Metal Detecting the LARGEST Stone Ruins I’ve Ever Seen!

[@charlienutt3941]

That’s a blinder off of a work bridle for a horse.

[@danawrigleywalkingstickand5677]

That was my thought as well.

[@BroqueCowgirlHomestead]

I second this. Blinder for a horse.

[@neilschristensen9143]

I've only seen pictures, but I believe you're right.

[@almclean4835]

I recognised it but didn’t know from where, I agree a horse blinder

[@thomaswaddell9012]

Exactly my first thought😊

[@CmoreTruth]

Brad you do a great job with your channel my favorite of all metal detecting channels. The music , the steady camera , the knowledge. Oh and always speaking kindly and respectful. Godspeed. 🙏😎

[@legacyXplore]

Well put. It’s really head and shoulders above the competition. There are some other good channels as well. He will eventually have millions of subs.

[@jeffkinslow2529]

I totally agree with the comments above,I look forward to seeing these every friday,I know it take alot of effort to put these videos on, o also have a goal to find an intact zinc lid jar with money in it,thos

[@jeffkinslow2529]

Those ring up high 9os on my at pro

[@bethcorey6022]

Nothing like morning Friday coffee with Brad❤

[@susangray1609]

Here, here I agree with the statement above about Brad, you are my favorite metal detectorist. Your ease in front of the camera makes me feel like I'm right next to you in the forest. Thanks again for another great episode.

[@kinderjenni]

I love how you think about your finds… that is the main reason I watch your videos.. ❤😊 I hope your family is doing well!

[@victoriabrown3836]

Sitting in the woods of Vermont, talking about the parties these ancestors might have had....you never fail to make me smile. What a great Friday gift your videos are!

[@DavidBurkhart-vj1nj]

NOTHING BEATS THE GREAT OLD TIME INGENUITY! AND THE CRAFTSMANSHIP!, BEYOND SPECIAL.

[@maryl1785]

No matter what you find, I'm glad we get to come along. Love seeing and imagining how people lived back in the day.

[@Jay-kk2rd]

Hey Brad, I’m a blacksmith and recognize the item at 13:19 as a hand forged drawer pull. I love your show, and watch it every week. I don’t get out metal detecting as much as I used to, so watching you find your treasures is highly entertaining. Keep up the good work!

[@kayhagness8348]

On one of your wintery Fridays could you revisit some of your treasures you have cleaned up?

[@user-ey9bt7fs6n]

Fun hunt. The woods of New England are turning and look beautiful

[@toniburns81]

I love watching you find all of the everyday things.

[@grandmakellymcdonald]

Let’s go let’s go treasure and adventure 🌺💕✌️👵

[@DavidBurkhart-vj1nj]

THAT SUSPENDER CLASP IS A GREAT FIND ! YOU ALWAYS REAP ON HOW MUCH YOU SOW , GREAT JOB.

[@SwedishChef1977]

This channel has become one of my absolute favorite channels on KZbin. Thanks for this awesome content, man! Cheers from Sweden!

[@jefflawrentz1624]

The hardware handle found at 13:00 is identical to hardware found on hide-skin covered trunks of the early 1800s. (Sometimes you see them wallpapered on outside instead of animal hide.) I never imagined the zinc mason jar lids were as early as 1860s. Very good to know. Of your finds the barrel tap is my fav. Cool finds, Brad!

[@karenjones7111]

Love the batrell tap✌❤

[@kayramsbottom5206]

That little clip at 12.20 reminds me of the Tudor dress hooks they sometimes find mudlarking on the Thames - the rounded part sews onto the upper skirt and the hem is clipped onto it with a metal loop, to keep skirts from dragging in the mud.

