A River Changed Course Revealing a DEVASTATING Loss

[@hollymatson]

What an amazing human being! Interesting and interested...kind and considerate....multitalented. So glad I found this channel!

[@barbaradavis8691]

Sweetie I'm 64 and I have a crush on this fella..smart interesting..great speaking voice..cute as a button... Oh my it's my husband I'm talking about..oh sooo confused... Anyway this history buff is cute tooo......lololol

[@hollymatson]

@@barbaradavis8691 lol! I'm 68 and...same. Brad, we're not creepers, just admirers!

[@ShellyAnn1a]

@@barbaradavis8691I'm 71 and I would take him home in an instant. I love how knowledgeable he is in the history of his home state and how he applies it to what he finds. It is like you can visualize in your mind the period and people he is talking about. Keep the adventures coming.

[@steveallen984]

Damn I've been detecting for years studying colonial history and I also research to dig bottles and arrowheads from rivers in the North East and many people ask me why I'm not making videos of all the outdoor hunts. If I knew so many "happy women" enjoyed these types of videos I would've been posting a lot of what I have recorded discovering also lol. Detecting groupies who knew lol??? Other than having red/auburn hair we're practically twins SMH Ladies you crack me up. Have a nice day and enjoy the video lol

[@everythingoutdoors4079]

AND he writes all the music you hear in his videos (just to sweeten the deal)!

[@richardworkman5416]

I save up several weeks of Brad's GMMD videos and use them to escape the negative World news (like that from the Russian/ Ukraine War, etc.). Brad's videos are always a welcomed respite and serve as a valued escape from negative world news! Thank you for your videos, Brad!

[@gregusmc2868]

Always great to see your videos. Haven’t watched this one yet but I hope some (well-off) New Englanders took that road less traveled! Someone once said “Good fences make good neighbors.” (Not sure about that but those old stone “fences” sure are beautiful.) Best wishes for fair weather and good-hunting-from an older dude who USED to love wandering the less-picturesque, but still beautiful, fields and streams of Ohio. Sometimes with an old Fisher CZ 6, and sometimes with my “flipping stick,” which was just a headless golf club. Old coins and relics and, older still, tools and ornaments of slate and flint are still catalogued and framed to remind me of my days when I could still get out and hunt. (Sometimes came home empty-handed but the “wandering” was just a different, yet certainly precious, kind treasure.) Thank you for sharing your adventures with me and all of us like-minded folks! Keep your powder dry and your detector swinging! ❤️🫡✌🏼💫

[@bobtwo]

You can't here it enough, but your liquid flow of vocabulary is something special, and your ability to be a sponge as I describe it is outstanding. A sponge is someone that is logical thinking remembering and using all information they are exposed to. You have that as a gift, you will go far and I enjoy each of your searches of treasures.

[@maxxkatt]

reminds me of the late Rush Limbaugh. He could speak correctly off the cuff about the subject at hand. His mind was also a sponge. This comment is not about Rush's political beliefs, just his ability to speak correctly 4 hours a day with out a script.

[@GENOBURRITO1]

One of the best metal detecting channels on KZbin. Always enjoy your hunts and finds. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

[@steveclark4291]

Brad thank you for the adventure , seeing some beautiful scenery and beautiful finds !

[@judyherman1249]

That item you found that you thought was a reins guide at first. I'm pretty certain it was a broken handle to a 2-3 tier serving tray, possibly to a cruet set. I've seen one almost exactly like it in an antique store 30+ years ago. Loved that little photo book you found, too.

[@richplotczik6621]

It’s possible that the ‘brass candle holder’ is the base to the oil/kerosene lamp parts that you found. They sometimes consisted of a glass reservoir mounted onto a similar base with the wick adjuster assembly fixed on top.

[@dogmosatchmo]

It also could be what's known as a beehive candlestick. Either way, cool finds.

[@bobwilliams5506]

A carriage lantern is what I would guess.

[@rikspector]

Brad, Back in the Jersey pines not too distant from our home , was Quaker Bridge Road, an old and historic unpaved one through the woods. The oxen teams used to carry bog iron and lumber for the iron foundry smelters. Every so often there was a circular turnoff where the drivers could either turn around or wait for another wagon coming in the opposite direction. You couldn't do that. Thanks for sharing that history. I can see you and your family enjoying the winter beauty at your scenic homestead in two day!! You all deserve it! Cheers, Rik

[@dirtlifedetecting]

Congrats Brad, I was lucky enough to find a Conestoga Bell back toward the beginning of my 2022 hunting season in a city park, 12-14 inches deep! Gotta Love It!

