Some things I found in August - Bottles, lead, other mystery items.

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Dron

Dron
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Here are some photos of some bottles and other random things I found detecting during August.

First up, the rubbish:

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There is a lot of targets in this box!

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More rubbish:

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Some giant pieces of lead:

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Bottles!

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Shoe polish:

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Vaseline:

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Part of an old cordial bottle, similar to these ones: https://collection.maas.museum/object/64317
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Any idea what this thing is? It's made of lead and is very heavy. It looks like it has some sort of bent nail at the top.
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This one is a similar size and weight, but the exterior metal coating is gone and the nail at the top is more corroded.
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Any idea what this is? It is hinged.
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I'm guessing these things are the insides of pocket watches?

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And this is the outside
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The best of the rubbish:

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Any idea what this thing is? It's shaped like a miniature sluice.
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Strange things:
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Padlock:
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One of these spoons has hallmarks. What do they mean?
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Nice collection of bottles there Dron,you have certainly dug a hell of a lot of targets.The padlock is a beauty. :Y:
 
Your back must be sore from all that digging :Y: .
Alot of interesting stuff you have found :clap:
 
Wow that is a mass of targets

Busy , busy indeed

The metal buyers will luv ya ...!

First pic after the bottles , looks like a bell , but its not hollow or is it full of cement / lead ...?

Under that the hinged thing could be a quashed oil lamp ?
 
Not sure where you are detecting and don't want you to give up you spot but if you are near a river or the ocean the lead objects may be homemade bell sinkers used at depth in fast flowing rivers or tidal areas. Just guessing.
 
bell shaped lump is a bill spike ,sat on the desk and had a 8 inch wire spike . for skewering bills and notes
thanks, Brett
 
Or could it be a windmill weight.Apparently used to regulate the speed of the windmill.Some were decorative.
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Lol, looks like my tub of relics and junk items from an old house site detect. At least you got some silver (pocket watch cover), the spoons although hallmarked were once silver plated, you can look up the hallmark origins on here: https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate__menu.html

You should also have a go at cleaning up that keg tap, they come up well with a bit of TLC. :Y:
 

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