Big Surprise Found Metal Detecting Historic Hunting Camp

On this adventure I metal detect a location where a 19th century farm once stood- then later was converted to a hunting camp.
Original music by Brad Martin
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[@paulaseiple336]

I am wheel-chair bound and no longer able to travel. I so appreciate the beautiful shots of Vermont that I get to enjoy without the "benefit" of black flies and mosquitos. Thanks.

[@ellesbells902]

You have a way of making nature in Vermont sounds like hell. Interesting quality to have.

[@halspencer6613]

The brass ball you found is half a governor on a gasoline engine. The two balls that formed the governor twirled at various speeds to indicate the speed of the engine revolutions. Could have been used during a logging operations or in various farming activities.

[@chrismsmalley2626]

Also, that is where the term " balls to the wall" came from..

[@allannoah9675]

More likely steam than gasoline, and not an indicator, a governor- balls out would depress a linkage connected to the inlet valve.

[@bradbutcher3984]

@@chrismsmalley2626 balls to the wall was a WWII pilot's term for full throttle. The the throttle lever was topped with a ball grip and when at full throttle it was almost touching the instrument panel.

[@chrismsmalley2626]

@@bradbutcher3984 I've actually heard both but due to steam industry and trains were invented in 1804 ,way before aeroplanes ? I'm gonna say unless you have a time machine that took machinery from airplanes and used that machine to show Archimedes in 231 bce how steam can make the Aeolipile a little copper machine work? I'll take a hard pass on that argument HG Welles...hahhahah ( psst... and pilots didn't say B to the W until roughly 1930? Probably when they started bombing Germany on May 30th 1942?) Time is a fickle bitch..

[@ellesbells902]

@@chrismsmalley2626 I think you're referring to the term balls out instead of balls to the walls. balls-out (not comparable) Descriptive of the use of a centrifugal governor at maximum speed, corresponding to full throttle. (US, idiomatic, slang) With great abandon. (US, idiomatic, slang) At the fastest possible speed. I've used both these in slightly diff ways

[@DigginWithDeej]

Glass manufactured prior to 1914 was made with Manganese. They used manganese to make clear without color glass. When this glass lays in sunlight for any length of time it turns purple. The reason red glass is rare is because it required gold chloride to turn clear glass red. Fun detecting location Brad

[@knightwing51]

i have a old larkins face cream jar that has that purple tint now. had it in the sun for a few years getting darker now.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Thanks for the info

[@denisespencer9944]

Do you know when they started to use lead in cobalt blue ? You see alot of bottles this color and often used for poison containers .

[@warringtonfaust1088]

There are a number of houses on Boston's Beacon Hill which have the original glass windowpanes, they have turned purple. Since glass is technically a liquid, they are also thicker at the bottom.

[@DigginWithDeej]

@@warringtonfaust1088 interesting information!

[@PNWwonder]

Great finds. An old timer once told me it was a right of passage to shoot through a coin as a young man. Not sure if it’s true or not. Your videos are done so well, I appreciate the time you take to make them and share them with us.

[@richardthomas1743]

Hey! Good morning Brad and thumbs UP!

[@cdd4248]

I am not a metal detectorist; I don't watch detecting videos, nor have been to Vermont (looks beautiful), and I LOVE these videos. - Waiting for the Discovery Channel, or the like, to steal Brad away!

[@wingsandbeaksbirder2312]

Not likely to steal Brad away, at least I hope not! He composed almost, if not all the music for the vids. Start at the beginning and binge watch watch all the shows. Never having seen a metal detecting video, either, I was hooked by the location, his knowledge of history, his wide array of talents, and his charming family. His friends are a hoot and play important roles in the story lines. He just keeps getting better and better!

[@cdd4248]

@@wingsandbeaksbirder2312 Thankyou for the background info - wow, on composing his own music! Very Nice!

[@kayesdigginit1519]

He's not the kind of guy to be bought 😃 He's been offered plenty of deals but no production company can come up with a deal to let him stay the way he is. I've met Brad, Eddie and Chris; these guys are as down to earth as can be. Brad would rather stay metal detecting, creating his music (with Chris) and running his two businesses than working for or with filmmakers in my opinion ☺️

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

@@kayesdigginit1519 Good!

[@gregoryharris4838]

Brad , The quality of your videos is absolutely beautiful ! Thank You !! I too am a woods hunter , that's my happy place .

