Brad, whenever you straighten an old item, heat it with a torch to anneal it, and it won't break. I've fixed some pretty crushed items like thimbles and stuff heating it. Heat until it just glows, no need to go crazy. That's a fun day you had there.
@GMMD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jay, I would rather keep the patina intact
@jaystrongbow94352 жыл бұрын
@@GMMD I can appreciate that.
@lta64942 жыл бұрын
I used to anneal pin heads for injection molds when they came back from heat treating. I haven't thought about my time in the metal shop in 30 years!
@PaulBrown-uj5le2 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that.
@jimmyjones62982 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Chief.
@mamaneedmore24282 жыл бұрын
I have seen those letter openers before. It came in a set with the quill and ink well, it dated back to mid 1700s. Great find man.
@tarafoley60302 жыл бұрын
Stunning to find how Old something found can be, yes?
@jlen822 жыл бұрын
The letter opener is quite beautiful, congrats on the great find.
@lostrailbeds82892 жыл бұрын
Your theory on the "25" and "71" tags is more than likely correct. Tags for employee OR! a piece of machinery. Case in point- I drove trucks for 40 years. 34 with same company. We were issued keys with tags VERY similar to your 2 for trucks we drove. Brass tags with stamped #s on them. I still have 3 or 4 of them, so, in the future when perhaps my or your grandkids are metal detecting around my ole homestead- they'll find them! Haha! Great video Brad! As always......
@WizzardofOdds2 жыл бұрын
The ladies of Northern Mudlarks channel would love the things you found today.
@loumarlow72952 жыл бұрын
It's a quill feather on the letter opener. How lovely! 🤩
@gracehennessey7722 жыл бұрын
Great finds , I love the beauty of old things they just don’t make things the way they use too. Really enjoyed your video.
@echofoxpaw732 жыл бұрын
what a find, that letter opener is beautiful! so many cool finds.
@globalcolor40802 жыл бұрын
IMHO, you nailed it, letter opener and it is fabulous!
@misselliebenton2 жыл бұрын
I have found only 1 letter opener in my 8 years detecting. Yours is super beautiful Brad!
@dannyl25982 жыл бұрын
Those tags are used just as you described. They are sometimes called chits which is an English word that basically means a promise to pay or a check. They were also used in mining to keep track of who was in the mine. A local hunting club uses them to keep track of who is on what stand. In all of those cases, that number would be a single individual. When used to keep track of who was issued what equipment, like in a prison, a worker would carry several chits with the same number. He would get it back when he returned the equipment. Thanks
@TheHellFlower12 жыл бұрын
We call tickets (the ones that come through with orders on them) "chits" in the professional kitchen too.
@maverickhockey482 жыл бұрын
Definitely a letter opener. I’ve actually found a letter opener detecting before. Odd but very fun find. Nice work, Brad.
@vanlifeoverlander67852 жыл бұрын
Cool, because of people like you we can find out more about our ancestors. Love treasure and artefact hunting.
@judyherman12492 жыл бұрын
I believe that's a letter opener because that decoration at the top looks like a big fluffy feather that they would put on old quill pens. Also Hair pins were always round like chop sticks and smaller, never flat. Awesome finds too.
@canigetachannel2 жыл бұрын
Sincerely, thank you very much (reflection). We appreciate you greatly (family). Be blessed, you and yours (Brad).
@jerrydineen28272 жыл бұрын
Definitely a letter opener Brad, awesome find!
@joemcintyre20902 жыл бұрын
I have never mentioned how bad ass your intro music is. You are inspiring in many ways Brad Martin. Thanks for doing what you do.
@GMMD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe!
@toyrav642 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel….everything is so enjoyable to watch. Your commentary is so calming….glad I found your channel and I’ve subscribed.
@diggersdentysonu.k.m.d88132 жыл бұрын
boom 💥 Friday is hear hope weel has gone well cracking job as well looking forward to the next 👍
@christopherreynolds88732 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Brad. Thanks for taking us with you.
@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat2 жыл бұрын
Brad fantastic video. What a beautiful location. I think that is a letter opener. Love the buttons, a great place to keep returning to. Happy Easter to you and your family.
@joeprovence87072 жыл бұрын
Brad, your commentary and description of the treasure you find makes your videos great. I look forward to Friday for that reason. Chill Bill can tell a story also, hope he is back full time soon. Thanks for sharing with us!
@alanstackhouse29392 жыл бұрын
Nice finds Brad..Thanks for taking us along.😊
@ChristianThomas-wf5dl2 жыл бұрын
Tags may have been for post boxes. The bend in the letter opener may be by design. Imagine a letter flat on the desk and the angle would make easier to use if you were sitting, so don't straighten it before you do a little research. Great video Brad, Thank you.
