I Would Never Have Metal Detected Here - Glad I Did!!

[@GMMD]

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[@jerryfuller2423]

While not a huge haul, you found evidence of a family's life on the mountain. Beautiful day for a trek through the mountains.

[@ramonahaubrich]

I was subscribed and had notification on. Somehow I was unsubscribed. Here I thought you were taking a break. And yes I have it on Facebook as well. 😁

[@peterrobino9383]

St Ann was an important saint of the French canadians. There is a good chance the people that lived there were originally from canada.

[@bobcruse624]

I suspect the "horse " shoe was the black smith was goofing around. Enjoy your escapades!

[@timothyberglund2528]

I really enjoy your show Brad I've been over to Nova Scotia I bet that's a good area to find old coins and stuff like that too huh

[@HighTones]

I cannot figure out how you find enough hours in a day to Record you own music, create your own crafts and ship them, record your videos then edit them all and still find family time... Amazing but glad you do. I enjoy all your videos!

[@flthunderdigginwrob3162]

He's SUPER BRAD!!!!

[@GMMD]

Thank you!!

[@MrJento]

Brad- more than you want to know about shoes. The shoe you found is a “keg” horse shoe modified for some second usage. Horse hoofs are nearly circular. A mule hoof is quite narrow by comparison. There are horse shoes and mule shoes, ox shoes too for that matter. Starting in the civil war industry had progressed such that horse shoes could be stamped by a press in one shot. They were sold in wood kegs weighing about 80 pounds, thus called “keg” shoes to differentiate from hand forged and shaped shoes. The more rural areas kept to forged custom shoes longer, while in the city keg shoes became the norm. By 1900 almost all shoes were keg. The clip, that small tab of metal on the toe, keeps the shoe of a working horse from slipping under load. Keg shoes had no clip. The farrier “turned a clip” on a hot shoe with a hammer on the anvil, then “set” the hot shoe to the hoof burning the clip into to toe of the hoof. The shoe is removed, quenched, and nailed to the hoof. This method is still done today. It smokes and stinks but is not painful for the horse. Your shoe was used. The worn and rolled sole surface, and almost worn off fuller tell that story. The heel caulks were drawn out on a forge into points. To make something clearly. Who knows what? Old shoes get used for anything imaginable on a farm.

[@burrichgrrl57]

Vulpes vulpes It doesn't look used to me, it looks unfinished. There are no holes punched yet and I think that the heels still need to be cut off or formed into cleats or heels. As they are, of course, they are so long that they would be stepped on and pulled off accidentally.

[@MrJento]

burrichgrrl57 hi! Looking at the video it looked like faint holes clogged with rust and dirt as he turned it in hand. I have never seen a keg or hand shoe made with spurs like that. Keg shoes start as a bar which is rolled into a near ring then hot stamped to make a complete shoe in a two step process. When hand forged it is about the same just a lot of hammering. But I see no reason to draw out points only to cut or forge them off. Regardless Brad comes up with the unusual!

[@burrichgrrl57]

@@MrJento Yes, i'm familiar with keg shoes, modern ones at least. I don't see any holes punched yet and Brad himself commented that there were no holes. If it lacks holes then it would make no sense to form it to be used for another purpose. Why waste a good shoe when there are probably dozens of used ones hooked over a bar somewhere in the yard or barn. My husband, a retired farrier, immediately thought it was an unfinished, non-keg shoe shaped partially to save time and effort, possibly by an apprentice. Granted, the heels are kinda weird. At any rate, these videos are always so interesting.

[@charlie7057]

Didn’t know horse shoe details as you put them, thanks for education

[@MrJento]

burrichgrrl57 i suppose anything is possible with what must be a 100+ year old shoe. The pointed heels dont really make sense on keg or custom. Seems like a lot of extra work to make a staple from a new shoe. One thing we can conclude is this channel is interesting!

[@nancyschaillee7656]

Oh, Brad! Your videos are second to none! Your photography, music, gentle nature, knowledge...I'm guessing you excel at EVERYTHING you set your mind to! Well done, and THANK YOU!

[@Homebrew58]

The salt shaker top could be the top of a bottle that held water for sprinkling onto clothes while ironing clothes. I believe they were called laundry sprinklers. I've seen early 1800's versions that screwed onto an ornate glass bottle shaped like a laundry girl or other figure.