[@budrohammbone2806]

Hey Brad, Growing up in the '60's-'70's Men and Boys in Hunt Camp often challenge each others skill. Often it would be someones hat or cap that ended up being a target, usually flying through the air. Coins wedged into tree bark or (believe it or not) tossed into the air. Dumb stuff like shooting walnuts off of the tree with an old Ruger Bearcat. I expect Hunters have been doing similar stuff since the dawn of time.

[@DetectEdOutdoors]

Nice video, bud. We actually searched a hunting camp last weekend but I didn't film it. However, I did get some footage of an award token from 1905 I found with a bullet hole through it. Everyone that's a hunter knows when you spend enough time at a hunting camp, you shoot old coins to prove your aim to your buddies lol. Hope to see you again soon.

[@jeanninehoban2788]

Thanks for taking us along Brad! Beautiful video!

[@williammurrow58]

The piece with the Roman motif is the backing plate for a drawer pull. The ball has a hole in it where one end of the bail would fit. Hardware of this type would've been found on federal period (early 1800s) furniture. There was a resurgence in the federal style in the 1940s so it could be from that period as well. To determine where it fits, look at the threads on the shaft attached to the ball which I didn't see in the video. If it's a coarse thread with a crudely nipped off shaft, it is of course period federal. If it's fine threads with a neatly formed shaft end, 1940s. Hope this helps

[@sourcreamking]

Always a pleasure joining you on your adventures, Brad! Keep em' coming :)

[@badapple65]

Been kind of marathon watching your episodes. Great job in your production, and information about the finds.

[@saintsefo4763]

Hi, Brad. Enjoyed your video especially with all the 'not so usual' finds plus the bells. I can see why you got tired of digging up bullet shells. Thanks for sharing. Stay healthy and safe 👍🏽 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

[@abbynormal206]

Love the opening Cello!

[@TheBellmare]

Sleigh, crotal, or otherwise sound making horse driving alerts were not attached to the harness, but were strung on their own strap that was added to tack (around the saddle and girth of harness) when sound was needed (night travel, snow travel). There were also shaft bells, which were affixed to the shaft of carts, sleighs, buggies.

[@tonishillingstad1323]

HI BRAD🖐I WATCH YOU EVERY FRI. I SURE ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS GREAT FINDS TODAY ! HAVE A GREAT REST OF OUR DAY !❤️👍

[@mariebonfiglio2063]

Brad, congratulations on all your wonderful finds. Best of luck on your next adventure. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed this video….

[@swann548]

Awesome artifact finds ! Thanks for keeping your content similar to your original videos ! Hard to improve on perfection 🥰👍

[@ksully6551]

Thank you for TGIF and Brad day :). Try to talk Eddie into going along, miss his happy self.

[@garyslogan]

Great video with lots of interesting finds. Thanks for digging 40-50 holes only to find bullets and casings; the other things you found make it all worthwhile! Thanks!

[@kayesdigginit1519]

Crotal bells are at the top of my bucket list; one day they shall be found by me 😂. Congrats on finding some relics and coins from the different time periods that the area was in use!! It's always rewarding when that can be accomplished ☺️

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Brad, wow some cool and very intriguing finds this week, I hope you and your family are well. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖

[@Critically_Chill]

Brad, that “Roman architecture “ looks to be an old Masonic item representing the two pillars Boaz and Jachin with the arch above possibly. Love your videos!

[@robwatt2909]

The round object with the thin metal road sticking out is part of a Victorian knife rest. It originally had another ball on the other end of the rod. For resting dinner knife on dining table to keep the tablecloth clean

[@stevehanken8520]

Purple glass is caused by manganese in the glass which was added to make a clear glass, but when left in the sun turns purple. There is another type of chemical that solarizes a light wheat straw color, it too was a chemical used to make glass clear. The usual older style fruit jars came in various colors but primarily a greenish color that was caused by the iron in the sand that the glass was made from. Much early glass was made in Philadelphia and many French ships used sand as ballasts which they off loaded to fill their ships with raw material to take back to France. this was a sand that was rich in iron and was used as a raw material for the glass furnaces.

[@obieobrien5883]

I LOVE the music!

[@dat2ra]

I live in CA and detect. Oldest stuff is Gold Rush so I envy your really old finds. But then, there are those guys in England finding Roman coins..... Thanks!

[@PartlySunny74]

The birdies were really speaking to you this day! 🪺

[@FortuneFinders]

I’m happy to see your channel finally getting the recognition it has deserved for YEARS!!!

