Dug a cool sign today & lost my cell phone...

[VirginiaDigger]

I dug this cool Royal Baking Soda sign today. I also dropped my phone down a very very deep gap in the rocks, I bet its 100 feet deep with a large amount of water at the bottom. I dropped a few large rocks down & heard a large splash. Anyway heres a pics of the sign do u think it can be saved?

 

[VirginiaDigger]

Worth Saving? Anyway to get the rust off?

 

[VirginiaDigger]

I like it!

 

[DIGGIN DOC]

LOOKS TO BE PORCELAIN. WHEN PORCELAIN IS BURIED AND IN DIRT FOR A LONG PERIOD, THERE REALLY IS NO WAY TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND ALOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TRYING TO BUFF IT OUT WITH SUPER FINE STEEL WOOL OR 800-1200 GRIT SANDPAPER AND A JEWELERS ROUGE CREAM POLISH...EVEN THEN YOUR EFFORTS FOR SUCH A SCRAPPY SIGN AREN'T GONNA BE GLEAMING.

 

[beendiggin]

I've dug a number of similar porcelain signs over the years and I agree, once they're roughed up a lot, there's not a lot you cando to save them. However, they look cool hanging in a shed or garage. I usually sell them for a few bucks at yard sale or flea markets. If you can dig them with vey litte damage, however, they sell for good money. I got $750.00 for a pair of Ford used car signs once that said " A-1" on them. That was a good lunch break find.

 

[DIGGIN DOC]

HERE'S A HUGE SIGN I STUMBLED ON AT AN OLD ABANDONED BOYS CAMPGORUNDS LAST YEAR.

YOU CAN ALMOST TELL WHAT PART OF THE SIGN WAS EXPOSED.....

 

[passthebottle]

Hi VirginaDigger, cool sign looks possibly like it could be a door push. I found a sign a couple of years back along with a handful of bottles, ended up just bringing the bottles home as I just couldn't carry everything back to the car. Well months went by and winter came and went before I got back to pick up the sign.

 

[THE BADGER]

HEY WHATS UP VA. DIGGER,NICE SIGN YOU FOUND.THESE GUYS ARE PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT THE SIGN THE ONLY ONE I EVER FOUND WAS A SMALL BREAD SIGN BUT I COULD TELL IT HAD NICE COLOR UNDERNEATH AND I USED OXALIC ACID AND IT DID OKAY AT GETTING RUST OFF .SOME OF THOSE OTHER SIGNS ARE NICE ALSO. SEE YA BADGER

 

[blobbottlebob]

Hey Virginiadigger. I can't get through on your phone. All I hear is gurgling noises.