[@sammccloud3395]

Nice finds! The pointed horseshoe is a Mule-shoe looking up "Identifying horseshoes: Antique, Treasure hunting, metal detecting" has a Pinterest diagram of horseshoes. The two dial oil lamp is a simple duplex burner oil lamp, which the wick spaced more evenly gave more light and burned fuel more efficient. Thanks Brad!

[@GaryRandall]

My 78 year old mother loves your videos and waits for your next one to come out. :) FYI

[@GMMD]

That's awesome, Gary!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Awe, but her true self (Soul) remains as ours - timeless. Only our vessel ages. 😘

[@mollyhollypollydolly8760]

You make the most breathtaking-beautiful videos. (You should be nominated for most beautiful KZbin videos 🤣)Thank u for all ur hard work u put into these gorgeous videos!

[@WW2HistoryHunter]

Great sharing as always. Thanks for doing that and greetings from WW2HistoryHunter

[@SharkRangler]

Spikes horseshoe: You said the site was a logging site. The horseshoe may actually be something similar, or one modified to hold two logs together. A log dog if you will. Excellent vid man. Always enjoy watching them with my kids.

[@kathyf3656]

Lots of work today. But as always, I love your filler scenes with nature, moss, and trees. Especially the pot and the single leaf. I enjoy the artistic work as well as the finds. I grew up in New Hampshire and camped both there and Vermont, so your videos always remind me of home. Thank you...

[@bruhyoutube511]

Very nice 👍👍👌👌 Happy hunting and greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@bruhyoutube511]

Yeah on some places it’s really beautiful, but I would visit the USA because it’s also a very nice country with other landscapes😁😁👍👍

[@brucecrouch6654]

Great video as usual. I think the piece you first thought was part of a spoon is actually a ladies hair comb they wore in their hair for decoration. Just my opinion.

[@nathanmerrill2366]

Agreed.

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

I'd be willing to bet you're right!

[@MichaelKCason]

I was thinking it was a hair brush

[@annabinnie448]

The oil lamp probably had two wicks. They would have been able to change out the burner parts as they wear out over time. That is why you find so many burners and not the oil lamp bases. The two wick base was a common way to create twice the light with one lamp. They were used to light larger areas of the home. Love your videos . Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@GMMD]

Thanks for the info, Anna!

[@davidhiatt5384]

The horseshoe resembles a farriers blank. The “shoe” would be forged and fitted on site, tapered ends allow for rapid heating for the length and nail holes would be drifted. I’m not an expert just makes sense in a logging situation where livestock was used to skid logs. Great video Brad! Thanks.

[@normasavitsky489]

I Love your KZbin videos! They are entertaining, Historically informative, family-friendly ( Love seeing your wonderful family) and the unique nature shots are so Beautiful and Refreshing to the soul for those of us who cannot get out to metal detect and explore ourselves. I can't forget to mention your creative music and arrangements, Love hearing them.

[@danielburgess7785]

I hope you don't mind but I point to your channel as an example of what a You Tuber can be starting out and how, with effort, they can achieve. You've come a long way and should be appreciated for all your work.

[@stephanie8327]

I work overnight so when I get home I’m exhausted but a little wired. I’ll get in my pjs and get in bed and watch one of your videos during my wind down time. When it’s done I’ll restart it turn the volume to low and set my phone next to me. Your voice and the music are so soothing I fall asleep in no time !!! Your videos are multi purpose! Lol! thanks for all you put into your videos we enjoy it so much 🙏🏼

[@GMMD]

So glad to hear that, Stephanie!

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

I love the music of your videos 👏🏻🥰‼️

[@Steve-Pitt]

Ahhh yes.... it's Friday. Beer, pizza and GMMD!

[@ranchstockstray8684]

Beautiful scenery! Thanks for taking us along!

[@g.s.7022]

Great, a new video and, as always, interesting information about various finds. Thank you, I'm looking forward to the next one and wish you a good time👍💫☘️🤩

[@user-ey9bt7fs6n]

Another great metal detecting video, history lesson and great footage of the Vermont woods. Thanks again.

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

Perfect woods for metal detecting and hunting. Nice finds!

[@AcrossthePlains]

Brad, it may not be the star of the show, but I love the oil lamp spinners....so many people seem to overlook them and miss out on some of the clues in the area! Great hunt man!

[@alanwbelcher]

First, Brad, I have to say that your videography is fantastic, and the presentation is so well done as to be riveting. Now, just FYI, at 6:20 bears will also dig up the forest floor like that, looking for beech nuts or acorns. Since you saw deer in your situation it was probably them.

