time when they go out treasure hunting.... Be blessed my friend in Jesus name... BBE..
Nowadays most watering cans have a centered and untipped Spout - which is bad but perhaps cheaper in production. These old ones reach more out and it's way easier to completely empty the can without 'drippling'. You can (could) turn the spout in different angels just to your needs. My parents had one of these and I used it as a child (the can was bigger than myself in my memory ;-) )
@@saintsefo4763 yeah it's an odd one, the connection point screws inward and is off set to the the side of the head so when can is tilted it's almost horizontal. I'm in my late 60s, so my aunt's watering can is way older than me.... 😁
Every time I’m detecting or walking around a historical site, I do the same thing you do, I imagine the family, the kids running around, etc. I love imagining the story behind it all! Great video Brad!
I watch a lot of metal detecting channels, your channel is by far the best of any I have seen. I like how you explain things, your videography is fantastic and your background music is also. Thanks!
I wanted to say I have been watching your videos since the algorithm sent you my way when you had somewhere around 1k subscribers. Your videos never get old!
Thanks for your commitment and weekly videos! In the July 8 video you found 2 large cents. One was defaced. Until the mid 1800’s, large cents were NOT legal tender. Shop owners could refuse to take them as payment. As you mentioned, a stack of 100 would have been quite tall. It could take a keg full of the dirty, corroded things to buy anything important. US law at the time only recognized gold and silver as legal tender for payment of debt and taxes. The cents were large and not convenient and the public was dissatisfied from the beginning. It isn’t surprising that they were repurposed back in the day - made into whizzers, washers etc.
That small reed piece may have been for a Pitch Pipe like choir directors use to set the pitch and tone for the choir. My kindergarten teacher in the early 70's used one whenever we were practicing for a musical program.
Maybe your guy was a Smith? All the utilitarian items but especially the rasp file. Maybe he was a maker of toys and kitchen type items and stamped the UF on his little masterpieces😃 That's the best bit about what you do! That peak through the keyhole into the past. Thank you for sharing that with us 😊
I always tune in on Friday's to view your latest detecting video Brad. The toy cap-gun is a nice find, I've seen these found in iron before, but never lead. The leather pin pointer holster you made for me is still holding up great... best of luck to you this year bud! - Dave
It’s for a Watering Can called a rosette. It’s screwed on the end of where the water pours out and the water comes out the holes in a more gentle fashion.
The file may have been used by a farrier. My dad uses one about the same size for filing down the hooves on his horse when he's putting new shoes on him.
People who suggest the sprout of a watering can are close to the truth for the holed object. It is a small watering can on it's own. But for ironing. Turned on its back, sits on the ironing board. When a part needed to be sprinkled turned over to wet the area. versions of this are still in use today in some countries. Mostly these days attached to a bottle. I only seen one like it in Asia (pakistan)
My mom had a small brass version (about 1.5 inches diameter) with a cork wrapped end to fit the water vessel. - it fit perfectly in a brown beer bottle. It was in use from before I was born (1959) well into the 1970's. Why throw out a perfectly good iron, just to buy one of those newfangled steam irons? Thanks for the memories!
Hi, Brad. Loved all your finds, but specifically the toy gun and the buckle from overalls. General consensus, after reading most of the comments, is that the item you found by the wall is from a watering can. There are a couple of other interesting ideas on what it could be, so an update would be helpful at some stage. Thanks for sharing. Stay healthy and safe 👍🏽 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
From your finds I can invisage a happy bustling homestead with the men in braces (suspenders are used by women over here in England) playing the harmonica whilst the kids are running around playing with there toy guns and the women make the tea 🤗 oh and someone is watering the plants! Great finds in a very atmospheric setting, thank you ATB Julie 🙋♀️👩🤗
Brad!!!! Really enjoyed the dig. Ty so much! I've been watching you for years! I am a musician, and blow a blues harp. Just to let you know I went to a gig about 40 years ago, and one of my main harmonicas went bad, the reeds bend after time and use. I had to buy one for a gig one time and it was 2 in long, a tiny tiny harmonica, so maybe that reed plate might have been from a tiny tiny harp? Loved the adventure as always! Thank you so much for all you do for us. Kelly/Indiana
Great video as always Brad!!! I really love the little lead gun. The stamped largie is pretty cool. The big piece with the holes reminds me of a watering can spout. Happy hunting and be well
Once Again Brad you killed it awesome artifacts awesome fine on the two large sets and I want to say that big round thing with a little holes on top may have been the top to a watering can but I don't know it's a mystery my friend
Hi,,,my name is Jimmy, love your videos. Im 70 years old now and would have loved to have done what you are doing when I was younger. Good for you young man...my question is,,where do you get your music for the show....It is beautiful music, I could listen it all day. Keep enjoying what you do,,,I do,and will be watching for more episodes.....😉
I live in England and would love to find a full example of those little toy guns. I have several parts ie sides and broken muzzles. I did very recently find a version of of these guns but I think slightly newer and complete. 🙂.
Brad, despite popular belief, I really think that is a holder for tea leaves, etc. Think about it, you found a rather large spoon on the last wall. And all you need is a huge glass container for Sun Tea. I recall running a string, or using thick wax thread with an embroider needle thru the holes to hold and pull out my antique container. And, I can imagine the men working the fields and stopping to get a drink from time to time through out the day. I may be wrong, mine is almost as big, but it is round when tightened together, otherwise they are alike. Maybe when you do the glass hunt, you may find the right glass container, if you get that spoon, and the tea container, you would have another collection :) PS: I never saw a watering pot with holes on both sides... BTW, Love your MUSIC! Always 'like' your videos too. Blessings, Grams
Brad really enjoy watching your experiences. I live in California I hope your state never gets like mine there are so many rules about where you can go and what you can do Unfortunately when I was a kid we used to explore and go everywhere now you cant sneeze without some kind of regulation. I hope you never experience the fun killers thanks for sharing.
Hi Brad, your mystery item is an old watering can rose, a nice find. That little lead gun was a fantastic find, so personal and unique. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖
I’ve been watching you for a couple years and am still blown away by your videos. Great content and awesome quality as always. Keep up the great work Brad, Thank you!