[@louisep4805]

So sad that someone lost their pocket watch and locket a long time ago but great that you found them and the other items too. I think I agree the lead item is a hand mirror I saw one similar online but not as old. Great vid thank you Brad 🙏💎 Seasons greetings.

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for sharing.

[@barbaradavis8691]

The led decorative piece with the window as you called it, could be a handle to a large desert or other food tray..it's usually placed in the middle of a tray for easy handling and could have different tiers for cakes..

[@davestelling]

Top of a castor set (?)

[@bookman7409]

Just pointing it out, but the lead "something" wasn't broken off anything, so it couldn't be a handle for anything. Not a bad guess, given it's so decorative, but it can't have been a handle. Wish I had an idea as to what it was, because this one may rattle around in my mind for days.

[@Illuminatelight]

Possibly a mirror, part of a vanity set.

[@achase6319]

Pacifier like a early teething aid

[@lindajohnson7838]

There was a point on the back where it looked as though it had been attached to something else. It reminds me of an antique coffin handle, or drawer pull.

[@tommyb7340]

Your content and camera work always amazes me! Awesome job!! Keep up the great work…

[@HalsPals]

Maybe used to pin the hair back but broken in half...? 13:39

[@rhondaskipper64]

This is a very interesting video. I enjoyed it very much and I thank you for sharing it with us, take care, and God bless you. 🙏

[@receivablesfastfence6955]

John from Edmonton Alberta Canada! Hi Brad👋 Thank you for showing us the past of people that lived in your area of the United States! Great Job! Good Luck finding more treasure!

[@roballison3281]

Great hunt !!! The base you were thinking is part a candle holder is most likely the base of a glass oil lamp and the small photo locket may had tin type photos,hence the rusted steel. Always look forward to watching your vids !

[@dogmosatchmo]

The base is likely from whats known as a beehive candlestick. 19th century. But. They tended to use the same forms for the different items, so it could have been from an oil lamp as well.

[@thomaswaddell9012]

That pocket knife is very possibly a Canton Cutlery Co pocket knife. After a glance at the handle I could pretty much see it was known as high art. It would have at one time been clear celluloid, generally over a photograph or some type of advertising. They started making them in the 1920s. Could actually have been from several different makers including WR CASE & SONS

[@cnyAirsofting]

I was thinking Aerial Cutlery. I googled Aerial Cutlery equal end and in images is a very similar knife. But you are right many companies made knives with similar handles.

[@cferguson3368]

They also made mini souvenir "photo" albums with pictures of a famous location.

[@Watching24Seven]

That is a top handle to a cruet set 1880's to 1910 era

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

You may well be right.

[@-AnPL-]

That would be my guess too

[@selfretired3025]

Stunning and curious lead piece. Beautiful find, Brad!

[@normawinton6832]

Cool locket, 2 penny spill and some very nice relics! Great day Brad! Happy holidays! The bell was just a perfect find for the holiday!

[@rewolf_1945]

Just watched the new Adventure Archeology video & Brandon mentioned that you guys might be connecting next year. I'd love to see you guys do something together!!

[@elizabethscruggs1622]

I saw that episode too and I would love to see yall working together on something exciting! Hope you had a wonderful holiday and 2023 brings good health and great treasure for you!

[@glenlee9537]

Another impressive production Brad, you sure have a gift. I've been here with you since your start, looking forwards to the next season. Thank you

[@stevenstark9017]

Another cool video Brad. Awesome relics especially the the old bell, the ornate lead piece, shoe buckle frame piece. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@tedc7714]

My grandmother's house had an ice house in out back the walls. Floor . and ceiling were a foot thick. They were filled with saw dust. She could remember cutting ice and filling it in winter. When she was little. I remember an icebox in mom's kitchen, the ice man would bring a block in over his shoulder with a leather cape over his back with ice tongs. That was about 1946 or so. She had a Maytag washer on the back porch with hand rollers on top to wring water out of clothes.. Carried water from the well hand pump to pour in it. And the old clothes line outside. I remember the man with a horse and wagon. Sold brooms and pots and all kinds of stuff out of the wagon. I was very young . but those things stuck in my memories.

