After Digging HUNDREDS of Holes… I Found it

On this adventure I spend all day digging hundreds of holes and find what all New England Metal detectorists hope for
Original music by Brad Martin
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[@colincowan9591]

Hi Brad, really enjoy watching your adventures. About the small lead weights, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but, they were used to weigh down the bottom of a lady's skirt incase things got a bit windy. The weights were stitched around the hem in segments usually 4 to 6 in each segment. If the hem of the skirt were to tear or wear-out, the weights would fall out that's why you always find several in one little patch. I remember when I was a little boy watching my granny sitting by the fire place stitching them into the dresses she made. My eyes were continually affixed on the glass jar containing the weights as I watched the reflection of the flames from the fire dance across the lead pieces like shimmering jewels. If you ever come across any Victorian or pre-Victorian dresses, run your fingers around the hem, as often, if lead was not available, they would stitch in coins. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@johnsword4978]

I don't know about anyone else, but every Friday morning as i start your video and as i begin to take it all in, chills arise throughout due to the music you've created...that along with knowing the true passion put into each and every one truly makes my day. Keep up the excellent work, Brad! Coming from a fellow detectorists settled in the foothills of the Appalachian's of Southeast Ohio and situated right on the Ohio River. Thanks again for your time!

[@davideo1954]

Same here. Brad is such a mellow fellow. If I had a son I'd be happy and proud if he was like Brad.

[@chrisbrummett81]

Just started detecting... in cinci...

[@Ravendale9]

Hi Brad, I dug an elongated “8” object a couple weeks ago, just like yours! I thought it interesting enough to keep it. Soon after I was taken on a tour of an 1817 meeting house (church), and there, holding an interior door open, was the artifact! It’s door hardware!!👍☀️

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Wow! The discovery of the identity of the relic is just as much fun as finding it! So cool!

[@draaskins969]

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[@jimbor2279]

Brad, It looks like a tent rope tensioner to me … I used to use some similar in the scouts when I was … a humm.. younger 😊 thank you for the adventure every week … I’d like to do some detecting myself but it hard enough to find my grandkids anymore, although they are mostly covered in dirt from playing .. they’re difficult to uncover and need to be sprayed like the coins you find !

[@GENOBURRITO1]

It always amazes me to see an item unearthed that was last held by someone ages ago. It is a piece of history and things like those, for me, are almost priceless. Great finds and as always I enjoy coming along with you on your hunts.

[@impunitythebagpuss]

That lead cylinder might belong to a store's weigh scale? There may have been a hook on the side with the hole...... Love how peaceful and informative your videos are!

[@danieldeanmasterfinisher4715]

It’s always so much fun to speculate what some items might be. The looped bow tie shaped item resembles a ⛺️ tent rope tension device you slide it up the rope to tighten it down. But who knows for sure? Very cool Video as always Brad, tell the family hello , stay safe my friend…

[@sonnyharrelson3897]

not sure, but my grandfather had something that looked just like that dimpled spoon and he used it to fix horse leather by pushing the needle through the leather like a thimble. I'm 64 and he would be well over a 120 today and he did stuff ole school.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Sounds right. I think so too.

[@kathylincoln8917]

Another wonderful hunt/search. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

[@kayesdigginit1519]

That is indeed the shiniest tombac button that I've seen anyone pull from the dirt 😲 very cool!! Congrats on finding two Largies and the Spanish silver Brad 😃. Buttons and spoons, an Oxknob (still on my bucket list) and all of the whatsits. You had a busy and successful digging day ☺️

[@stantilton2191]

I think the double looped iron piece is half of a hasp. Held on with a staple and fitting over another at the opposite end, Blacksmith made, either split or drawn out and welded back to itself. Just my 2 cents.

[@stevehiser6833]

Would the long steel link be a rope slide tensioner for a tent or something?

[@enjoylifenh]

I believe you are correct! that is exactly what that is due to the tear shape in both holes heavy duty version of the tiny ones on tents! Good eye!

[@mscdorman]

Thats the first thing i thought of as well.

[@normawinton6832]

Thats it! I kept saying..i know what that is, ive seen that before! Thanku!

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Could be!

[@sandralane1923]

The expectation of what will come out of a hole is as fun for the detectors as well as the viewer. I must confess to holding my breath on those live digs.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Lol! Yes indeed!