[@davidbrooks4285]

Ever since I started watching your videos last year I am totally amazed at what you find

[@mariamjehn7071]

As always...fantastic. love to you and your lovely family...from OOB...Maine...thanks so much for you videos.

[@QuestForDetails]

looks like your doing good my friend, happy 2020, we made it ! rock on !

[@dawnconner6123]

salt, sugar, spices and tea were VERY valuable. there were special cabinets to lock up all of these things. tea even had a special small 'box' of a pretty shape. ive seen a pear shaped one carved out of a single piece of beautiful wood. and it had a tiny lock in it. im a history freak so i love your videos. we have a wonderful history over here in WV. good luck on you next trip to the woods.

[@johnlea8519]

Your videos are worth watching just for the beautiful photography, the rest is so interesting I look forward to each and every video you make.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Brad you got that coin the clock real cool the lamp with two dials interesting for sure Thank's again!!!; )

[@creativturtle01]

I love your videos, Brad! Always looking forward to the next one. Now I’m looking through all the old ones I’ve missed. Fantastic storytelling and nature shots with the metal detecting. Love it.

[@petevermouth5567]

The deer ( and squirrels, et all) can smell the acorns under the leaves. They then dig them up to eat. Squirrels/chipmunks bury nuts, then locate them by smell in the winter. Skunks smell grubs/worms and dig them up. What I saw on your video could have been any of these. Pete

[@gregf438]

Love the heel plate story. Good stuff 👍

[@waynelewis881]

Sometimes used horseshoes would be reforged to other purposes. That one was probably made into a large staple that was driven into a post or tree to be used as a hitching ring or to slide a pole through for a gate.

[@kayesdigginit1519]

That's an idea that I think would fit this scenario 👍

[@themobleys]

Good idea!

[@joebrown1382]

Could very well be that indeed.

[@superbee-di5tp]

wayne lewis ,very good reply. I think you nailed it.

[@chrismsmalley2626]

Yep that is probably what it is . A hammer in drag link for pulling logs to the kiln .

[@joyceclark8476]

Hi Brad! 🙋‍♀️ Happy Friday! Another great video today. Cool things you found. Did the home owner let you keep anything? I take finding the Saint Anne medal a very good blessing for us all today watching. It’s making sure we keep Faith and Hope in the forefront. Carry on and appreciate your time and efforts. Later... Joyce. West Haven, Connecticut. U.S.A. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TVSNOWOWL]

That Horseshoe is the large one I am every seeying in 55 years. Amezing found. I am hope one come over to usa and detect together. cheers from the netherlands eu

[@alaskahammeryukonvarietych6793]

Very interesting finds, Brad. The religious metal was my favorite followed by copper & the heart heel plate. Awesome fall color drone footage, sweet video as always

[@LongIslandsHardcoreDetectorist]

Wonderful hunt my friend 👍🏼

[@conitorres9774]

Wow, that opening scene was wonderful

[@gregorybarr6112]

I like the information that you give on your videos. I never knew what a thimble was for until today! I should have asked my mother or grandmother!

[@elissadaly5561]

The Trees are such beautiful colours

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

Brad, what an interesting area! I love the heel plate and its story, and the medallion was an amazing find. In old pictures, I've seen those horseshoe-shaped items used to hammer into logs, for dragging them out of the woods. You had a great day's hunt!

[@jimgriffiths9071]

I concur. I've found similar around old sugaring operations. Same idea. Dragging in logs for firewood.

[@discoverynorthcarolina9824]

Great video 👍👍👍 Cool finds

[@metalsharxs]

Super nice hunt & you worked hard for it. Enjoyed watching & learned a lot about the history of the area. Loved the religious medallion find. Take care & HH! 👍😎🦈🦈

[@nansea9691]

This Friday seemed to take longer than usual to get here!! Good job Brad!! Love your videos. Keep going!

[@christineingram55]

You found some great things there ..the thing with the heart on looks like something decorative,perhaps a brooch or even for the hair ..Its amazing what can be found under the ground,giving a little glimpse into the past.And best of all you do. All that in such beautiful surroundings 😀

[@davidzellers3537]

What you have is a working mule shoe. As you know back in those days things were used for many uses. A lot of times men would also turn down (sharpen) the points on a shoe so that it could be used for a tie off point when driven into a tree or a log, either to tie off livestock or for rigging to move the logs around.