[@blablahhh301]

love to see it every Friday

[@JJones-cl4dm]

That little story you went on with the barrel tap explains exactly why i love to metal detect and find little pieces of history. When i find a nice old coin i imagine where its been. Whos had it in their pocket, what things had it bought, what was the person doing when they lost it. Every piece has a story. If only they could talk

[@juadonna]

The metal currycomb is also used to strip dried mud from horses coats. Safe to use above the knees and hocks, too harsh to use on the bony bits! BTW, horses love roll in the mud! Now days rubber or silicone curry combs are far more common. Thanks for bringing us along! Happy Halloween!!

[@DavidBurkhart-vj1nj]

THE HARDER YOU WORK , ALWAYS PAYS OFF. BLESS YOU SON.

[@user-Icicleandfireball]

The clock and the barrel tap are my favorite finds, brad.

[@kayeeiland4167]

Your "eye" for beautiful scenery keeps me coming back as much as your obvious delight to be there ! Thank you !

[@timothyhill4630]

As soon as you picked up the handle I knew you were going to claim it was from a treasure chest. See you again next Friday. ❤

[@clamsoup]

First off, thanks to the land owner for the permission. They've got the right guy on the job. I personally think that site is worth a few more digs because there has to be treasures there. My theory is that you have found the ancient city of Vermontchupichu, and you have only grazed the surface. Put your heart into it! Degrau slept there.

[@kayeeiland4167]

Surely , your theory is correct ! What a terrific name for it ! Thank you for a good laugh...much needed...appreciate your wit !

[@clamsoup]

@@kayeeiland4167 There is something about Brad's videos and musings that just lend themselves to the imagination. I subscribe to a few of these detectors and enjoy the finds, but no one else evokes the wonderment quite like GMMD.

[@Mudpies]

What fabulous woods, great presentation, thank you 😃👍

[@sdecarlo]

Thank you Brad for sharing not only what you find but your thoughts on the treasures you find.

[@patandjohnoconnor6655]

I always look forward to Friday's new adventure but they go by so fast. Thank you for sharing your adventures!

[@ronsdigginthemidwest5502]

I concur with your assessment for a favorite find Brad! And raise my glass to you! Prost!!

[@cellerfeller1474]

I was detecting on an 1850's family homestead this morning - dug a horse logging chain with a slip choker - took it home and gave it a good cleaning - tomorrow I will hook it to my side by side and use it to haul a 1920's hot water tank out of the field. The tank will be cut in two and used to grow beets in so the voles don't gnaw them. I think my long gone relatives would get a chuckle out of how their farm gear was being reused in 2024!

[@ronyoung3699]

Friday morning and coffee with Brad. I enjoy your hunts and the stories you give with your finds. Keep up the good video, and I believe that someday you will find your jar of coins, and it will be a find of a lifetime. Thanks again, Brad, for all you do to give everyone an enjoyable Friday morning adventure. God bless you and your family.

[@didisalyers4460]

Wow so many unusual items today.

[@user-Icicleandfireball]

Happy friday, brad, love watching your videos every friday

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you Brad for the adventure , seeing some beautiful scenery and awesome finds ! The first item I believe is a blinder that goes on a work horse bridle ! Which helps keep the horse going straight because it cannot see to the side !

[@jodysanders6445]

Your videos and Fridays just go together. So well done…thank you!

[@bbrb4753]

The first find looks like a blinder off of a horse harness so the horse could not see what was beside him. Would of course be completely covered with leather.

[@davestory6640]

Good call

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Yes, that does look very similar to one.

[@glassontherocks]

Great guess.. it was better than mine. I was thinking flap from gunpowder pouch.

[@dougwaites869]

I enjoy your program very much. My mother's family were some of the first settlers of Waterford vt. We have a few old cellar holes on our old property.

[@scottshawwoodworking1752]

Great hunt, Brad. Love Friday mornings! Thanks for sharing your videos and the beautiful pictures of Vermont.

[@andrewkrzykowski3489]

Nice barrel tap. The projection on the spout is not primarily for hanging a bucket on, it is where the tap would be struck as it is hammered into the barrel and this is why you find so many broken pieces. Always enjoy your videos. Andy

[@GreeneGene33]

Your videos are a pleasure to watch, thank for this exciting content and sharing your adventures!!!!