[@susanchapman7332]

I am subscribed to many channels but I have to say yours is my favorite. Mostly due to your music! Your videos are so relaxing and your finds are so exciting. My imagination runs wild with the thoughts of who may have lived there and what their lives were like. Hard I would imagine! Keep up the good work. Fridays are now my favorite day, thanks to you!

[@edwinprichard3082]

As always I love to see what you find no matter what it is the coins are great the buttons are awesome but it's the stuff that people used everyday that really interests me on another note that big piece of lead you found I think it's a weight to a scale seen similar things like that

[@jeanninehoban2788]

Another great video...thanks and I hope the family is well!

[@markpashia7067]

I watch beach detectors on occasion and see twenty year old dimes that are corroded away from the junk metal our coins are made from today. That does not bode well for the future of detecting. But there you are digging two hundred year old silver coins from Spain. Strange symbolism for what our money is worth in these inflationary days. Fun to watch Brad. Those latches are still in use on barns but almost universal on wood fencing to this day but I bet they won't last like that one either with the cheap metal used on fence latches.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

I agree with you on that. I am a dirt digger and the recent zinc coins are already rotted! People metal detecting 20 years from now won’t know what they found because there will be nothing left of the new pennies

[@carlsowell8099]

Congrats on your finds. Back East you are always finding the older things. Out here in the West not so much. Nothing in the 1700's. But getting out detecting is always an adventure. Thanks for your videos. Take care.

[@pamjohnston4700]

Hi Brad, love a Friday night here in Scotland... as i know its Brad digging up fascinating stuff... LOVE your videos and agree with the other post, thanks to your family too for sharing you every week. looking forward to next weeks episode. (PS tent slide for guy ropes was my thought too)

[@abstractgeniuscomments]

I take a sip of rye whiskey everytime you say "let's see what else we can find" and it's great fun.

[@cathyjay2569]

Someone can always come up with a drinking game! LOL

[@annitajackson6479]

I'll drink to that.

[@almclean4835]

Thanks Brad, turned a boring Friday into a good one. Lovely finds

[@hiltonr1845]

Always looking forward to these. Keep up the great work

[@robertfitzgerald8901]

Good job. Thanks Brad!

[@hoperp1951]

The little Lead slugs could be ladies petticoat weights, sewn into the hems of those light billowy petticoats in pre-Victorian / Georgian times. Prevented them from lifting and kept them neat, tidy and in place. The large piece of Lead could be the weight for the pendulum of a Grandfather type clock.

[@DIGOLOGIST]

That Tombac was Great! But the Spanish Silver was the star of the show! Congrats Brad! Great finds!

[@stevep5408]

Another great adventure, thanks Brad!

[@cornelisvolschenk]

Excellent video. Enjoy watching your videos here in Argentina every Friday morning.

[@bobbyhwalton4726]

Thanks Brad for the videos. I really enjoy seeing your finds.

[@whitewolf9454]

Anything you don’t know what it is, it is a conversation piece until someone positively identified.

[@insolentstickleback3266]

First time viewer, subscribed. I love the old east coast relics, best regards from Oregon.

[@orscrub3161]

love love love watching your videos! such great finds! thank you for sharing!

[@johnjacobs1625]

You had a great day Brad!! Thanks for taking us along!! Cheers JJ

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Brad, sometimes those old door handles with the lift latch would be used on interior doors in the home or the exterior front or back door too. I remember both our back door and our kitchen door into the lounge had this type of latch. Some really cool finds, the silver half real was an awesome find though. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💞

[@zw5509]

Hunk of lead. Weigh it. Looks like a counter weight for a scale used for weighing bags of grain, feed. Likely had an iron hook on it. Rusted out. I have seen a tool like the iron bar with the slots in it in my past. Used like a wrench to loosen or tighten items. Great coins. Was the shiny button tin dipped? Enjoyed the hunt.

[@Flukeallday]

Thank you for taking time to make this video.

[@chrisgabbert658]

Just enjoying your video on the 2nd cup of coffee , good finds on this one 👍

[@hobbieswithhollie7147]

I dug a couple hundred holes and finally found my first diamond! It's a great feeling being able to cross something off of the "Have to Find" list! lol Also found a whole necklace still intact! Such a great hunt! Also awesome video! Watching all the way from Hawaii!

[@sarahstrong7174]

Good day. Good finds. Thankyou for sharing.

[@halfmooncreek5969]

Always can't wait to watch your Friday videos when I get home from work! Awesome one.