@yell702 жыл бұрын
Hi Brad, love your work and videos very much! That letter opener looks to me like it has two or three symbols of New Zealand - the tree fern and the tiki - a tiki In Māori mythology is the first man created and looks like the symbol from which the fern leaf starts. The decoration down the blade looks also like native tribal symbols and design. You may be detecting the house of a whaler or sailor as a fellow like that would surely live on a site with water views like your detecting. Could be wrong but curious mix of related symbols and design there. Do some googling on my suggestions. Cheers From Vic in Brisbane, Australia
@alanaschneider14962 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying this! As a New Zealander, I practically fell off my chair and started yelling at Brad that thats a New Zealand Item 100% No doubt about it!
@memorylaine2 жыл бұрын
It was a great metal detecting day! Love your videos!!!
@martyfleury54222 жыл бұрын
Wow Brad that is a great find..love that opener 👏 👌 🙌 👍
@EZDiggin2 жыл бұрын
Some nice relics on the day Brad. That letter opener is sweet. Lots of buttons and a sweet bead. Plus an IHP. Happy hunting and be well
@pacificnorthwestdiggers42052 жыл бұрын
That kind of hunt is usually a fun one. Nice letter opener, too!! Stunning!!
@brendabrooks63342 жыл бұрын
Hi there Brad I believe those are sheep tags. That's what we used on our farm. And you kept saying the site was an old farm.
@bells10542 жыл бұрын
Great hunt!!! The letter opener is gorgeous!!
@robertslusser67532 жыл бұрын
I like the letter opener and I can identify with your urge to straighten it out. Just drives you nuts, doesn't it?!! Love your video's and I'm glad winter is over so that you can get back out there.
@chrisbroome53252 жыл бұрын
Nice finds Brad! Letter opener is awesome! I'm headed out to an old German submarine base from the 40s here in Fl. Wish me luck
@foneman121342 жыл бұрын
Hey Brad, great video, as usual,, lol I think I recognize the tube you showed in the wrapup as the inner tube to a powder measure, for a blackpowder type maybe a musket. Keep up the great vids.
@PracticalKen2 жыл бұрын
Great finds. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
@yerdigginitmetaldetecting2 жыл бұрын
Kind of neat that it sits under water most of the year and you make it back for a revisit during its window of opportunity. I always love finding marbles when out detecting … bonus! 💥
@torreyanderson15252 жыл бұрын
I found some similar tags in an old mining town in Montana. An old timer identified them as Miner's tags. Kind of an ID badge. They had to hang them up on a board when they came out of the mine so they could make sure everyone was out at the end of the day.
@debbieflaherty19752 жыл бұрын
I’m so grateful to you for posting this information…. I was hoping someone would. Thank you 🙏
@koslund112 жыл бұрын
I'm going with the letter opener, looks like a high end letter opener. Nice finds Brad. Thanks for sharing. Take care
@iriswaterford88812 жыл бұрын
I agree with you koslund11. It is a letter opener, I have several in different sizes, yet most times use a pen to open a letter. A hat pin is thinner so a woman can put it through the hair and her hair.
@tarafoley60302 жыл бұрын
Iris Waterford ... As a woman, fascinated with history thru my grandma & great aunt ... I can't picture a woman, taking the chance of cutting her hair by using this piece in it. Letter opener for sure.
@iriswaterford88812 жыл бұрын
@@tarafoley6030 yes a hat pin can be pierced through hat and hat, or weaved through if you have fine hair.
@kbtruck65blair642 жыл бұрын
Cool area to hunt for treasure. Very neat letter opener. Thanks Brad for taking us along with you.
@vineyardsky2 жыл бұрын
Wow, at last a bead!!! I've never dug one myself but I'm super glad to see you find one. The new music is nice toon
@sarahstrong71742 жыл бұрын
Great place to hunt! Thankyou for showing us.
@teresathetreasurehunter2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing place. I’m headed to Vermont in a few weeks to hunt for treasure with some friends. Love the fancy letter opener. Another great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@karentashuas31712 жыл бұрын
Working my way backwards in videos here, glad I started watching again 😊
@cynthiaswearingen10372 жыл бұрын
The letter opener is a beauty. It looks like a museum piece! Love the buttons and tags!💖
@lindaopperthauser22842 жыл бұрын
Hauntingly beautiful sound is the loon's call. Also that of a train whistle way off in the distance. Two of my favorite sounds!
@grandmakellymcdonald2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! 💕👵
@richardbaumeister4662 жыл бұрын
Finding a place like that would make me want to pitch a tent and continue detecting for as long as time would allow!