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

well done on the finds enjoyed watching

[@Burt-lo8uu]

The drawer escutcheon looks very much like the Seal of the State of Georgia.

[@alanjones3874]

The Georgia State Seal found on a mountain in Vermont . Now that is some real detecting !

[@SILVERSTREAK925]

New supporter. Love the jingle bell and button. Gonna watch now to see what other treasures you find.

[@relicrescue3096]

Love finding Crotal bells!

[@keithmuncher9399]

Nice finds. You got a trifecta in one cents. Largie, IHP, and a shot Wheatie.

[@christopherreynolds8873]

I always enjoy your videos Brad. Thank you for taking us with you.

[@tomcarlson3244]

Great video from beautiful country

[@Snappy-ut4bj]

Hi there. The purple hue in old glass is due to its chemical make up. The purple is due to the chemical manganese which was used as a decoloriser. Clear glass was difficult to make. The glass will not turn purple unless it is exposed to sunlight. Nowadays the have other methods to make clear glass. FYI. Great vid thanks.

[@ericlaird7508]

Looks like a carberator float?......Dig the channel...KEEP ON ROCKING IT!......Green Mountain Metal Detecting......

[@old5andimer713]

Brad, the drawer pull back plate with hand wrought retaining bolt is probably a transitional Hepplewhite period stamped brass drawer pull of the late 18th early 19tth century .. a very nice find .. It's nice to see all the foliage returning to the Vermont mountains .. Thanks for sharing.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to look up hepplewhite furniture

[@old5andimer713]

@@judithfairchild8620 In particular research Hepplewhite period Drawer Pulls / Hardware .. You should find several variations of the drawer pull shown here.

[@judithfairchild8620]

@@old5andimer713 thanks

[@KeefsCattys]

Thoroughly Enjoyed !.

[@bells1054]

Love the crotal bell!!! Top of my bucket list if I am ever lucky enough to detect where they might have been. Fun hunt!! Thank you for all the work you do to share your videos with us.

[@jdcool11]

Awesome video. Thank you Brad.

[@minesofmoriaman]

awesome day in the woods and cool finds ! thanks Brad!

[@marvinhuff2162]

Good day Brad got some good finds . Stay safe,God bless you brother and your family

[@sydkanten1600]

Great video, as usual! Thanks! I'm thinking that ball is off a brass monkey! Should be another one close by. It must get pretty cold there too!

[@petercastles5978]

Some people use coins as targets to test the sights on their weapons. A small coin is something you can use away from home, when one hasn't got much else to use. If you can hit it at whatever yardage it bodes well for the job in hand.

[@canigetachannel]

Thank you Brad, as always.

[@thenogoodniks8673]

Neat place. If you find out more about some of those mystery finds post up the info. Love the videos cheers

[@jefflawrentz1624]

You have some really incredible finds, Brad! My favorite would be the back plate for a drawer pull. I think the embossed work represents Hygeia, Greek goddess of good health and the temple around her represents a spring house - which back in the early 1800s folks vacationed at healing springs to take in the waters. This was quite an exciting adventure. Thank you for sharing !!

[@jimmycloake5275]

Very cool finds Brad

[@dwightpickens2895]

Great video Brad love the old coins and relics

[@keepdigginmetaldetecting]

Awesome spot to detect with awesome relics! Thanks👍🏼👍🏼

[@steveclark4291]

I love the way you show the scenery around there

[@jerrydineen2827]

Awesome day out Brad!

[@EZDiggin]

We definitely dig a lot of shell casings here in New England Brad. Lots of interesting things things this week. I really like the escutcheon. Happy hunting and be well

[@mandybrown7758]

Always Enjoy 😉 exciting finds

[@patrickhawley7608]

Thanks Brad!

[@timbermaster6132]

I watch all your episodes. Along with your personality and unique finds, I really enjoy listening to all the bird sounds in your forests.

[@rondathiesen9317]

Hey Brad! Great finds! Love the krotel bells! The scenery is beautiful! T4S Have a wonderful week!!👍😘

[@baystateplugflipper7061]

Nice job Brad !!!!!

[@GG.098]

I love watching you find "treasures" from the past.

[@jakartajamie4880]

Love your videos, great way for me to wind down after a hard days work here in Indonesia.

[@markg1490]

I love your videos and commentary on the finds. They are fun to watch. Thank you for sharing.