[@herbertbradford9579]

Your videos with partner and guest are the best out there. Just good people uncovering History our History can’t thank everyone enough.

[@Carolbearce]

Awesome coins you found in this video.

[@SheepDogActual]

At 7:47, they look like bearings to a gear. great video. I love it when you dig all. I learn a lot. Holy cow!! Thanks for the adventure.

[@bobalmendinger4930]

Great finds, I think the iron dog bone thing is part of a bit for a horse bridal.

[@mariamjehn7071]

Hey sweet heart!! Been fiowlloing for Over four years!! Love of my life!! I lived in North Shrewsbury.. right in edge off Plimsbury National Forest.. Old wells foundation’s and a scary haunting in our home.. I have stories but hun I love you channel to max!!

[@merrillfinlayson2180]

Thanks, Brad, for another awesome trip to the woods of Vermont. Love the fact that you share your passion with us.

[@yerdigginitmetaldetecting]

What an amazing tombac … beautiful button. Congrats on the largies and Spanish silver too! 👍⚒

[@robinw.darnell4269]

Lead pieces could be wad cutter bullets but that is a small bore for the time.

[@rashakawa]

Longboard slug shot I believe

[@akinhead2234]

Hey hey hey bud way to go excellent vid thanks keep on keeping on

[@daleneff89]

Another great moment in history. Thanks.

[@tommyhall8301]

Good luck buddy be safe out there take care

[@eddcurry1245]

Great video. Congrats on your finds.

[@mmedley2998]

With the spoon bowl, it makes me think it was probably used to push a needle through leather. Loving your channel!

[@WrenintheRoses]

That bell like piece you found is a kind of candle skirt that some folks liked to fit on candles to help them burn more evenly.

[@johncourtneyscott2757]

It’s nice to see you detecting

[@trevorwilliamgrindrod3999]

Always an interesting watch, and the information of the items you find is great. Yr one of my favourite channels 👌👌👌

[@martinmarsola6477]

Nice large cent find, and Spanish silver. 👍😊🇺🇸

[@bobmanzi7712]

Great stuff Brad ,thanks

[@edwarddeyojr.793]

I have always loved finding old coins,,what you find is absolutely wonderful,,,,all this stuff is great,,but the coins are real historic and most people have never seen any of them before,,,,like me,,love your channel,,stay safe,,😍🇺🇸

[@CmoreTruth]

You always do a great job 🙏😊

[@lindawilkinson643]

Hey Brad, love your videos, music is awesome, could listen to it for the longest time! Is that lump of lead some sort of counterweight?

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

I think the flared thing is for candles. Bunch of great finds either way! I think the round lead thing is for scales as a tare weight.

[@rogerdempsey7227]

Awesome day Brad love the coins 👍

[@chrisusrey3452]

Good diggin. Request: When making on-site vids, turn your machine down to keep the beeps off the audio. Nice finds! Way to be patient!

[@lordleonusa]

Tombac is a cheap, malleable alloy that contains a high percentage of copper and 5-20% zinc. It may also contain tin, lead, or arsenic to add color. Tombac is primarily used for medals, decoration, ornaments, and some munitions. It is also used to make inexpensive jewelry and imitate gold

[@nancychandler2585]

The lead pieces look like the contents of a Bormann cannonball

[@1Magdaleina]

It’s great when we see you and your dad working together!

[@ksully6551]

The item at 14.17, I think, is the little collar ar the base of a doorknob and the spoon with the dimples could have been used a a palm guard while doing leatherwork with an awl. Fun video, congrats on the silver especially.

[@adammillwardart7831]

I think the spoon with dimples was used to prop up a wobbly piece of furniture after the handle broke off. And then, once it was too flat to work for that purpose anymore, it was finally discarded.

[@shermanmace4575]

I just had a reminder of reading about someone who went onto some old abandon home site and fell into a deep dry well; and could not get out. I believe it was an act of God that some one did go into that property and rescued this one stranded in this well. You would do well to carry some emergency supplies when you are out in isolated areas . Seeing the country you walk in, I think you should carry at least a pistol for foraging mother bears. I remember when i was 15 going through some wilderness area and saw a canyon wall and being young and adventurous decided to climb it. I was almost at the top when one of my hands slipped off. I grabbed on again and got on the top. It struck me how much danger I just avoided and that no one knew I was there. The unexpected does happen to the most skilled and caution is the better part of valor.