[@Zinniagarden24]

Your subscripts are helpful info. Placing them in the lower left corner is thoughtful

[@selfretired3025]

"Things" hold energy. Being in tune to the possibilities, I believe, is what makes your connection with the past (and the stories from objects) flow so easily from you. Practicing it over and over certainly helps as well... and your innate curiosity and ability to pull possible threads from the past, is what makes you so awesome as a creator... and a human. 👊❤🚀

[@lindamesa5122]

Brilliant statement about Brad!

[@uarbor70]

@@lindamesa5122 when I metal detect around old foundations in the wilderness and I sit down to take a break I always sit there and try to imagine what life would have been like there. There would have been the sounds of children, weddings, babies being born. And now all that's left is a pile of rocks

[@Fred-tr8zg]

Nicely done Brad I enjoyed the video, nice finds will catch you on the next one. 🇺🇸

[@donnyhernandez635]

hey Brad thanx 4 takin along with u on ur very scenic beautiful hunt, thru the old road, n by the stream, very cool, nice finds, takin us back when, thanx again God Bless

[@capecoddiggerzmetaldetecti5718]

Beautiful open worked shoe buckle 😍 I find pieces of those often, hopefully one day a complete open worked 😁 That bell is Beautiful 😍 very nice hunt 😀 HH and take care 🙂

[@30pvfd]

I miss my metal detecting immensely got 4 setting idle for several yrs now due to health reasons , enjoy your channel brings back memories of the excitement and history of the past you hold in your hand

[@jengalloway4961]

Merry Christmas to the Martin family. I hope you are all in good health and good spirits. Great finds Brad. I'm glad that you share the swirling thoughts on what you find. The stories that form wondering how certain items came to be where they were found. You always have such great ideas for how things were lost. Thank you for your dedication to this hobby and how you share your adventures.

[@joegarcia1674]

This has to be my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE Metal Detecting channel.

[@batmscot6149]

WOW that makes sense with the bells , I always wondered what multitudes of uses they would have been made for . Thankyou.😊

[@tmgetts]

I love the potential history you bring to each piece you find. Yeah we may not know what really happened but the imagination is priceless. Your finds are exciting and make the unknown so interesting. Thank you for all your work out there.

[@patriciashelton6644]

Someone lost some very dear things there. The few coins in a change purse, a pocket watch. Makes you wonder what happened at that very moment. Merry 🎄 Christmas Brad you an your family.

[@almclean4835]

Lovely finds Brad. The wee book is fascinating. Hope you and the family have a wonderful Christmas

[@user-ey9bt7fs6n]

Thanks for the fun hunt Brad. I love and miss the woods of New England.

[@garymartin6066]

You always gave history on your finds concerning early American settlers . Great finds

[@kennethsimmons5235]

Could you make a video of the things that was unidentified at the time of the posting. Later identified later. A good project for a winter snowy day..... or week. lol. Peace be with you.

[@trolltaker]

I 2nd this motion!

[@Bluewaterpinessantarosabeach]

Hello Brad. We sold ice from our pond s and they were stored in big blocks in the ice house. Great finds!!!! Thank you for filming.

[@old5andimer713]

Brad, for Vermont, this was absolutely wonderful November day, combined with a nice variety of multi-century artifacts uncovered .. Thanks for posting the adventure, and I wish you with your family best wishes for the Holiday Season that is upon us, and a very Happy and healthy New Year.

[@roxannaweaver2155]

Your find at the 13 time mark might be the frame of a lorgnette - a hand held viewing glass used for watching operas, reading, looking at far away. Mostly used by women. Some of them were quite ornate items. Merry Christ to everyone.

[@rskybizintrees]

Superb trek you took us on! Thank you. Those Vermont coins are gold being a Vermonter. I can tell you share that same sentiment. Happy hunting!

[@T_Burd_75]

12:50 That item appears to be the handle that was broken off of a cruet set, probably made out of pewter.

[@standbarrett755]

Thanks for taking us with you!!

[@jodylaughman4684]

Big thank you for clean content. One of my favorite channels. Do appreciate you dr. Detector. J

[@waynemidbe7640]

14 minutes in, your wingnut is probably what was used to hold storm windows in place when they are closed. A type of latch. Had something similar on my 1880's Cape in Connecticut.

[@dandy87]

Have you thought about maybe putting a new clapper in your awesome bell find? Would be so cool to hear the old bell ring again! Lol just a thought! Awesome find!

