Humabdos
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I've been diging on an 1850's homestead site for over a year now here in Oregon. Today I found this stuff about two feet down in an ash layer.
I'm fairly sure the pottery shard is from the Oregon Pottery Co. (also known as Buena Vista Pottery )Founded in 1866 about a two hour horse ride from the homestead. Had this lid been complete it would be worth few hundred I guess. The metal object is from a flintlock rifle? maybe a pistol? Then a nice hatchet head with the two square nails still inside. Going back tomorrow to find the rest of that lid or who knows what.
Anyone know the proper way to clean the hatchet and the flintlock part?
Glen
I'm fairly sure the pottery shard is from the Oregon Pottery Co. (also known as Buena Vista Pottery )Founded in 1866 about a two hour horse ride from the homestead. Had this lid been complete it would be worth few hundred I guess. The metal object is from a flintlock rifle? maybe a pistol? Then a nice hatchet head with the two square nails still inside. Going back tomorrow to find the rest of that lid or who knows what.
Anyone know the proper way to clean the hatchet and the flintlock part?
Glen
