OzzieAu's Recent local finds

Very short body

I'd say it had a swiveling head (maybe)

Maybe its a door bell, bell missing from the hook, similar to these.

No idea but its a sweet find.

Found a key ring along the theme line... sorta

Some good imagination, but Im not convinced...... we need super sleuth aka Deepseeker. :idea:

Cast iron wall hook, heres a rabbit head version.

I think its too small for a hook Manpa and theres no hook, only an almost closed loop. I was leaning towards maybe a drawer pull or knob of some sort. It fits the thumb and first two fingers for the purpose.

Im with Manpa
I think the loop is the hook , just been squashed a bit

silver said:

Found a key ring along the theme line... sorta

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1953/1617529579_images-22.jpg

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Lol :lol:

Sandta said:

Im with Manpa
I think the loop is the hook , just been squashed a bit

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Theres no way that the loop has been squashed or bent.... its cast brass / bronze, it would have just snapped off.
Its too small for a hook.

Another day out at a favourite park, this time with the Multi Kruzer...
A couple of well worn thrips, halfpenny and ring. Happy days :sunny:

OzzieAu said:

Another day out at a favourite park, this time with the Multi Kruzer...
A couple of well worn thrips, halfpenny and ring. Happy days :sunny:
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7484_7e1ba1c7-0c74-4b57-8748-1161f7709f47.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7515_cc59dc17-0ae2-441a-ba9c-489157aa70b2.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7575_c80b708f-0656-47ee-9e0b-5e88220229ed.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7628_44ec6a76-e40c-4238-aa33-d48a5b52da2f.jpg

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:clap: :clap: :clap: love an Eddie 7

I think I just discovered how to best clean my silvers..... heres the results of the above thrips.




Old King George has been battered a bit.. :argh:

OzzieAu said:

I think I just discovered how to best clean my silvers..... heres the results of the above thrips.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...9236_4ec60a0b-1a87-4ca5-b3de-e1a6f445c435.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...9236_aefb0cfc-8a5b-4155-b0f9-afeea506bf65.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...9236_e760e830-4c36-4b03-a1a9-86f36b1691a8.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...9237_436a967b-9a99-42ed-ad45-007f93f03112.jpg
Old King George has been battered a bit.. :argh:

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I like my Silvers like I like my music... dirty

How did you manage to get that dirty grey crust off, I've tried all sorts of acids and abrasives and never found anything that gets rid of it.

I sort of experimented by soaking them in a bicarb solution in a saucepan lined with aluminium foil and bringing it up to very hot, but not boiling. After cooling off I cut a lemon in half an squeezed the juice out of one half. I filled the lemon skin with bicarb and some water and put the coins in and gently rubbed them between my fingers with the fizzy paste.... This didnt seem to do much, but then I decided to gently rub them on some alfoil with plenty of the paste. I noticed the paste start to darken as the oxides were releasing from the coins.
Bingo... they looked silver again.
I think too much rubbing them this way will cause some abrasion to the surface, so gently does it.

My G O D man.........You DID it !.......

What a beauty!!

I'll give that a go when I get a day off after the weekend, I've tried heating on foil in a bicarbonate solution too and it got a little bit off but would take hours to get as clean as those ones.