[@russbonk1372]

yes- finding a coin drop wallet or bag is cool to find! Once is the total amount of times it's graced my detecting time. Great video Brad....best of everything to you and family!

[@debbiebeacom4023]

Your trip down this old road was educational. I agree about the little book. It could have held photos of her parents or children that left home after growing up. So much to find and learn from your explanations. Thank you for sharing.

[@christywerpy63]

Brad I've been binge-watching your channel thru the Christmas storms...AWESOME productions. Your year-end recaps are so fun to watch and the bloopers are too FUNNY! Mike and Eddie are a coupla knuckleheads! Love you guys!

[@janicelong5523]

You are a great storyteller when ever you find unique pieces Thank you 😊🙏🇨🇦

[@cj_m2477]

I think you’re correct in that the little locket held pictures. My sister had one attached to a charm bracelet when she was a young kid and that was early 60’s. So I’m guessing these are from 50’s to early or mid 60’s. Some nice finds.

[@johnurso5184]

Awesome finds !! You know I'm still finding tons of stuff from last weeks storm. Hit a silver dime and a 18k ring yesterday at a heavily hunted beach !! Go go go !!

[@kathylincoln8917]

Love the treasures Found. Thanks for sharing

[@kimberlypetrossi6607]

The item you thought was a candle holder reminds me of the old towel brackets that fit up against the wall and the bar would fit in that hole (there is two brackets/ one bar) to hang your towels & wash clothes on. I’m just taking a guess.

[@jerrythecoo3295]

You had an amazing day Brad!……..:. Would have loved to been there with you………👀😎👍🙂👋✌️🇨🇦

[@MyShyCats]

What does braille look like? Isn’t it raised bumps etc. could it say something in braille?

[@backwoodsdetecting]

Have not been able to detect much. I am down in the back. Leg hurts bad. So I have been out of work and watching detecting on KZbin. I enjoy watching brad he knows his stuff about detecting.

[@FTW60]

Heck of a cliff hanger waiting patiently for the posting of the leatherware,,,,, 😊 Thanks

[@kathyastrom1315]

Photos especially are hard to imagine losing. I recently connected with my great grandmother’s only brother’s granddaughter while doing my family genealogy. I was looking for family stories and, even better, any family photos she might have inherited. Turns out that, due to bitter feelings over his childhood (his father put him into an orphanage at age nine after his wife died and split the kids up between his in-laws and the orphanage), when he grew up and built his first house, he took all of his family photos, put them in a box, and bricked them up behind the fireplace. I understand his feelings, but my heart broke a little over the loss of those family pictures. My great grandmother was apparently equally bitter and never talked about her family to her children. The only photos that were passed down date to after her father abandoned them. My great grandparents had three daughters, but only two survived to adulthood. The youngest Hazel died of the Spanish Flu in 1918 when she was just 18 months. When my father gave the last of his family photos to me this summer to be archived, I found one small photo of two babies of similar age sitting side by side and the back just had “Hazel” on it in my grandmother’s handwriting. I don’t know which of the two was her, but that just might be the only photo of her still in existence.

[@joycekennedy1730]

Love your metal detecting adventures. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄

[@chriscondon6426]

May you and your family have a Merry Christmas. Eddie and Chris as well. ☮️ 🕊

[@AbbyBane.]

That floral "piece with the window" almost looks like a pewter latch for a chest, or a wardrobe doorpull. My other guess was maybe a "posie holder", missing the cup end though

[@dirtkellogg4252]

Amazing finds ,you do videos right.peace and gold!!!

[@jeanettecusic9430]

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Look forward to Friday's for your videos.

[@leesmith2798]

@6:25 Solid brass base to an oil lamp.

[@rondathiesen9317]

Those are some awesome finds Brad! The photo locket is amazing! Merry Christmas to you and your precious family! Happy Holidays! 👍😘🎄🎁⛄🎅👼

[@maggieevans2063]

Look forward every Friday for your video. Merry Christmas from Burlington, KY. -8 degrees and 3 inches of snow.

[@mercedithcompala8148]

Cool area ,thanks for sharing ❤

[@davidross5169]

I had one of those bells ,when I was younger. I thought it was a sheeps bell.

[@debbiehedgepeth2306]

I’ve been following you for several years, I love how you describe what you find. Love the Conestoga bell.