@TeamLynchBMD2 жыл бұрын
Terrific letter opener, nice buttons, IHP and relics👋👍
@DiggerDegaz2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic hunt Brad! Enjoyed you going over some of the items you spotted on the surface too!
@old5andimer7132 жыл бұрын
Brad, a good day on the hunt .. The letter opener / Hair Comb Stay is particularly nice, as is the glass bead .. Thanks for showing and reminding me of the "monochromatic" color of early Spring in Vermont .. Soon to be wonderful, multiple shades of Spring Green spreading across the landscape and mountain sides .. You never let us, your viewers, down with your clear narration, your extensive varied knowledge of all the artifacts that you discover when you're out on the hunt .. Thanks for sharing.
@dwightpickens28952 жыл бұрын
Wow Brad your finds are awesome congratulations love your videos
@ninadowlin49382 жыл бұрын
Great tour of the lake at low water level l THANK YOU!
@biggerbehindthetrigger28142 жыл бұрын
That is such a wonderful place with a great history. Great finds.
@mariebonfiglio20632 жыл бұрын
Brad congratulations on all those great finds. Love watching your videos and thank you for sharing…
@laurafrancis-zl4wj Жыл бұрын
Love your program. I am 73, probably one of your older viewers, but please don't take it wrong, but you and some of your friends are truly hot. Just because I am oldI can appreciate all things that are attractive. That includes your scenery. I used to live in northern NH, so your woods remind me of the area. Keep up the good work!
@zw55092 жыл бұрын
That letter opener is interesting. The Fern is of course New Zealand and the section below the fern looks like a stylized Maori face. Maybe from someone who emigrated? Great location.
@julielandy91622 жыл бұрын
Brad early on in the video you were looking at surface finds and tossed a small rod like thing. You said not sure what that is.. Briefly seen but could be a corset hook or crochet hook. Well done always enjoyable.
@GilbertNichols2 жыл бұрын
Cool finds. I enjoy following you. Have a happy Easter weekend.
@lyricsdebra2 жыл бұрын
New subscriber and I love your videos. You have a perfect story teller or radio announcer voice!
@w.w.bennett310 Жыл бұрын
Bits and pieces of history! Fascinating!
@tatrokk2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos and music. I expect to see you on the Discovery Channel someday.
@hooper45812 жыл бұрын
Great hunt .Always a pleasure to watch pal thanks for taking us along !
@zennbeejones95262 жыл бұрын
Nice finds Brad,I truly dig your videos.
@carolricks-mcdougald41382 жыл бұрын
Love this hunt. Great finds!
@rickyb22002 жыл бұрын
Nice finds , I enjoyed the video , Thanks for sharing with us.
@aprilp.45302 жыл бұрын
That letter opener is one of my favorite finds of yours ever.
@bisonben2 жыл бұрын
New music sounds great! I'm always impressed when people can find good stuff along rivers - my experience has always been that they are littered with modern trash and layers of silt/ debris from years of flooding. Nice work!
@GMMD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben!
@saintsefo47632 жыл бұрын
Hey, Brad. Loved the video of your finds. My favourites are the letter opener and the glass bead. It's too bad you have to wait another year. I bet there are even more interesting objects yet to discover. Thanks for sharing. Stay healthy and safe 👍🏽 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
@robinkhan74682 жыл бұрын
Exciting place. Black buttons and beads usually mean a time of mourning was present.
@treasurehuntingscotlandmud93402 жыл бұрын
Great video enjoyed well done on the finds
@sarahlbxo15358 ай бұрын
So glad i found your chanel. Ive been binge watching for houurrs
@stevenstark90172 жыл бұрын
congrats Brad on finding those awesome finds especially the ornate letter opener
@debshaw6802 жыл бұрын
Amazing finds!
@computergrant12 жыл бұрын
Really cool Brad, just like Mudlarking in England! And yes, I love the haunting Loon call across the lake in Wisconsin. When I lived in Colorado, I would listen to the Loon call on KZbin. I now live in Pennsylvania, but haven't come across any Loons yet.
@virginiawestcot31112 жыл бұрын
Love the new guitar intro Enjoy your video's I used to live in Vermont way up by Quebec border
@karyndekeiser-moulton12132 жыл бұрын
Exciting hunting Brad!
@AndrexT2 жыл бұрын
Nice finds Brad. The letter opener may have come with a slightly cranked handle so it would sit up on the desk so you could grasp it easier to pick it up.
@capecoddiggerzmetaldetecti57182 жыл бұрын
Awesome letter opener 👌 👏 I love it!