[@sheilamayfield9587]

Enjoyed.

[@kevingriffith4036]

Out west we have something we call a tapadero. it goes in front of s stirrup to keep brush out and looks something like that. Just a guess. Modern ones are generally Leather but antique ones many times had metal.

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

Excellent video, as always! And I caught it just an hour after posting, so I ate breakfast while watching. :) I'm thinking that the pretty little clip you found at 11:55 might've been a garter clip, the sort that used straps to suspend stockings; sometimes the older stockings were made with loops to hook into-- less bulky and uncomfortable than a suspender-type buckle. It doesn't really look strong enough for a corset, though it could also be one of a pair of waist-clasps for a skirt (1840s?)

[@amnas69]

That clip is from a cloak. It would have fastened around the collar. Because of the pressure put on it they would commonly break away the thread and fall off.

[@markhasty9277]

That or a woman's garter clip.

[@richardharp4398]

Just fantastic every time. The only thing I never appreciate? “ OK folks it’s the end of the day.” it always catches up with me and I’m like. NOOOOOO I’m not done with my coffee yet. I love everything you’re doing man. Keep it up. That handle could be re-used on some thing you create. I would love to see some of your creations using what you find. Could you do an episode based on that?

[@terryt.1643]

Same thing happens to me. I get engrossed and don’t finish my coffee. I love his videos and background music. 🥰☕️💕👍👍

[@jeanponce2017]

I love hunting the woods on long gone colonial foundation sites. Being in NJ a colonial state and near the shore I find a lot of brass (and lead) ship building hardware or tools. That metal tab casted onto the curved neck of the brass spout could be used to hang a bucket (like on a tree sap tap or syrup taps) but it might put too much top pressure on it and possibly work it loose, but the actual reason that lug was casted onto the neck of the spout was so you can hammer the spout straight into the barrel or keg. It would damage the knob to hammer it and hitting the spout wouldn't drive it straight into the barrel or keg so they needed to put a driving lug on them to drive them in the barrel straight without damaging the knob. Tree taps are straight and hitting the tap didn't cause damage. The end even looks to show worn edges where it was driven into quite a few barrels in it's days The "stocking clip" looks somewhat like an early 2 piece garter clip but I don't think it's even clothes related at all. I'm pretty sure it's a Victorian era picture hanging hook. It attached to the wall often in pairs for larger mirrors and the hook on the bottom grabbed on to a wire screwed across the back of the picture or even a wall hung mirror. They were a little more sophisticated then today where it's common to just drive a trim nail in the wall lol. Although they still do make picture hooks today nails are always on hand lol. I don't know why I never thought of it I have a few old picture frame hooks I could use instead of a finish nail but I would rather keep my old ground dug ones in the collection of finds bevause nobody can see them behind a mirror or something hanging on the wall. There's so many sites in the woods I've found like this where guys hit these things detecting (coin shooting) and move on because they think it's all trash and the irony here (no pun intended) is quite often iron relics or the old green brass things like that barrel tap could be sold for more money to someone like a decorator to display then what you could literally sell a toasted colonial copper for. Or even modern silver is usually only a couple bucks over melt value. So these "trash" sites often hold more in potential monetary value then trying to cherry pick for only the coins and finds like buttons. And as most detectorists know if you clear out the "trash" you often wind up with coins anyway??? My dad taught me to detect in 1979 when I turned 16 and he used to pound in my head if I only go out to cherry pick for coins I will have a lot of days where i'll be getting skunked. If I go out relic hunting I'll be successful most of the time and be skunked very few and half the time I'll still wind up rewarded with coins as a bonus. And I have noticed the older I get the more I appreciate seeing all of these things from the past coming back to life once they see the daylight again in over a century or two. The more we dig these things up the more we learn about our past and how much our lives did or didn't evolve from many years ago. If I had to give one thought on colonial life it would be even though they had a harder time surviving then we have today, they were very creative in their ways of solving the problems they faced. I would say they were happier then people think they were and I don't think it was so much of a struggle. They were definitely hardier and tougher people then the people of today. No question about that

[@bethcorey6022]

Aawww Brad this was much too short, I haven’t finished my coffee yet lol❤

[@jenniferneedham5514]

Happy Friday everyone, I hope you can go back to that spot someday. It seems like you were in the stables mainly, with all the horse related items. And I agree that is a horse blinder.

