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RE: Busted! - 1/24/2010 11:28:34 PM    cobaltbot Posts: 3877 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline Another mystery I'd like to find the answer to is the meaning of the stein?  The Welsh were not supposed to be drinkers but I know many of our hard working quarry folks were known to toss down a few! Attachment (1) _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to cobaltbot) Post #: 21

RE: Busted! - 1/24/2010 11:33:23 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9786 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Is that two seperate lids?....or the reverse of the teapot? The capital "E" on the top.....Could that stand for England? OOPS....nevermind I can see it's the reverse....Not sure about the beer stein though,....kind of an odd transfer, unless it was the lid to a stein?                                                                               Joe            < Message edited by JOETHECROW -- 1/24/2010 11:35:32 PM > _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to cobaltbot) Post #: 22

RE: Busted! - 1/24/2010 11:42:25 PM    cobaltbot Posts: 3877 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline Its the same lid, it appears they cut the stencil in half?  The E stands for Ellis, the last name of the family that was listed on an 1876 map as living at the foundation I was digging!  I dug a civil war belt buckle at this foundation and found in a local history book a Griffith G. Ellis listed as one of the locals known to have fought in the civil war.  They also have a picture of him in an 1870's town band.  The family were known to be quarry workers.  I believe his mom brought this tea pot over on the ship when they came to Delta in the 1840's. I'm pretty sure its a tea pot lid because there is a small hole put there in the making to let the steam escape. < Message edited by cobaltbot -- 1/24/2010 11:43:46 PM > _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 23

RE: Busted! - 1/24/2010 11:49:06 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9786 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Very cool info!...It sounds as though you carefully researched all this....Good job,....How cool that you found the civil war belt buckle that corresponded with the information about the Ellis family...and now that you mention it, I did notice the steam vent hole on the lid.....Teapot with beer stein graphic,....How bizzare.........                                                                                      Joe _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to cobaltbot) Post #: 24

RE: Busted! - 1/25/2010 7:25:37 AM    bostaurus Posts: 2298 Joined: 2/17/2009 From: Madison, Wisconsin Status: offline Could the VT be whats left of VR? The crown is the shape of the Victoria crown and usually would have had VR under it. _____________________________ Always looking for veterinary bottles, American and foreign. (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 25

RE: Busted! - 1/25/2010 3:01:36 PM    cobaltbot Posts: 3877 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline Melinda, looking at the spoon handle again I believe you are right it is a VR which I guess means the spoon was produced during the reign of Queen Victoria.  I found one exactly like it at this website: http://www.pewterbank.com/James_Yates_-_revised_article.pdf Thanks! _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to bostaurus) Post #: 26

RE: Busted! - 1/28/2010 9:16:07 PM    Dugout   Posts: 1735 Joined: 1/27/2008 Status: online Show us a picture of your half horseshoe, because it could be an ox shoe.  Please! (in reply to cobaltbot) Post #: 27

RE: Busted! - 1/28/2010 10:49:25 PM    cobaltbot Posts: 3877 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline I'll find it and put it up, dug another half today, good luck sign for me! _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to Dugout) Post #: 28

RE: Busted! - 1/29/2010 7:31:46 AM    redbeardrelics   Posts: 96 Joined: 9/29/2006 Status: offline Awesome finds Steve, I would love to dig some silver like that ! I bet you can also find some Indian artifacts there after the spring plowing. Good luck, and keep it up. (in reply to cobaltbot) Post #: 29

RE: Busted! - 1/29/2010 7:04:18 PM    cobaltbot Posts: 3877 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline Thanks Chris and thanks for the great artifact hunting tips!  I have been looking in this field while detecting.  Only problem is that these fields were converted to no-till years ago.  I'm thinking of seeing if he will let me plow up a little just to improve the detecting finds! _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to redbeardrelics) Post #: 30

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