[@EZDiggin]

Some nice coins and relics on the day Brad. The flattened spoon could have been used in the palm with something to punch holes in leather.(just a thought) Happy hunting and be well

[@leeshamaye8250]

I so look forward to Fridays just to watch your new video. I was wondering if you could make a video of the answers to the unidentified items you've found and asked viewers to comment if they know what it is.

[@robertslusser6753]

The beat up spoon bowl could have been used by a farmer for feeding calves their medicine, etc. I spent a lot of my first 7 years on my grandfather and grandmother's dairy farm in the 1950's. There were always calves being raised and they needed medicine from time to time and I remember grandma using a large spoon.

[@terrijuanette486]

The thing at 14:11 looks a lot like a candle 'follower' for beeswax candles. You place them over candles and it makes them burn evenly despite drafts. I could be mistaken, though.

[@selfretired3025]

The lead cylinders currently sold look just like that are listed as pure lead for melting/making bullets, fishing weights, etc

[@dwbunloaf8245]

Not knowing anything about guns or old ammunition, could the little group of “bullets” you found be percussion caps?

[@jrgordon47]

At 14:23... looks like the top of that umbrella you found at The Pines...

[@michaelgermaine6117]

Looks like an early burner for an oil lamp. It was usually held on by plaster of some sort.

[@darlenefraser3022]

I have a house and barn built in about 1910, I have one of those door handles with the latch in my own barn. I live in the Maritimes in Canada

[@beauglenn2204]

Scatter gun projectiles! They used all kinds of stuff including nails rocks and lead pellets!

[@MetalDetecting1974]

If I was to travel from Bristol , TN would you take me to your magical mountains I always dream of finding such places as you do but I always strike out. Can you please do a tips and how you do your research etc... Love you videos!!!

[@Johnnyo1300]

The lead peace almost looks like something you would put a piece of jewelry on while working it with a hammer so the lead would hold it in place and not damage the silver or gold while you Worked it with your hammer like something a jeweler would have on his bitch and where the scratches are it makes sense just a guess

[@omc-will1998]

14:08 looks like a rosebud for a door lock. 12:41 Looks like a part off a old coach

[@marcelvanheezik444]

The brass thing that you think is not a bell, is actually a ring that is tacked onto the door behind a brass door knob.

[@sourcreamking]

7:50 looks like wadcutters for a revolver...

[@toddburkard]

Home made fishing spoon? Dimples would reflect the light like scales on a fish.

[@clamsoup]

I'd have guessed your figure 8 to be a hitch of a sort. Like a tie off point. The big chunk of lead should be calibrated. It might have been a cannon projectile.

[@slimpickins9124]

Every time I lose something I think "well, that'll never see the light of day again" & then you dig it up...heh.

[@thedailydanblog247]

Great video

[@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC]

I've had a few very trashy standing liberty half dollars...in dirt driveways where others have detected....you have to dig those trashy signals.

[@garrykellogg3215]

7:27, Sprue from a Poured Bullet Casting? The small spoon bowl, just like those 'Bite the Bullet' Bullets, a Wild Pig may have been chewing on it.

[@Spherex]

The metal with dimples looks like it was used to bite down on while going through pain. Like the leather straps used by doctors during the Civil War, lead was also used to bite down on for injuries. Not uncommon to find miniballs with bite marks for that same reason.

[@stevebonds4698]

13:57 I believe it is part of a umbrella or Parasol.

[@sickofthissh]

My mother's house was built in 1840 in NE OH. My bedroom door had a thumb latch but the thumb was missing. I kept a pencil throuth the door and it became my thumb.

[@timelordmagnums357]

If you dig a tombac button with a shank you've been TomsHanksed. :) LOL :)

[@RickNelsonMn]

Apparently that draped bust large one cent, 1802, is quite rare. Condition still matters, so maybe $40-50?

[@ethanmorris298]

The ox knob kep

[@kpsaxon1]

spoon bowl used as a needle pusher / palm pusher 👍✔

[@joannacrowder4697]

Maybe the little lead cylinders are fishing weights. Cut a slot with a knife and then crush them around the line.

[@jannekeluif]

I think that the ‘tombac’ button is an alloy of copper zinc nickel And my guess for the big lead thing is that it’s also a weight, but maybe even a counterweight

[@ghendar]

I wonder if those lead pellets could be for soldering. First thing I thought of.