@jengalloway49612 жыл бұрын
Yeah "71" my birth year. Yes I'm old. Lol I know how good you are at research. Maybe you have an old map of homesteads. That is so cool to have the opportunity to check this area. In my town they lowered one of our 3 rivers during a huge tunnel project. I found some really cool things while the river was low. It used to be the main way to travel into Fort Wayne in the 1800s. Great finds!
@wiseguysoutdoors29542 жыл бұрын
Brad, your content is always interesting and well put together. Thanks for bringing us along!!
@GMMD2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@anjadahlin62 жыл бұрын
In Sweden older powerlineposts hade taggs like yours. Happy easter to you and your family.
@libertyvilleguy2903 Жыл бұрын
Letter opener is gorgeous!
@roxannaweaver21552 жыл бұрын
Hey there Mr. Brad. Lots of interesting surface stuff there. I like picking the top mostly because that's what I did as a kid. I was always looking at the ground finding pieces of glass, cool little rocks, bird eggs, stuff like that. The only place I actually dug was in a huge ditch that ran alongside one of the houses we lived in when I was a kid. Now that was a cool place, lots of little seashells there. I thought that was a marble too when you first showed it but a bead is neat too. I think that fancy stickpin/letter opener was for a hair decoration. My mom had something similar that went through a large tortoise shell comb that she had for years. Ladies with long hair often used those to decorate their updo's back in the day. Anyway, if you find out exactly what it is please let us know. Thank you for sharing your fun with us.
@jkonet12 жыл бұрын
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
@philbartoli20112 жыл бұрын
Congrats Brad!! 🎉
@sandylipscomb70032 жыл бұрын
LOVE THE LETTER OPENER❤️
@ChillBill12 жыл бұрын
Lovely video Brad! :)
@dinahjackson81462 жыл бұрын
I think, LETTER OPENER ! 😁 Just LOVELY !!! ❤
@memorylaine2 жыл бұрын
The opening camera shots would beautiful framed ..talented and we just got started
@GMMD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jusdafax12 жыл бұрын
The graduated cylinder could be one of two things depending on how large it is. First of all, it could be a powder measure for reloading pistol shells. It appears to be too small for most hunting rifles. If it's much smaller than that it could possibly be a measure for dosages of medicine either for humans or for farm animals. Home remedies often came in bulk jars and required measurement to get the proper dosage.
@Troutwrangler2 жыл бұрын
Great new music.
@Objective-Observer2 жыл бұрын
What I think is going on here: the river is depositing stuff in and around the foundation walls, that boulder, and the hole. It wasn't necessarily a dump, the river is doing that. Definitely a Letter Opener, and the artwork is a curious thing for me. A letter opener is such a utilitarian object that most folks would use a knife. Indeed, my search found more Saber shaped letter openers all the way to the Georgian Era. Or they WERE a cutlery handle pattern with a modified blade. Your's is so highly decorated, and on the blade!... almost like it wasn't meant to be used, just look good on the desk top. Then I remembered what was so familiar about it. I've googled letter openers for all the major periods that would apply to this site, and I can't find anything close to that... but souvenir letter openers got closer. I think it's modern [20th Century] and a souvenir, everything about it looks like the Souvenir Spoons. The construction looks flashy at first, but it also is a bit cheesy, because it is so highly decorated. Truly expensive letter openers were made in precious metals. Hat Pins did get to be enormous, but they had small round shafts. The longer they got, the more substantial the shaft had to be, and yes, they were lethal. Some cities began to BAN those larger hat pins, because they had a spike in crimes using a large hat pin. Even a murder case, where a woman claimed she fought off her attacker with her hat pin, and killled him. and I think she was convicted, because the victim was her husband and money was involved. Thanks for taking me to places that I will never get to see, and it's always fun seeing what you pull out of the ground.
@swann5482 жыл бұрын
Nice finds ! Love the letter opener 👍
@dawnthemetaldetective30832 жыл бұрын
The letter opener is gorgeous!
@DigginWithDeej2 жыл бұрын
Interesting location Brad. I bet it has more to give. Curious finds! Let us know if you get a confirmation on the letter opener
@southernvtgrown2 жыл бұрын
Nice hunting spot friend. Got out the other day with my cheapie treasure pro and hit a couple stone walls, always finding odd made farming tools mostly, maybe a black powder bullet or two. ✌🏼💚 from the southern part of the state.
@TheSprinklator2 жыл бұрын
Seem to remember some dairy cows in the pastures circa early 70's had round, brass, numbered ear tags. Just a thought. After the great flood of '27, quite a few reservoirs were built to control the watersheds. Whole farming communities were flooded. Always wonder what lurks beneath while fishing in those locations.