[@cselfie7234]

Enjoy your musings into the items you find. That is the difference between junk and treasure. Thanks for sharing.

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Awesome place and finds!

[@Fred-tr8zg]

Nicely done Brad, i enjoyed the video as usual. 🇺🇸

[@chrisgabbert658]

It’s always a pleasure to watch you find stuff.

[@deereating9267]

We used those type of canning lids right up until the 1980's when we could no longer get the rubber rings. I think that brass piece is a lace hook, for laces like in a corset or shoe. Like the kind that hooks to a metal eyelet.

[@pennyhughes513]

I’ve been watching your channel for a number of years now, seems to me you used to film longer than 15 min. an episode….. goes by way to quickly these days, can’t ever get enough of colonial times I guess. Just wishing your video’s were longer….. very sad they aren’t. I love this era! Thanks

[@ducttapedigger7811]

What a beautiful site. Great finds .

[@tonytrimarchiat]

Love the way all the finds are explained. Thanks

[@granvillewooster7673]

Great hunt thank you so very much for sharing 👍👍❤️

[@creekgeek]

Awesome ruins!! I love finding ruins in the woods!!

[@masonmercmetaldetecting]

That is a beauty of a barrel tap! We love finding the suspender clips, especially when it's one we dont have yet! I'm sad we werent allowed to see the beautiful old foundations and structures. We love looking at those and have some pretty impressive ones we have been to and visited on our channel. Another great video Brad, see ya next Friday!

[@rexmorgan6445]

The item you found at 11:18 of this video looks similar to the hook side of a hook and eye closure.

[@DaihatsuMiraWalk-Through]

Awesome location and finds❗️ I always say it's all about the research and permissins. Congrats Brad!

[@kjbuchanan63]

I always enjoy your adventures. Thanks for sharing them.

[@Carolbearce]

This looks like it was an awesome place to metal detect. You found some really cool items.

[@stevenpenczu3541]

Boy! You sure have come a long way. Your videos are beautiful.🎉🎉🎉

[@africo9104]

I must say that your videos are just so enjoyable. I'm learning so much about you talking about what beebs you are getting, high 80 or 90 or low 80. Now I have to find a video on how to learn to set my legend machine on to these frequencies . Thanks

[@georgeeberle1119]

Great hunt ! The first item you found I thought was a foot step for a carriage ??? The barrel tap is awesome and in great shape, perfect for your collection ! I have found some mason jar lids with the white porcelain here in Parowan Utah Est. 1852 & I did find one with part of the jar still attached and I thought for sure there would be coins in the hole but no, what a heart stopper ! Thanks for the outing, very professional show ! G

[@Treasure-Charger]

Sweet hunt and congratulations on that beautiful barrel tap, Brad!

[@estop4804]

Another great video well done Brad looking forward to next Friday

[@russellfromwisconsinloveyo5937]

The music is my go to love it great job brad

[@nterracall]

Look forward to your hunts each week 🤗

[@Lorraine4305]

Love your channel and look forward to it every Friday

[@briansilakowski3438]

Great videos. Love watching them!

[@basshunter4144]

Good morning Brad you will find those lids on the blue jars throughout my home as decoration . I love old things . You must respect the owners wishes but that's got to be a site to see .As always thank you top shelve video . God bless, stay well ,and be safe my friend .

[@scottnyc6572]

So much for getting to see the huge stone wall.

[@weedfreer]

He's at it again...he's ALWAYS at it!!

[@sylviajones4907]

That stone wall is amazing!