[@TinaLouise528]

Nice area. Thanks for sharing!

[@AbandonedMaine]

Striking how park like the forests are up there. Out here in Eastern Maine, its usually thickly covered with pine and bramble bushes.

[@SheepDogActual]

I’m a new detector, been watching your videos for a while now. Learning a bunch. Fun to watch.

[@paulstanley31]

My thought on the horseshoe is that it was unfinished. Some people suggested it’s a keg shoe. But keg shoes have holes punched into them. I am thinking that it was hand forged and the branches are drawn out to make a bar shoe. If you can picture the shape of a common horseshoe and then bend those long points so that they overlap side by side, and then forge welded into one piece. It stabilizes the hoof and can be used for a number of reasons, like quarter cracks, sore heels or laminitis. The toe clip also helps lock the shoe into position.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Brad, I would say the item at 16:08 could be either a little hand mirror or brush as part of a cosmetics set. A very cool day with some great finds, it all tells a story of the people who settled there all those years ago. x

[@Metrorenovationsandmore]

Man I absolutely love your vids! The music, the scenery and of course the finds! Easily one of my top 2 or 3 favorite md'ing channels! Thank you from down here in Atlanta!!

[@GMMD]

Thanks so much!!

[@suzannemorriss2744]

The horse shoe find could be a pitch fork that had a wooden pole? Hi there from England.

[@dhankins51]

You always have such good history as well as photography!

[@dhankins51]

and your music is so good

[@GMMD]

Thank you!!

[@shootthemoon6072]

Good to see you're not frozen out of (or to) the ground this year. Great finds. 👍👍✌✌

[@camillefulton7709]

NICE FINDS, WONDERFUL EXPLANATION FOR LADIES SHOE HEEL LOGICAL 😊 I ENJOYED THE TRIP AS ALWAYS, THANKS BRAD. CAMILLE AUSTRALIA

[@Cletushandyman]

Good day bro, I am thinking the horse shoe shaped object may be a type of trowel for gardens to shape the rows. Keep up the hunt I appreciate ya

[@925inder2]

One day I got to put as much effort into my video. Yours are always top notch and getting better. Great work and stories Brad. ATB, Sebastian

[@onwardsandupwardsrockhounding]

Nice finds. Great information to paint a picture of time. Onwards and Upwards!!

[@sportclay1]

The horse shoe I believe is an unfinished winter or caulked shoe. the points would have been turned down (same direction as the toe caulk) when the farrier fit the shoe to the horse and the nail holes punched at that time. Most timber cutting was done in the winter as the frozen ground made it easier to haul the log sleds. Bigger operations even had water sleds that sprinkled water on the snow/road to firm it up and provide a slick surface to haul on.

[@memorylaine]

Great video! Couldn't sleep and thought yes... Friday! The ladies heel piece was interesting... Beautiful as always! Would like to know what the odd horseshoe/not a horseshoe is. Happy fan here..

[@stormygcannon1229]

Thank you once again. Love your music do you have cd's. So happy to see you early Friday morning. Old people time table early mornings or late time doesn't matter as long as we happy :)

[@2FunWoolyboogers]

Hi Brad. Phyllis and I think the Heel plate and the dohickey thing with the heart on the Handle go together. Maybe it was a "shoe horn" to match her "evening out" shoes. Enjoyed the video immensely. Thanks for the time, perspective and quality.

[@marielg9143]

I think you do amazing work great finds cool place

[@kayesdigginit1519]

I never would've thought of expensive brass being used as roofing material 🤔 interesting! I'm going to agree with those saying the handle piece you found was probably a woman's hair comb. Those designed women's heelplates are really cool and pretty (regardless of the possible intended use)! I hope the landowner let you keep that one 🤞 I'm very glad you were able to find a coin there. It gives somewhat of a date for those living there. Another excellent video Brad, thank you for making the and of my week a welcome wake-up on Fridays ☺

[@suzannemarie1223]

Awesome video and the music ..... loved it.

[@flthunderdigginwrob3162]

Brad, another great video, glad you hunted a place where you normally wouldn't. Some very cool relics, and great job pulling out the one coin!!! Congrats. Rob Florida Thunder

[@livefreehobbies4326]

I absolutely love the music on your videos. They really add a cool feel to them.

[@JenniferHayesJVG]

Nice finds! Enjoying your videos!

