Today finds

[Newtothiss]

Started finding glass while metal detecting, glass was mostly all broken.
But I managed to walk away with a small post-1900 horseradish & vinegar 4 oz bottle/jar from Seattle, and this bad boy!
(I'll add the bottle picture when I dig it out of my pack)

 

[Newtothiss]

Oldest thing I will likely ever find in WA lol

 

[Hezezilla]

OH MY LORD!!! IS THAT AN INDIAN PEACE MEDAL!!?!?!?!?

What a holy grail of metal detecting finds!!!

It may be an item that Lewis & Clarke held. I cannot accurately describe my astonishment!!!

https://www.si.edu/object/indian-peace-medal-thomas-jefferson-united-states-1801:nmah_1120847

 

[Newtothiss]

At first, I thought it was.
Sadly, it is a Oregon historical society 100 year anniversary one; the reverse was too dirty to make out...
Still old and neat, but nowhere near as cool.

 

[Hezezilla]

Ah, nevertheless, an incredible find. Congratulations.

 

[Newtothiss]

The jar and a buckle..

 

[willong]

Oldest thing I will likely ever find in WA lol

I have some insight, as you know, into your frustration searching for antique bottles in western WA. I also have some insight into your persistence--you'll get there!

 

[willong]

The jar and a buckle..

Great Jar!

Have you researched what that "Spectator Flash" nameplate is from?

 

[Hezezilla]

Great Jar!

Have you researched what that "Spectator Flash" nameplate is from?

It looks like a plate off of a Camera. Very reminiscent of the old Kodak brownies from the 1930s. Just my 2 cents though.

 

[Hezezilla]

The jar and a buckle..
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I love the Jar man. I too live with limited bottle real estate. It just takes persistence, know-how, and connections in the bottle world.