[@garrykellogg3215]

1:50 It's one of those Shoulder 'Epaulette' that soldiers used to wear and later used for parades.

[@Kimba0724]

Great location 😍 Can’t wait for your return trip(s) 😉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@madmattdigs9518]

I’m still waiting to find that mason jar full of coins too. One time, I was excavating an old dump site in the woods, and I pulled out a small glass jar that was setting off my detector. It turned out there was a wheat penny in the jar. A 1935 wheatie… that’s the closest I’ve ever come.

[@harridan.]

in 1980 going through my great grandparents shed i found 2 Mason jars full of whiskey. the labels said "Corn Whiskey confiscated by the Fort Worth Police year 1930" it must have been 190 proof, smooth as silk. i spat a tiny bit on a campfire and it went WHOOF!!! that's my Mason jar find story.

[@madmattdigs9518]

@@harridan. Nice! That’s a great find. I would’ve drank some of the whiskey.

[@karenjones7111]

I think the first one is a blinder but i can also see a part of a saddle.✌❤

[@roballison3281]

Thank you,Brad. You're a natural :)

[@marykaystreasures]

Nice finds Brad I hope you do have a bottle digging video of that area Thanks for sharing it would be awesome if you someday dig a jar full of coins ♥️♥️♥️👍🗝️⚒️🇺🇸

[@debbejones6086]

Another great video thanks 😊

[@davidgonzales8148]

Great finds I’m sure you’ll be back Congrats on your finds

[@FireFighterDetecting]

Great adventure as always. Very unique place with those stone structures.

[@kimetherington2252]

I hope you get to go back and hunt some more there! It seems to me you were in the area they discarded their items they no longer needed or were just broken! There have to be some bucket listers there somewhere! It was cool seeing some homestead artifacts and a couple of items I've not seen either! Keep on digging, Brad.😊

[@alancook7174]

My thoughts on why found barrel taps are broken. Think about having to drive one into a barrel with probably a hammer, maybe missing and hitting the spout or handle, and it breaking off. They were probably aiming for the flat part that is also the bucket hanger. This would especially happen on the second keg of wine after drinking the first haha. Your my favorite detecting channel too BTW great work.

[@craziedigging4590]

Love all the Relics Brad. My favorites are the Suspender Pieces and especially the whole Barrel Tap. I found my first complete one last year. Love how they made stuff back in the day. Take Care Brad

[@orourke138]

Good morning from the treasure coast. Keep swinging.

[@stubstoo6331]

Hello from the nature coast.😂

[@neilschristensen9143]

Always enjoy your videos.

[@rockinrandy2047]

Man! Thank you , you always make my day with your discoveries! I live in Indiana maybe there's something to find here.

[@ChaseHuttonInc]

Love your videos, but man I've never had so many commercials inserted into a video ever!

[@historylooker7]

Cool history 😎👍!!! Good luck out there 🍀🍀.

[@michaelbrownie7718]

Hope you hit that spot more!

[@lddeckert]

I took my grandkids metal detecting for their first time last weekend, 12 and 7. They live in a small town of temple, NH. lots of homes from late 1700's and 1800s. they live in a new house so i took them to a over grown swampy area next to the house, and darn it if the first thing they found was really old shoe buckle! the tang was missing but the roller part was still there, they are now hooked! :)

[@melindarogers5246]

the suspender item at 12:19 could be a garter clip for stockings

[@sbdiaries]

Hello that sure was a great trip out in the woods ❤, and some interesting finds in that old area 😀. Thanks for sharing 👍 greetings from England 🇬🇧 Simon and Beth 🌳✨️💚🙋

[@andrewjones8942]

nice finds especially the barrel tap, i have a couple complet ones in my collection here in Egland keep doing these great videos .

[@detectingdaft]

Some nice finds coming up. Best wishes from a wet and windy Lancashire, England.

[@Metal-Detecting-NC]

Excellent hunt. I hope you get to re-visit that site.

[@whatsinaname6745]

Awesome vid, love the content!!