[@relicrescue3096]

Your videos are so well done, nice work

[@russellfromwisconsinloveyo5937]

I'm really digging the music in the videos love the way you address every find awesome job

[@memorylaine]

I always enjoy your videos. Great finds. I really liked the escutcheon with the Roman looking pillars with probably David in the middle that was pretty cool. I mean you picture it on a drawer possibly a old jewelry box I don't know. And the coins and I mean it was just wonderful look forward to seeing you next week. Thank you for being so awesome!

[@kclark8281]

That purple color of the ball jar is from manganese in the glass mixture. Very cool.

[@dubsnbuds6668]

Hey Brad greetings from Yorkshire UK, I watch all your videos, just a quality channel you have, keep up the history hunting

[@marvmattison5248]

Great video Brad. Very interesting as always. Love the music in the intros and throughout

[@rachelthompson9324]

neoclassical is the word for the Victorian interest period in classical motifs

[@PaulFaziohasbeengoogled]

Brad. your videos are great. The editing and content makes for an enjoyable watch. Love the history of where you dig. Keep up the good work. Cheers mate. From Australia.

[@richardgraves3053]

Good mystery finds Brad good job brother keep them coming

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Great video! Love when you find weird unknown items! That ball with a stem fits that bill perfectly! Stay safe and keep filming. The intro music is really evocative.

[@chrismcdonald6481]

That ball,gold plated brass, looks like a bomb that Boris Babenough and Natasha on Rocky and bullwinkle show

[@digginghistorylittlejimmy9960]

Magnesium was added to glass for several years . It would turn the glass purple . Sometime from 1890 to 1920.

[@suzique5827]

Just saw you’re @ 103K subs. Congrats you deserve it. Another awesome Vermont video 👍🙏

[@shawnhall1893]

A pipe stem alone, can be worth good money to pipe and tobacco collectors. They can have ivory inlays and all that good stuff.

[@jasonfaber2870]

Good job brad. So true the old stuff is there. Def gotta work for it.

[@Hammondguy88]

Some cool stuff you found today Brad. Your videos sure beat cable TV.

[@metaldetectingwitheric]

Nice finds and location

[@waltergolston6187]

The pipe stem could be identified by the white dot as a manufacturer's mark. As for the shot penny, in my youth, we would line up pennies as targets to find out who was a better shot. Picked up a few coins as well.

[@janas7088]

Unique drawer pull. Love the jingle bell. Nice copper.

[@bobmanzi7712]

great stuff thanks

[@basshunter4144]

I will have to agree with Hal on the brass ball. Good trip today good finds as always good to see your smiling face with the backdrop of the forest .until next time happy digging be safe my friend .

[@kathylincoln8917]

Amazing day hunting treasures from the past. Looking forward to your next video

[@fredclemons8923]

Good hunt Brad assortment of good finds, really enjoyed it catch you on the next one. 🇺🇸

[@MikeMcInroe]

Always enjoy your videos and content....top notch and very informative! Mike in sunny Florida

[@Gyphon]

Good finds. That bulb thing is pretty strange. I smoke a pipe myself so what you found is familiar.

[@excavandoeltono]

Awesome video! interesting finds! Stay Safe! ATB!

[@josephalfred1781]

The white dot on that pipe stem suggests that it could be a Dunhill. High end pipes for around 100 years now.

[@mikerobey5953]

Nice hunt Brad! Lots of work for some nice finds. Waiting (as I’m sure you are) for another gold nugget. Stay safe!

[@toddrouch7526]

G'mornin, thanks for the Great Friday morning video before I head to work. Awesome finds, what has that round item turned out to be?? 🤔🤔

[@kimetherington2252]

Hi Brad, it would be nice to see some more of your digs that you rendered scrap metal, not all, but some pieces would be good to See! Your one of my favorites to watch and I miss seeing the amount you used to show!

[@dawnconner6123]

so freakin' beautiful there. our mntns here in WV are much the same in spring and all summer. we have some old house sites too. on our property, there was supposedly a rooming house right next to where we built our home. i have never found anything down there, but then, i havent done as much as youre doing every time you go out.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Cool finds

[@althomas6496]

Brass piece with screw and nut looks like a casket decoration.

[@aaronbazor2604]

Nice relics you detected up off the beaten path. Neat sleigh bells for sure 🔔 I just go detecting for gold but find a coin occasionally and lots of iron trash. Thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@JohnsonDaChumplie]

The pipe stem looks like a medico pipe with the old type of filter called a “stinger.” They are still being made today.