[@charlesmiddleton3247]

We all have a gift or gifts to give to the world. Don't short change yourself. YOU are worthy! Thank you for your gift of adventure and buried treasure. You rock the metal detecting world:-)

[@cynrich1]

My first thought on seeing the mystery lead piece was a teething ring--I hope it was not that, but I have seen more modern plastic samples that looked very similar, a ring handle with a lumpy chewing part. Making one from lead would be easy, if toxic, but back in those times, maybe it was possible.

[@cmillz0498]

awesome brad !!! Thank You !

[@PeterOkeefe54]

Glad you enjoyed the warm day..its a day after xmas and here in NY ground frozen solid!

[@markanderson3740]

me and the g/f figure you found the candlestick holder where it dropped into an outhouse..possibly the lantern bits too. the soil looks exceptionally rich. :)

[@KathysTube]

Thanks Brad and Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄☃️🎄❤️

[@AReelHouseProduction]

Thank you for another wonderful video. Merry Christmas all and a safe New Year’s. God bless you all

[@marvinschabacker4207]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. It's currently -10 degrees with 35 below wind chill. Thanks for the great videos throughout the cold winter.

[@marvmattison5248]

As always the music you compose is spectacular and I love the content of your videos. Best of the best! Great family and wish you all a Merry Christmas.

[@lindaopperthauser2284]

The decorative lead piece you found resembles a tray handle I have. I'm watching on December 23rd from Michigan the weather is cold!! Snow and wind!! I hear it howling🌬

[@jeffm.1656]

Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for posting.

[@marygundry5903]

I loved finding your video out metal detecting today. It is snowy, windy and -3 degrees with windchill, -25. I'm sure you have plenty of snow by now. Have a wonderful holiday and a blessed new year.

[@patprop74]

Great looking bell Brad, Amazing find for sure, 6:50 What i imagine the reason for that old candle holder, is, something happened with the sled or buggy, they had to unload stuff, and it just dropped out and forgotten left behind haha, Last summer, i found a pocket knife very similar to that, the one I found was one that was made in Japan in the late '60s, you got yourself a bunch of amazing finds.

[@tomm24y]

That wing nut is awesome!!!!! I've never seen a hand made one....

[@estop4804]

Great video Brad thank you for sharing your adventures and knowledge with us .Merry Christmas and God Bless

[@lisalemire1616]

Hi Brad Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎅

[@20greeneyes20]

I Always enjoy your videos and even watch them twice at times. I love your music as well. Just love it!!! Ok your videos are very well done all around enjoyable 😉

[@canigetachannel]

Merry Christmas Mr. Martin. Wishing you and yours the very best. God bless you and yours. Sincerely, me

[@willclingon2445]

Hey, Brad. Love and look forward to your videos each week. But... your weather is here in Corinth MS. It seems to be drunk and acting crazy.... obviously lost. Could you come get it and take it home?

[@homemprovmentguy]

Patience, it’s on its way! Oh, and thanks!

[@randal1531]

The bubble metal in the locket could be the silver halide from the photo. It would be thicker in the light areas and thinner in the dark areas and might give an idea who the photo was arranged.

[@Historynerd42]

At around the 13 minute mark the item you found looks like a handle to a pot they would cook in over a outside fire. Of course it's only the one side. Picture one on each side of a pot being held by supports over a fire.

[@uarbor70]

I found one of those bells once along an abandoned section of the Forbes Road. Unfortunately I just said it on the pack that was strapped to my KLR and I never ended up putting it in the bag. When I rode out of there it was lost to the ages again. I think about that Bell from time to time LOL

[@raymondsmith3377]

Thank you for the Adventure and Merry Christmas

[@borderprepper]

the jackknife is probably a Golden Rule or Novelty Cutlery Company piece. Dates to 1920's or 30's Clear handles are celluloid. You could send them a picture and they'd mount it under the clear part.

[@TheMilwaukieDan]

Wonderful… back in the early 70s o bought my first detector. A Fisher Orion. Found mostly copper and silver back then. However one great find I remember very well was an rotten leather coin pouch tha contained three Mercury. Dimes….. placed in the cloth of a ??? Handkerchief and placed inside the coin pouch… the leather decentegratef but the brass top part tge snapped shut remained. The treasure was found I. The front entrance lawn to a grade school….. so I’d say it was lunch/milk money.

[@rysacroft]

Nice one Brad, good luck for the future.

[@Petrelles22]

Looking at the little "mirror" with the red tint, metal painted gold would have red or yellow paint as an undercoat. This little ornement could have been golden in its heyday.