Gold Rush Artifacts

[rockbot]

Great post Mike, thanks for sharing.

ORIGINAL: Potlidboy

Some more treasure from the dump....crucibles abound.

 

[bottlecrazy]

Man, that's great stuff. I agree - outstanding restoration and preservation! Love that scribe's case!

 

[Huntindog]

Great Story..
Your the best.
And your finds are cool too....

 

[Plumbata]

A 50 gallon barrel full of crucibles... Man that must have been an incredible rush!

The guns are the definition of sweetness. Great work stabilizing them!

The scribe's case confuses me; how was the ink reservoir kept watertight (or "inktight")? It is a superb find but I really don't get it? Doesn't seem like it would rest flat as-is? Were there perishable components that aren't present now? What am I not understanding? Sorry for all the questions, hehe.

 

[Potlidboy]

Plumbata........The scribe's case really does sit pretty flat...low center of gravity. The brass lid flips open to allow acess to the quill pen & closes very tight to contain the ink..It did not appear to have any kind of gasket. There was ink residue inside....When I opened the small ink reservoir the seal between the lid & body was extremely well matched....metal on metal. I like it a bunch![]