[@kathymoll7010]

Wow I totally enjoyed this video and story. I have often wondered what happened at some of the old old spots I've detected. Some you actually can feel a vibe good or bad at. Your videos are amazing and so beautifully filmed.

[@borderprepper]

Hey neighbor...The "horseshoe" looks more like a Log Dog to me. Sort of a staple used by timber framers to hold timbers/boards together temporarily while being worked on. Ever come to the Northeast Kingdom to detect??

[@marymisdom3955]

Wonderful adventure and scenery. The heel plate was my favorite. I would have loved to see that small blue enamel pot. Thank you for such nice videos.

[@GMMD]

Thanks Mary!

[@sylviajones4907]

Looking into the Collins' lamp-works....might have been my relatives! Loved the ♡ shoe heel. Thanks for your hard work in producing your lovely videos.

[@justinwelker6610]

Great video 👍 thanks Brad

[@WIGTV]

Awesome place to hunt. Y’all had a heck of a day. Congrats on your relics.

[@monkcheetah8203]

The boot heal story is intriguing🤔 I can picture the male subject tracking the prints of those boots for miles and miles 😍

[@chrismsmalley2626]

Back then you could probably find a cat house just by following your nose ? People were funky back then .

[@MrHaighahatta]

In Pompeii, penises are carved into paving stones pointing the way to the brothels. Similar?

[@ronwatson4287]

Like finding Bigfoot

[@margaretphipps2494]

Love the way you show nature in your videos the colours are amazing your finds great xxx 🇮🇲

[@LongRidgeFarmer]

When you mentioned what looks like dig holes the first thing that came to my mind was Ginseng thieves. Have you ever run across that? It would be easy to confuse those two as well animal foraging.

[@karentashua.14s13]

Looks like the handle to a brush or hand held mirror 21:00 Cool place !!! Love the videos you put out .

[@MrJento]

Brad- more than youll want to know about metal roofing. To my knowledge brass, an allow of copper and zinc, was not used for roofing. It was expensive, brittle when rolled, and prone to corrosion. By 1900 the most common metal roof was rolled mild steel coated with zinc, “galvanized”. Pure copper or copper with a tin wash was also used, but it was expensive and not probable in a back-woods setting. So if your fragments are copper they might be old roof. If brass consider some larger domestic item. Brass tubs and trays were used in powder mills, and powder making was often located at a charcoal source, but not usually as late as 1900.

[@willynthepoorboys2]

Super video, thanks for the upload.

[@candice7594]

Love your channel, it's amazing how people lived back in the day, maybe that horseshoe wasn't finished for some reason. Love your Music. tfs

[@milliesimbeck7108]

Just started into metal detecting. Great videos and love all your wilderness shots!!!

[@pjfoltz8810]

Awesome finds, as usual

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for another great adventure !

[@THEDRAGONBOOSTER8]

Some nice finds ,the views were amazing.

[@sandischmidt5028]

Yay! I got my Brad fix again with you detecting.....thank you so much.

[@pettyeddie2000]

Good morning Brad !! The heel plate and the pendant were very cool. I found the story behind the heel pendant very interesting. See ya next Friday !

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Thanks for sharing your adventure, hunt and finds. I always enjoy watching. Goodluck, happy hunting and take care.

[@johneder3966]

Happy New Year to you and your family Brad! Stop in Biddeford for a guided tour of our old mill buildings, distilleries and microbrews (on us) this summer! We have a preschooler too!

[@earlmenefee3603]

I like the heel plate and the story behind it hope the landowner let's u keep it

[@MsDawggysLuckyLife]

I just followed you on Fb..yay! Thank you!

[@silentmandan1392]

Unique looking horse shoe. I like the heart heel plate you found, I found one like that but it was a star. Enjoyed the video.

[@steveclark4291]

Did you ever check your heel plate to see if there was any meaning behind the star shape in it ? Just curious about it !

[@marcgendron6745]

Thanx for the beeper therapy brad !!! Chomping at the bit , cant wait to get out.👍🇺🇸

[@dat2ra]

Brad. Your vids are so high quality and interesting. The only thing I think needs a bit of improvement is the camera aim when you first show your find in your hand. But I just get excited to see what you have! Good inters and I really like your followers' suggestions. Thanks a lot from a detector in Cali.

[@bobbyjohnson4734]

Man if its an unfinished horse 🐎 shoe from black Smith then its awesome and very lucky to find !!!

[@sherrystuer1884]

Another awesome video Brad!!!